in honor of thanksgiving last week, here’s something that i journaled after some worship the other day...   Father, thank you for not being ashamed to have my picture on your mantle. You put my drawings on your fridge and it invites me to have free access to feast on the food in your house. Thank you, Dad, that your love lead to my adoption and made me an heir of the family business. You hold me when I am scare...

There is darkness. Silence. The cold air sits in anticipation. The stars twinkle as if they’re winking to us- ready for our reactions to an approaching gift. The moon smiles bright. Glowing, he seems to look me in the eye and nod his head for he knows what comes next. I observe him make his way off stage with a bow and an exit. The silence holds its breath for a moment and, without a sound, the Sun roars...

As I sit to write a blog, God just keeps saying to bring it back to the Bible. So I would like to share with you one way I like to connect with the Scriptures and apply it to my life. This may be a thing that you have heard of in a sermon but never actually done yourself: to put your name in the Bible and then read it over yourself. There is a power in speaking the Word over yourself. It realligns your mind with the ...

To preface, this was something I brought to Lord as actual questions when I was journaling one day. What turned out was a beautiful story the Holy Spirit wrote through me. I wasn't going to share this and I still feel vulnerable sharing, but God told me to so here it is. I hope you gain a new perspective and can relate with this. I am praying that the Holy Spirit will comfort you in your pain, whatever that may be.  ...

Today I got to celebrate my best friend on his birthday while in Romania!! Jacob was on my team last year and now we are co-leading this new team of guys as they start their own race. Jacob, thank you for being a man who pushes me further to Christ each day. Thank you for asking me questions and listening when I’m going through hard times. Thank you that your delight is in the Law of the Lord, and that you meditate o...

Autumn. It’s a season of change and new beginnings. The stepping away from the comforts of previous growth and abundant memories, and preparing for the oncoming seasons of perseverance and hardships but also the seasons of abundant thankfulness and joy. My life recently has been put through a hyper-speed process of change. Big and small, personal and communal, through milestone birthdays and new continents. Back at t...

I am going back out on the field soon and I still need more funding. I’m selling shirts. They say “peace.” And that may seem basic. Simple. Common. Almost predictable. But to me it’s not. To me it’s hope. Security. Joy. A place to rest my head.   One misconception that I think a lot of people have about the Race is that it is all just sunshine and roses. You get to travel and see all these amazing places and me...

There was a point when I didn’t recognize His name, nevertheless His voice. Simon Peter, the son of a fisherman, and a fisherman myself dropped it all when I realized the potential of what I stumbled across. My brother Andrew said that He was the Messiah. Jesus of Nazareth. The Healer of the sick, and Rescuer of the captives. The One I have learned about ever since I was a child. Imagine it! Me, Simon! Friend and fol...

Hello familia!   It has been quite a bit of time since I have last updated y’all. Let me tell you, this last month and a half has been one of the most busy, crazy, fulfilling, sentimental, joyous, busting-at-the-seams kind of months.    Last time I posted, I was in Cambodia. Our last week of ministry was really amazing. I enjoyed being able to finish out strong. Not just ministry in Cambodia, but ministry...

To the guy marrying one of my Race sisters, Hey, man! So I heard you’re getting married! That is so exciting and life-changing! I just wanted to write you and make sure that you know how good you got it. (First, you are marrying one of my many sisters and that means that I only want the best for her. ;p) I had the honor to go on the World Race with her. Before the Race, I only had very surface-level ideas of frien...