I’m still trying to find the words to describe all of the emotions running through my mind, but here’s what I came up with at 4am through swollen eyes and a heavy heart. Our lives aren’t hallmark movies. We can’t always predict what’s going to come next, and we aren’t promised (our version of) a happy ending. But our stories are hand crafted by the creator of the universe and they are perfect in his eyes. Even when they leave us broken, lost, and confused in the moment. Yesterday, after weeks of begging the Lord for a miracle, we didn’t get the answer we wanted. the world lost an amazingly infectious person and the news hit me like a truck. Treven was the most kind, selfless, and compassionate kid I knew. He never met someone he didn’t like, and I don’t think he knew how to greet someone without suffocating them in his classic Treven embrace (little did I know that when he sprung his surprise attack hug on me after frozen it would be the last time I woul...
forgiveness is a funny thing, its something we just expect of others, but often have trouble giving ourselves. but forgiveness is such a freeing thing. and it something that i got to really live out a few weeks ago. - the back story - if you've been following me on Instagram for a bit you probably know about my childhood best friend Caleb. i kinda talked about him all the time and i even posted a blog post about our long distance friendship a few years back. but, if you're new around here you're probably sitting here confused as heck, because for the past year or so, we haven't talked at all. - more back story - Caleb and i met the first day of sixth grade, and from day one we were practically inseparable. But, being friends in 6th grade meant that we went through a bunch of petty middle school "drama" over the years. and there were plenty of times (especially when we were 13/14) that i thought we were "over". during these times, my mom would...