When I was a senior in high school I was restless.  In a world filled with college applications and dreams of the future I had no idea what I was going to do with my life.  I had so many interests in so many things.  While my friends knew what they wanted to get their […]

Let’s be real: looking for community is just plain hard. I think deep inside ourselves, we know what community is meant to be. We know God intends real community to be a space for us to love and be loved, for us to be challenged, to be kept accountable, to feel known and accepted, where […]

I have a feeling I’m not the only one who has ever felt…well…kind of bored in the church world (*DUN DUN DUNNNN!*). Included in that is this: I don’t think I’m the only one who has felt a lack of vitality in a small group/youth group/high school group/etc. Even if you’ve been blessed with incredible […]

Situation and circumstance are the grounds in which satan plays. In a world of billions of people he tries to convince us that we are, in fact, alone. We can sit in a room of crowded people and somehow feel like no one can possibility understand what we’re going through. We forget that there are […]

We’ve all been there.  That first time you walk into a room, a new community setting, and you grab your iced tea and little plate with food and walk up to a person to talk.  Gulp.  What do I even say? We all have walls – and how do we bridge them? You know and […]

The four of us girls met at a sleepover. Well, kind of. We met in 6th grade at one of those middle school dances you remember me telling you about.  Three of us proudly titled ourselves as “band geeks” and the fourth was a member of the middle school chorus.  We didn’t have much in […]

The perfectionist in me cringes at the word – Mess. And if you’re anything like me, you don’t like messes either. Literal messes you can handle – some clothes strewn around the room, papers piling up on desk. But emotional messes are another story. Conflict, confusion, and hurt are messes that we don’t want to […]

The new year brings a lot of, well NEW. But not only that, it brings a great sense of continuation. I want to start this off with a question – does the new year mean new community as well? Lately there’s been a deep burden on my heart to see community thrive. I’m moving back […]

God created the heavens and the earth. He separated light from dark and water from sky.  He designated dry ground to rise up in places and molded rock formations and landscapes to be abounding in breathtaking beauty.  He designed plantlife in all of its green and beckoned it  produce fruits, flowers, colors and seeds of […]

As I write this, I’m sitting alone in a room by a single lightbulb, sipping pumpkin coffee and listening to my family playing games, laughing and talking outside my door. It’s almost the New Year – and the first theme for Delight in 2015 is “Community.” How appropriate.  Most of us have just spent a […]

“And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me” 2  Corinthians 12:9 NKJV This week I want to share with you all something very raw and […]

Hello dear friend. I have been MIA for a few weeks, and I am glad to be back in touch with you all. The picture below is a a simple photo of me in normal life. Taken as is, no cosmetics were used in the taking of the photo. There is something I want to […]

I clutch onto the candle, look at the glimmering lights of the tree, and I know it is what my heart needs most this Christmas, every Christmas.  His light to penetrate my dark. Sometimes that’s painful. I spent many mornings this season, in front of this little tree with God, praying like He’s my only […]