I've heard a lot of people say that they felt closest to Jesus in the darkest periods of their lives. I think I took it for granted that I'd be able to say the same - but I can't. Dark nights, crying alone, rain slashing against the windows, I don't often have a sense of His comfort or His presence. I just feel alone. Gray mornings, eyes swollen half-shut, I don't often see His new mercies. I just feel alone.
Read MoreJust like that, black clouds rolled in and I stepped into the Valley of the Shadow - and just like that, everything on my list of New Year goals seemed like long-ago dreams from a distant, carefree life.I feel stuck here in the dark, cold winter, and it's hard to patiently wait for more days of dark and cold to pass before the world brightens and blooms again.
Read MoreI have always thought that there is power in the skilled combination of words and music, but never more than in this long winter's night. When God feels unreachable in the choking darkness, truth put to music cuts through like a shaft of His light, and I feel I can find my way again. Here are some of my favorite worship songs for a broken heart.
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a Pacific Northwest-native writer, photographer, and Bible nerd with a lot of big ideas and a never-ending sense of homesick. Here, in words and in images, I process my inmost thoughts and invite you along on my lifelong pursuit of truth + beauty - ever inspired and sustained by the changeless nature of my beautiful God, and by the hope He offers in His Story.
