1. Strawberries — They're one of my favorite fruits, but they're also so adorable?? 2. On Getting Out of Bed podcast — Especially the episode "...When You Don't Feel Productive" with Alan Noble and Tish Harrison Warren. 3. El Tragón Taqueria — My favorite taco place in Chicago! I recently ordered al pastor tacos, elote, and guac and they're all excellent. 4. Chick-fil-A's …
What I Love Wednesday
1. Chicago Maker's Market — A time where small businesses sell their art. Prints, clothes, pottery, food, jewelry. I went over the weekend! They had this cute station to make stamp poetry. 2. Morning and evening routines — Since I just started a new job, my routines are upended again. But I've been trying to be more mindful about my morning and night routines. My ideal routine includes …
The Practice of Celebration
"I hope you celebrate today!" my therapist said as I left the clinic. Minutes before our session, I'd gotten the news that after 6 months of job searching, I'd been offered an internship at InterVarsity Press. (Yay! I love IVP and I'm thrilled.) This moment got me thinking about celebration. As I wrote in this week's What I Love Wednesday, therapy has taught me to savor and celebrate wins, big …
What I Love Wednesday
1 . Celebrating — Going to therapy has taught me the importance of pausing to celebrate wins, big and small. Even by myself, I'll treat myself to a coffee or pastry or a night of doing all my favorite things. The practice of celebrating reminds me to embrace the joyful moment when it's here. 2. This pizza — A friend sent me this flatbread (that I made as a pizza using dough from Trader …
What I Love Wednesday
1. THE WEATHER IS WARM AND PERFECT — Everyone in Chicago is living their best life, outside seating is overflowing, and I'm wearing a tank top and shorts as I type this. 2. Trees are green again — This is a natural result of point one, but I just feel I need to emphasize how much I missed seeing life. Birds chirping, tulips and daffodils are in the medians, iced coffee, enjoyable …
Good Friday Hope for the Hopeless
This post is written by my dear friend, Hannah Glad. Hannah is a writer, wife to Matt, and cat-mom of two. She loves coffee and books, and she currently works at Christianity Today. I'm overjoyed to share this piece of hers on hope. Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday. I think about these three days a lot. When in a season that feels like a continuous dark night of the soul, I don’t …