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Dear engaged friend,
It feels like every time I turn around lately there’s another proposal on Instagram. I wish I could sit down with every single engaged person and talk for hours about how exciting this season is and give them all the advice I have, but I know that isn’t always possible. And I also know that when you get engaged advice starts flowing in from every single direction, and that can be so overwhelming. But just a few weeks ago when one of my best friends got engaged, she asked me “what is your best engagement advice?” and I knew it was time to put all my thoughts, advice, and encouragement out there. I’m…
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The war between churches and The Church
There is a war going on right now. I’ve felt it. I’ve experienced it. And we can’t turn a blind eye to it any more. There is a war between churches and The Church. This war isn’t new, but it is getting bigger and more dangerous. The war between churches and The church isn’t a physical one, but one that tears at our hearts. We confuse the ideas and we forget which side we are really fighting for. We lose sight of the ultimate goal and we dig deeper into the trenches. First and foremost, we have to know what the differences are between churches and The Church. First, grammatically we can see…
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You are who you Follow
Follow. Friend request. Scroll. Search. Scroll some more. We’re all doing it. Some of us for hours and hours a day. It is probably even how you found this blog post. It’s a part of our daily lives, our society, our relationships, and if we’re honest maybe even a small part of our identity. Social media. We aren’t gonna escape it. So how do we take control of it rather than let it have power over us? First and foremost we need to realize that we have no obligation to be present on social media and our identity is not found in the number of followers or likes we have.…
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6 things I learned in 6 months of marriage
On January 18th I married my best friend and high school sweetheart, Jaden. We got married on our 5th anniversary, so now we get to celebrate 01/18 forever!! Because we had already been together for so long. I really didn’t expect to learn very much or for there to be very much change right away, but BOY was I wrong! In the last 6 months I have learned more about Jaden, myself, our relationship, and the Lord than I could have possibly expected. I mean quarantine teaches you a lot about a person. Marriage has stretched me and grown me a lot, and I am thankful that I get to…
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The Ultimate Gardener
I hate change. From as early on as I can remember I have hated change, and the last few years have been FULL of it! In the last 3 years I have moved in and out of 2 family homes, 3 college apartments, and moved into my first place with my husband. I graduated high school, went to college, changed my major, and am now preparing for what life might look like after graduation. I lost a lot of friends, made a lot of new ones, and reconnected with old ones. I went from dating through engagement and into marriage with my High School sweet heart. So needless to say,…
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Hello Friends!
Welcome to Purposely Planted! I am so excited to begin this new journey with you! This blog is a place for me to talk about my life and the world around me! My hope is that in a world that is constantly changing, you and I will recognize our ability to remain Purposely Planted! Thank you for being here and taking the time to read my thoughts! You are the reason this blog exists!
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The Influence of Awesome Women
What makes us who we are? Is it genetics? Does it have to do with where or how we were raised? Is it just up to destiny? There are so many factors that play into how we become who we are. While I believe that the most powerful factor of our development is a Heavenly Creator and Father: “As the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand.” Jeremiah 18:6b I also believe that one of the Lord’s favorite methods of influencing and shaping us comes through the lives of other people. This can be seen over and over again in scripture through mentorships, friendships, and even…
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When it feels like He’s not there
In January I set myself a whole list of goals. My list was color coded and organized by month. I was dreaming big for 2019. Then February happened. February was the kind of month that would make anyone want to stay in bed for days. And if February was an 11 out of 10 on the sucky scale, March was a 12. Now here we are 6 days into April and my color coded goal list looks a lot more like a grocery list before you make it to the store than a successful portfolio of change and growth. My pantry is full of all comfort foods instead of the yummy…
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Dreaming Big in a Plan It Out kind of World
I’m a planner. I like to have every date in a calendar, every deadline written down, and every life goal executed in perfect timing. I like to understand the how’s and why’s, and I love the feeling of completing something perfectly on time. I’m also super analytical (which def comes in handy as a math major BUTTT that’s not what we’re talking bout)! I love figuring out puzzles, and helping people with problems, and studying people’s behaviors! I criticize and I compliment! Now both of these attributes, the analysis and the perfectionism, can be understood through my ONE-ness (for all you enneagram lovers out there) and they are things that…
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2018 : a Year of Rain
I am a firm believer in the power of reflection. Reflecting on accomplishments, failures, changes, relationships, dreams, and everything in between. As my pastor often says “We can’t do better or be better until we know better”, and I believe the best way to know better is to reflect on the past. This means we write things down, we talk about them with friends, we thank God for them! This blog post is my reflection. Over the past week the hottest trend on all of social media has been to post a picture of your favorite or best memory of every month of 2018. While I love this trend, I…