In the midst of a million disappointments I’ve had in 2020, the one that’s been most heartbreaking for me and has been a heavy burden in my spirit - the political discourse among Christ followers, specifically in our online engagement. As Christ followers we must work towards unity and peacemaking. It is at the very … Continue reading To the Church:
How to Heal America?
A few weeks ago, my husband and I caught a Joe Biden ad on tv that spoke of "restoring the soul of America". Micah asked what that meant and I did my best to answer but I've been thinking about that question a lot ever since that conversation. While I don't have all of the … Continue reading How to Heal America?
Transitions – the good, bad and ugly.
My son Henry is 10 months old and every month brings on something new. He’s in a constant state of learning and some of these developmental hurdles are just harder than others. He’s got teeth coming in, growth spurts that throw his sleep out of wack, he’s trying new foods, learning to crawl is hard … Continue reading Transitions – the good, bad and ugly.
A Time to Pray
As I've waded through the muck of facebook comments, memes and false political narratives during this election, I've grown exhausted of the political partisan game of seesaw we've been playing. It has opened my eyes to one thing - while our politics may lean to the right or to the left, our prayers should never … Continue reading A Time to Pray
The Hustle
It's been a very busy couple of months in the Grooms household. Between job transitions and our baby boy getting busier by the day, I've had little time to allow myself space to feel the weight of emotions I've been carrying as this week grew closer. Last weekend was the breakthrough moment. As Micah and … Continue reading The Hustle
The Socials Experiment: How my break from social media sold me on why I don’t need to return.
On September 4th, I made an impulse decision to delete social media for Labor Day Weekend as we started to sink into our weekend of rest at home. Something different happened during this little social media sabbath than has ever happened before - I didn't want it back. As Tuesday rolled around, I felt the … Continue reading The Socials Experiment: How my break from social media sold me on why I don’t need to return.
Quarantine Cooking Vol. 5
Henry's Favorite Egg Cups Now that Henry is eating table food, we've been toying around with some breakfast recipes that I can make before hand and heat up in the morning. These egg cups have been my favorite and I've had so much fun mixing different ingredients each time! My most recent ones used goat … Continue reading Quarantine Cooking Vol. 5
A Prayer for September
Lord, be with our medical professionals who are working diligently every day to care for the needs of their patients whether in our hospitals, in the exam rooms in clinics, in the pharmacy filling prescriptions, and in the labs testing again and again with the hopes of a vaccine. Lord, be with the teachers who … Continue reading A Prayer for September
Mr. Vice President – we don’t feel safe.
Last night I tuned into the RNC. As someone who feels politically homeless, I felt it only fair to tune into both conventions just to see what they had to say. During Vice President Mike Pence’s speech, he made a comment that has stuck in my mind: “You won’t be safe in Joe Biden’s America.” … Continue reading Mr. Vice President – we don’t feel safe.
Life Update
In August of 2017, my husband who is always looking on job boards at various organizations and ministries sent me a job description posted on the IMB website for a part time Student Mobilizer. At the time I was serving on staff at the APSU BCM, working hard to finish my seminary degree by May … Continue reading Life Update
Equipping and encouraging the church to be the church 