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The secret to finding peace in a future-focused world. If you can’t already tell, I am a planner. I like to know what I am doing today, tomorrow, next month, ten years from now. It’s an unhealthy habit to break, and it certainly doesn’t bring me peace. But lately, God has been showing me that […]

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To grieve, you need to feel what you need to heal. A couple of months ago, I looked at my friends and said: “I have never really lost anything.” I realized I had never had to grieve a devestating loss that knocked me off my own two feet. Little did I know the hit that […]

Because 21 years provides a big learning curve. On January 13, your girl is turning 21. Finally. It’s been a long time coming, and I finally feel like I am an adult now. Which is weird, because you normally turn into an “adult” when you turn 18. But there’s something about turning 21 that provides […]

21 Things I've Learned in 21 Years at the Honey Scoop

It’s all in the posture. It’s pretty easy, and kind of satisfying, to feel bad for yourself. When life hits the fan, you quickly run away from anything that brings you joy, isolate yourself from the world, and throw yourself a big ole pity party. The last couple weeks, I have thrown myself one of […]

The Difference Between Pity Parties and Healthy Grieving at the Honey Scoop

We can’t control what life throws at us, but we can control what we do about it. If you are a human being, you will experience pain. You will have several bad things happen to you, and sometimes, they will happen all at once. These tragedies are the sour lemons of life. I’m in the […]