• Guys, I got home late last night, but I couldn't wait to open a package that contained @scottthepainter new book!!! ⁠ ⁠ I am so proud of my dear friend's new book and excited to go through it with the @firstunitedcm community this advent season. ⁠ ⁠ This book isn't just beautiful, it is profound and such a helpful resource for sitting honestly with the conflicting feelings that surround us right now! ⁠ ⁠ Thank you for the gift of this book Scott... and for sending Swedish fish (twizzlers and Swedish fish are my favorites!!!) I am truly lucky to have you as a friend and to get to engage your work as a fan! GUYS GET THIS BOOK!!!
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    Guys, I got home late last night, but I couldn't wait to open a package that contained @scottthepainter new book!!! ⁠ ⁠ I am so proud of my dear friend's new book and excited to go through it with the @firstunitedcm community this advent season. ⁠ ⁠ This book isn't just beautiful, it is profound and such a helpful resource for sitting honestly with the conflicting feelings that surround us right now! ⁠ ⁠ Thank you for the gift of this book Scott... and for sending Swedish fish (twizzlers and Swedish fish are my favorites!!!) I am truly lucky to have you as a friend and to get to engage your work as a fan! GUYS GET THIS BOOK!!!
  • #repost honored to be featured by my friend @morganharpernichols #15 Art From Conversations Earlier this summer, I had the opportunity to chat with @revsarahheath. One of the things we talked about were the moments in life where things fell apart. We talked about how oftentimes it feels like demolition and in reality, it’s deconstruction. Here’s what Sarah shared with me: “Deconstruction is always to reconstruct, whereas demolition is to destroy. I think so often, people think that what's happening is demolition when it's really just deconstruction. The pieces or even the good stuff is still there. It just has to be maybe reformed or formed in a different way and used differently.” Sarah’s words served as inspiration for today’s series: You are free to start over. You are free to begin again. You are free to step into the Light trusting, you are more than where you have been. Through the years, you will see relationships change, and some places will never be the same and all at once, new beginnings will still call your name. For in this life, you will experience what it means to fall apart and be undone, and you will also wake up from the longest nights to a bold new morning sun reminding you once again, you are more than where you have been. Trust: even though letting go means leaving old things behind, you will find in time, what truly matters will remain. So I just hope you know it is okay if starting over looks like goodbye. I hope you know that leaving the familiar behind does not mean the end of a beautiful life. Yes, things will be different and you will be different too. You will notice the gaps in things and you will also notice where Light gets through. And you will find that all along, there was more to you, even though you couldn’t see it back then. You were overcoming what seemed impossible, proving you were more than where you had been. Every single day, you were learning the art of surrender. You were learning to let go where you needed to let go. You were accepting that the soil needed to be broken open, so seeds could be planted and flowers could grow.
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    #repost honored to be featured by my friend @morganharpernichols #15 Art From Conversations Earlier this summer, I had the opportunity to chat with @revsarahheath. One of the things we talked about were the moments in life where things fell apart. We talked about how oftentimes it feels like demolition and in reality, it’s deconstruction. Here’s what Sarah shared with me: “Deconstruction is always to reconstruct, whereas demolition is to destroy. I think so often, people think that what's happening is demolition when it's really just deconstruction. The pieces or even the good stuff is still there. It just has to be maybe reformed or formed in a different way and used differently.” Sarah’s words served as inspiration for today’s series: You are free to start over. You are free to begin again. You are free to step into the Light trusting, you are more than where you have been. Through the years, you will see relationships change, and some places will never be the same and all at once, new beginnings will still call your name. For in this life, you will experience what it means to fall apart and be undone, and you will also wake up from the longest nights to a bold new morning sun reminding you once again, you are more than where you have been. Trust: even though letting go means leaving old things behind, you will find in time, what truly matters will remain. So I just hope you know it is okay if starting over looks like goodbye. I hope you know that leaving the familiar behind does not mean the end of a beautiful life. Yes, things will be different and you will be different too. You will notice the gaps in things and you will also notice where Light gets through. And you will find that all along, there was more to you, even though you couldn’t see it back then. You were overcoming what seemed impossible, proving you were more than where you had been. Every single day, you were learning the art of surrender. You were learning to let go where you needed to let go. You were accepting that the soil needed to be broken open, so seeds could be planted and flowers could grow.
  • Two dinosaurs in the wild. ⁠ ⁠ I am heading back to California after an epic road trip with two of my favorite humans @psneddy @crystalincha. We traveled 16 states- half of them pulling a 1973 #airstream. ⁠ ⁠ She may be a "dinosaur," but when I look at this trailer I see so much potential. I think that's one of my favorite things about being me. I see people and things as more than what may be currently visible. I see potential in so many places, spaces, and people (sometimes it keeps me up at night.) ⁠ ⁠ What blows me away is all the people who are willing to help me work for the vision and potential I see. I would never have taken this big leap without my friends who believe in me and are willing to push me past my anxieties. I will need all of their help! ⁠ ⁠ This truly is a "Do It Together" project. I don't have the skills or knowledge to make this vision a reality. But here's to stepping into the unknown and trusting that you'll learn as you go and that people will keep showing up for the unseen potential not just in my airstream, but in me.
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    Two dinosaurs in the wild. ⁠ ⁠ I am heading back to California after an epic road trip with two of my favorite humans @psneddy @crystalincha. We traveled 16 states- half of them pulling a 1973 #airstream. ⁠ ⁠ She may be a "dinosaur," but when I look at this trailer I see so much potential. I think that's one of my favorite things about being me. I see people and things as more than what may be currently visible. I see potential in so many places, spaces, and people (sometimes it keeps me up at night.) ⁠ ⁠ What blows me away is all the people who are willing to help me work for the vision and potential I see. I would never have taken this big leap without my friends who believe in me and are willing to push me past my anxieties. I will need all of their help! ⁠ ⁠ This truly is a "Do It Together" project. I don't have the skills or knowledge to make this vision a reality. But here's to stepping into the unknown and trusting that you'll learn as you go and that people will keep showing up for the unseen potential not just in my airstream, but in me.
  • @josietakestheworld and I need your help for the @makingspacespodcast. ⠀ ⠀ I finally made it to Bend Oregon where my airstream will be living (I will be making frequent trips to restore her.) Finishing up this road trip means we are finally able to do some podcast editing and we want to add YOUR voice!! Instructions on the last graphic. #addyourvoice #makingspaces #podcasting
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    @josietakestheworld and I need your help for the @makingspacespodcast. ⠀ ⠀ I finally made it to Bend Oregon where my airstream will be living (I will be making frequent trips to restore her.) Finishing up this road trip means we are finally able to do some podcast editing and we want to add YOUR voice!! Instructions on the last graphic. #addyourvoice #makingspaces #podcasting
  • I think it’s time for a #rebrand. #roadtrip2020 #wearamask #gettinggidget
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    I think it’s time for a #rebrand. #roadtrip2020 #wearamask #gettinggidget
  • "Big changes come from one hundred tiny steps, and each one matters" ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #transformationtuesday We are still on this epic road trip across the county towing the 1973 #airstream I have lovingly named "Gidget." ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ It has been a crazy couple of weeks figuring out the logistics of getting my work done, prepping for new sermons, getting keynote talks prepped for, and lining up all the maintenance and repairs needed to drive across the country. It all had to fall into place, and it was hard for this already anxious human to believe each step would work out.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Both my work in churches and restoration has taught me everything seems too overwhelming if you think about every change all at once. Instead, you have to make little changes along the way and learn to celebrate those (I am a work in progress when it comes to this)⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I am excited to share this #DIT (Do. It. Together) project with you guys here and on @makingspacespodcast. It is my biggest project so far, and I am hoping it will become a mobile space I can work out of and come and see your spaces in. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ This before and after photo shows one tiny step taking down all the old funky stapled in "curtains" and letting some fresh air and light in... It's a step in the right direction. What is a tiny step you can take today on something? #gettinggidget #airstreamdream #roadtrip #restoration #interiordesign #style #hgtv #design #vintage #demo #takingsteps #makingspaces
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    "Big changes come from one hundred tiny steps, and each one matters" ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #transformationtuesday We are still on this epic road trip across the county towing the 1973 #airstream I have lovingly named "Gidget." ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ It has been a crazy couple of weeks figuring out the logistics of getting my work done, prepping for new sermons, getting keynote talks prepped for, and lining up all the maintenance and repairs needed to drive across the country. It all had to fall into place, and it was hard for this already anxious human to believe each step would work out.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Both my work in churches and restoration has taught me everything seems too overwhelming if you think about every change all at once. Instead, you have to make little changes along the way and learn to celebrate those (I am a work in progress when it comes to this)⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I am excited to share this #DIT (Do. It. Together) project with you guys here and on @makingspacespodcast. It is my biggest project so far, and I am hoping it will become a mobile space I can work out of and come and see your spaces in. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ This before and after photo shows one tiny step taking down all the old funky stapled in "curtains" and letting some fresh air and light in... It's a step in the right direction. What is a tiny step you can take today on something? #gettinggidget #airstreamdream #roadtrip #restoration #interiordesign #style #hgtv #design #vintage #demo #takingsteps #makingspaces
  • #mappingoutmonday I am still on this epic road trip of a lifetime. I am lucky to be taking this trip with two of my best friends @psneddy and @crystalincha. It's been such a lesson in going with the flow and adjusting your mapped out plans. ⁠ ⁠ We couldn't control how long it would take to get the trailer road-ready, what the weather was going to do, and sometimes when we would arrive in places. ⁠ ⁠ What we could control was how much singing in the car we would do (a lot) how many marvel movies we would watch (so far two) how much bbq we would eat (as much as possible) and how much we would laugh (also a lot.) ⁠ ⁠ We are on our way back west after #gettinggidget the #airstream from her former home in Tennessee. As we head back west I am grateful for friends and family who have gone out of their way on our trail to come say hi and/or a place to crash. ⁠ ⁠ Traveling during the time of covid has lots of adjustments, but it is worth it. I am so grateful I can work remotely and at the same time get to see parts of this country I've never seen before.
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    #mappingoutmonday I am still on this epic road trip of a lifetime. I am lucky to be taking this trip with two of my best friends @psneddy and @crystalincha. It's been such a lesson in going with the flow and adjusting your mapped out plans. ⁠ ⁠ We couldn't control how long it would take to get the trailer road-ready, what the weather was going to do, and sometimes when we would arrive in places. ⁠ ⁠ What we could control was how much singing in the car we would do (a lot) how many marvel movies we would watch (so far two) how much bbq we would eat (as much as possible) and how much we would laugh (also a lot.) ⁠ ⁠ We are on our way back west after #gettinggidget the #airstream from her former home in Tennessee. As we head back west I am grateful for friends and family who have gone out of their way on our trail to come say hi and/or a place to crash. ⁠ ⁠ Traveling during the time of covid has lots of adjustments, but it is worth it. I am so grateful I can work remotely and at the same time get to see parts of this country I've never seen before.
  • Ten Years Old- Happy Birthday Month to my favorite muppet. When I adopted Tenor in October 2011 a Veterinarian declared “I think he’s a year old” so based on that October is Tenor’s birthday”ish” month... it’s science (I have a minor in Biology...it shows doesn’t it) ⠀ ⠀ It may not be official, but it gives me a way of marking our years together. This pup has been the biggest gift in my life. He is a comedian, a silent support, an adventure buddy, king of the side eye, and a reminder that everyday should have a cuddle portion. ⠀ ⠀ He came into my life during what I thought was going to be my hardest year (2020 is in the running) and he became the thing that helped humanize me. As someone who never thinks they have worked enough Tenor sets healthy rhythms and he adds play to my everyday. I get the honor of taking care of this precious treasure and he in turn gives unconditional love and a listening ear (I hope he never learns to talk or I am screwed.) So today, as is the case everyday, I am grateful for this tiny joy creator. #adoptdontshop #bff #dogsofinstagram
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    Ten Years Old- Happy Birthday Month to my favorite muppet. When I adopted Tenor in October 2011 a Veterinarian declared “I think he’s a year old” so based on that October is Tenor’s birthday”ish” month... it’s science (I have a minor in Biology...it shows doesn’t it) ⠀ ⠀ It may not be official, but it gives me a way of marking our years together. This pup has been the biggest gift in my life. He is a comedian, a silent support, an adventure buddy, king of the side eye, and a reminder that everyday should have a cuddle portion. ⠀ ⠀ He came into my life during what I thought was going to be my hardest year (2020 is in the running) and he became the thing that helped humanize me. As someone who never thinks they have worked enough Tenor sets healthy rhythms and he adds play to my everyday. I get the honor of taking care of this precious treasure and he in turn gives unconditional love and a listening ear (I hope he never learns to talk or I am screwed.) So today, as is the case everyday, I am grateful for this tiny joy creator. #adoptdontshop #bff #dogsofinstagram
  • #mondaymotivation I never learned how to say I was good at something. I learned how to coyly say "oh gosh thanks for noticing I guess I am lucky." denying my strength meant keeping my belonging. But the more I denied it the more I didn't believe I had it in the first place. ⁠ ⁠ I wonder what it would be like if we started seeing strong women as desirable and admirable instead of bossy or domineering? Today is a great day to start questioning our reactions to different leaders and maybe question the words we use to describe female leadership. Thank you to @josietakestheworld for this graphic and for being a great cohost on @makingspacesthepodcast
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    #mondaymotivation I never learned how to say I was good at something. I learned how to coyly say "oh gosh thanks for noticing I guess I am lucky." denying my strength meant keeping my belonging. But the more I denied it the more I didn't believe I had it in the first place. ⁠ ⁠ I wonder what it would be like if we started seeing strong women as desirable and admirable instead of bossy or domineering? Today is a great day to start questioning our reactions to different leaders and maybe question the words we use to describe female leadership. Thank you to @josietakestheworld for this graphic and for being a great cohost on @makingspacesthepodcast