Cotton & China

2 years.  It has been 2 years since I packed my car with as many clothes as it would fit, and headed up I-75 to a city with too many unknowns to even count.  Some days it feels like it was just last week, and some days it feels like a lifetime ago.  No matter …

Seasons

“For everything there is a season….” Ecclesiastes 3:1a The weather is starting to feel more like Fall in Nashville and it is glorious!  Fall is my absolute favorite time of the year.  The crisp air, the sound of leaves crunching under my feet, bonfires, warm drinks, I love it all!  I have never paid too …

365

I cannot believe it - I have been in Nashville for ONE YEAR!  Not only has this year flown by, but I have learned some of the most valuable lessons, met some of the most amazing people, and made some of the sweetest memories. I can still remember loading my car with as much as …

The Sweetness of 3 AM

If you know me well, you know I love my sleep!  I am an early to bed, early to rise kind of gal, and I am all about a nap sprinkled in here or there.  Over the last few weeks, I have stayed up until 3 AM, on more than one occasion, having the purest …

Reflections

It is hard to believe that 2014 has come and gone!  So much has happened in these 365 days. About 4 years ago I started doing an end of the year reflection.  It is interesting to look back on the previous reflections and see just how much has changed from year to year - there …

Brave

I have been thinking a lot about bravery lately.  I read stories in the Old Testament of people like Noah and Moses, and can’t help but be amazed by their bravery.  I look around me at people who are moving to foreign countries to teach English, or be a missionary and I am in blown …

Rocks and Pits

Monday was probably the hardest day I have had since I moved to Nashville.  I know that sounds dramatic, but it was TERRIBLE.  My roommate had her world totally turned upside down with an unexpected event, and professionally I just couldn’t seem to be capable of doing anything right.  I felt like the harder I …

Courage: Part 2

Can we talk about how exciting new things are?  Everything is shinny and unblemished, just waiting to be discovered!  The same is true with new cities - new places to explore, new people to meet, new favorites to develop, and the list goes on!  I am so excited to be tackling a new city, but …