Heart of Brittan

It may be silly but on this second trip here to Chicago my mind once again keeps obsessing with the thought of how nice it would be to live here. From real seasons, to public transit, mom and pop shops, to real farmers markets… Oh and bike lanes, that are actually used! Plus it’s like … Continue reading Chicago

It’s amazing to me how in the few moments of solitude I find myself in, if I am not immediately immersing myself in the word of God, my mind wanders down roads of worry, stress, and heartache. Once my thoughts start racing it is so hard to slow them down enough to sort the truth … Continue reading Distinguishing Truth

Perseverance, character, and hope… The promise of your word says that is was trial brings… Lord help me silence my own thoughts and focus on your voice during this time… Quiet the longings of my heart Lord and satisfy my needs. Let me stride forward with perseverance, developing my character to reflect yours, with the … Continue reading Character Development

Tonight was Remnant’s 2nd birthday. It was by far the most incredible Remnant service I have yet to experience. Walking away from tonight, I am on such a high it’s hard to even explain. We had 381 students attending tonight, and it was such an incredible evening! After service was over and teardown team was … Continue reading Tearing the Veil

Started my day laying at the beach… Ended my day sitting rooftop watching fireworks. It’s been a good 4th o july.

I’ve blogged this previously on an old blog, but reread it tonight and ahh it still gives me shivers: there is just something so powerful about someone’s words written over 200 years ago that can still reach into the depths of someone and grasp their heartstrings! At Dover Cliffs, July 20th 1787On these white cliffs, … Continue reading quell the risings of [my] heart

Yesterday I got to attend a Southern California Youth Convention Planning meeting. I was one of about eight people who were in this meeting. Oh and not only was I the only female in the room, but the youngest as well. When sitting in this meeting we had a time of brainstorming what we wanted … Continue reading See What I did there?

Last semester I wrote a huge paper regarding an ethics code within journalism when covering a story dealing with suicide. In class we even discussed a case study that involved covering a child suicide. I researched, studied, talked, wrote, and thought tirelessly about suicide, but it wasn’t real to me until today.  Yesterday I got … Continue reading Suicide.

I have had some of those moments when I let sin creep back into my life and when I take a step back and look everything inside of me cringes. I understand mistakes are mistakes, but it always breaks me down when I see the sinful nature win in the battle of spirit vs flesh. … Continue reading Pursuit of the Pursuer