Hi, I'm Morgan. I am on the personal pursuit of creating a meaningful life full of romance, adventure. What kind of things inspire you and bring you joy? More →
[From Wikipedia: Sabbatical or a sabbatical (from Latin sabbaticus, from Greek sabbatikos, from Hebrew shabbat, i.e., Sabbath, literally a "ceasing") is a rest from work, or a hiatus, often lasting from two months to a year. The concept of sabbatical has a source in shmita, described several places in the Bible (Leviticus 25, for example, [...]
“It’s just a basic fact of life: we can’t really experience or appreciate real community until we dare to be authentic. We can’t benefit from the power of community until we dare to face who we really are.” -Pete Wilson, Plan B “Given how difficult it is to cultivate self-acceptance in our perfectionist society and [...]
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“When a boy imagines himself as a character, it is nearly always a superhero of some sort.” -John Eldredge I have no idea what superhero my son is playing (my husband made his mask and cape out of an old t-shirt) but he definitely got into the part. What characters do your kids dress up [...]
It was one evening in August, out in the middle of nowhere in Kentucky. I was standing in the back row of an auditorium. The room was dark, lit only by the the words of the song projected on the screen, but the space felt safe and stable, like a sacred and dependable lightness, an [...]
In a little under 2 weeks I turn 31, and like many women, I seem to be more prone to internal crises and breakdowns when birthday season rolls around. Just last week I wrote these exact words in my journal: I am screwed. I have forgotten how to dream big or really believe big dreams [...]
2010, for me, can be encapsulated in the word Courage. This was the year I stopped running from God. This was the year I stopped denying my desire for Him and the year I stopped blaming Him. This was the year I stopped trying to make Him fit into safe, New Age-y catchalls like Energy [...]
