Lately, regrets have ravaged me. Stupid decisions I made years ago. Hurts I’ve held onto. Labels that have either been placed on me or that I place on myself. As these moments snowball in my mind; as they get bigger and more painful, I feel quite silenced. Brooke, your testimony has been tainted by your … Continue reading Scars
But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and … Continue reading Surrender
Truth be told, I’m weary. Weary in a way that sinks in deeply and is not alleviated by a nap. Since removing my garage doors and replacing them with massive windows, those driving by can now see clearly into my life. But when the sun goes down and Kyle can no longer stand to have … Continue reading Come and See
Tonight I found myself wandering barefoot from chair to chair in my church taking photos of worship during a rehearsal. While zooming in on Miss Jan’s hands on the keyboard, I noticed I was standing on wet carpet. I immediately assumed there was a leak before quickly remembering that this was where my girls, and … Continue reading Faith and Nothing Else
Between March of 2020 and October of 2022, we moved 4 times. Our beautiful historic home built in 1912 sold so quickly that we jumped into a rental before finding and moving into the house I thought we’d stay in forever. Then life went crazy, and we quite hurriedly moved a couple hours away, jumped … Continue reading How We Carry It
My name is Brooke, I am a recovering night owl. For the past two years I have developed better sleeping patterns than what had been in place for the previous 15, but lately I’ve been throwing that practice to the wild dogs. A few months ago Kyle said, “you just enjoy being engaged with the … Continue reading Waste Time Wisely
Oh baby baby how was I supposed to know… Let’s hear it for the boy. Let’s here it for my baby… If you say go, we will go. If you say wait, we will wait… To break every chain, break every chain, break every chain… Maybe you were transported back to your youth for the … Continue reading It Is Well
2023 will go down in my history as the year I stopped killing every plant I brought home and made way more no bake cookies than I should have. The year I finally went to sleep before 11:00pm more times than not. The year I accepted the fact that I no longer have a baby; … Continue reading 2023 Plants
Yes, I have tried to keep Him in sight as I have pursued these things, but how often do I feel Him saying, “Brooke just put it down and look at me.” “Just stop striving and trust me.” “Just be still.” And I don’t. Continue reading All the wrong things…
stop and remember the quote of my good friend’s good friend…”On the scale of one to eternity…” it helps me put things back into perspective. What in the world is important? What are you chasing? Is it something that will be swept away or is it something that will last. Continue reading The Dumb Trash Can
