To Wait and Wander

Ask me about Atlanta

April 10, 2019

It still feels weird when people come to me for tips on exploring Atlanta, but as soon as they do I find myself spewing out countless options for a meal, day, or weekend adventure in the city. I got caught up for a couple of hours today raving about restaurants and I figured I might as well take a minute to jot down all of my ATL faves. People have shown me these city secrets so I want to pass them along. Let’s start from the beginning. Breakfast Sun In My Belly. I cannot .

Fruit Deficiency

December 8, 2018

In my last post, I mentioned how the Grove had been nurturing my heart and soul. Do you know what grows in a grove? Trees. Know what grows on trees? Fruit. You know what I haven’t been producing much of? Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, or self-control. (That’s the fruit of the spirit for the new folk.) Y’all want me to be real honest? I am severely lacking in each and every one of those. I’m trying to figure out what love looks like in a .

Running

November 7, 2018

I’ve related to Jonah far more than any other character in the Bible. Which isn’t really something to brag about. Through different seasons of my life, different aspects of the story have stood out to me. But right now on a more basic level. I keep running from God. I continually think I know better or know a shortcut when really I’m just running hard and fast from conviction. I’ve recently heard the word ‘stronghold’ used in this context. It was like a lightbulb burst on and then .

Mold, Moving, and Musings

June 14, 2018

(photo courtesy of EBroPhoto) Mold After being sick for two weeks in November, three in December, most of January and my throat almost closing up in February, I finally figured out I was being exposed to toxic mold in my rental. Each time I became sick was slightly different, so I didn’t see the pattern. But each month was worse than the time before. I finally noticed and bleached mold from my bathroom, but when I notified my landlord, she merely told me to “please be sure to .