by Emily P Freeman | Jan 26, 2015 | (in)courage, breathe, faith
The sun went down laughing last night, leaving behind evidence of a beautiful exit. I never saw her directly, though it wasn’t for lack of trying, let me just tell you. But she had her path and her timeline and she kept to it, no matter if I could find a good...
by Emily P Freeman | Dec 16, 2014 | (in)courage, breathe, freedom, grace
Early last week I sat down to write my post for (in)courage and managed to finish it in less than an hour. I found a few photos to go with the post, titled it, saved it in drafts and didn’t think again about those 500 words. Days later, I get an email reminding...
by Emily P Freeman | Oct 30, 2014 | (in)courage, friendship, grace, thankfulness
Often I remind myself of the importance of speaking out and writing words, not because they’ve never been spoken or written before but because our saying or writing them may be the first time someone finally hears them. I recently heard two simple sentences that had a...
by Emily P Freeman | Sep 23, 2014 | (in)courage, faith
Even if all your glasses tend to be half-full, if you lean toward Pooh and away from Eeyore, if you tend to be the first to spot the silver lining, there is a cloud that can descend upon you that you did not choose and cannot escape no matter how much you may try to...
by Emily P Freeman | Aug 11, 2014 | (in)courage, breathe
“Prison,” she said after sharing with me how desperately tired she was, “is starting to sound really good.” She wasn’t in danger of being convicted of anything, unless exhaustion is considered a crime. But she was so tired that even the idea of prison didn’t repel her...
by Emily P Freeman | Apr 15, 2014 | (in)courage, hope
Yesterday I told you about that time I was terrified of sickness. It was a fear-filled time in my life that I am now able to look back on in an almost puzzled kind of way, wondering how I could have gotten so worked up for so long. It’s easy to say that seven...
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