It had been a long and exhausting day of traveling, and we now stood on the train platform waiting for our next train. “Delay Approx. 15 min.” We all shifted our eyes upward and let out an annoyed sigh as those words rolled across the platform screen. We were all pretty upset. And we were…
Author: embodiedloveblog
3 Tips to Help You Read The Bible, Even When You Don’t Get That “Feeling”
I was talking to a friend about reading the Bible the other day, and she turned to me and said, “It’s so hard for me to read the Bible when I don’t feel like I’m getting anything from it. It doesn’t bring me the joy or revelations that I hear people talking about all the…
Being Embodied Love: A Life Like Jesus’
So you’re probably sitting there wondering, “What does embodied love even mean?” Let me explain a little bit behind this name and and what that means for your life. The simple truth behind “Embodied Love” is this: Jesus was the physical incarnation of love. And if we are made in His likeness, that makes us embodied…
Chasing Your Dreams With A Purpose
All my life I have believed that I would do something extraordinary – something so big that people would know who I am. Growing up I always had people telling my parents that they “can’t wait to see what Maddy does in the future.” Because they recognized my passion for life and my capability to achieve anything I set my mind to. And while it is a good thing to have passions and dream big dreams, it can be a dangerous road if you’re not careful.
This Will Always Feel Like Home
I have one more day left here in Madrid. Writing that down feels so weird. It feels as if just yesterday I wrote my week-one wrap-up. It just goes to show that time really does fly when you’re having fun. This new place and these new people and experiences have gone by in a blink…
When Writing Reaches Upward
What is writing if it serves no purpose? What good is a blog that neither shifts minds nor molds hearts nor encourages bodies? What is the point of a platform if it creates no lasting effect on its audience? And why spend your life writing things that only enter the reader’s brain for a second…
Dealing With Sorrow 5,000 Miles From Home
Today has been the hardest day in Madrid so far. In the past three days I have experienced so much hurt and sorrow that I just want to be curled up in a ball on my bed at home. My heart hasn’t hurt like this in a long time. I haven’t cried like this in…
Un Sabor de Madrid
I have officially completed my first week here in Madrid! The extravagance of this city never fails to blow me away with each passing minute. I mean what could possibly beat the sound of continuous clanking dishes outside my window at 3 A.M., the three-hour-long piercing cycle of the washing machine (which is in the…
A March In The Right Direction
The Women’s March was about more than abortion rights. It was about more than equal pay. It was about more than opposition to Trump. The Women’s March was about the empowerment and equality of women around the world. I participated in the Women’s March in Washington, D.C. this past Saturday. After the march, I was…
Finding Freedom From Your Past Without Feeling Overwhelmed By The Future
One of the hardest things I have learned in life is how to remember the past without living in it, be present in the moment without neglecting consequences, and look to the future without obsessing over its possibilities (not that I have even fully learned this by any means). It is so important to learn…
Filled To Overflow
“The glory of God is a human being fully alive.” -Irenaeus, second-century theologian Today, as I was reading a book for my Christian Ministry class, I came upon this quote. Now, I couldn’t tell you exactly what Irenaeus meant when he wrote this hundreds of years ago, but I’m going to offer my take on…
Words: Why They Matter So Much In A World That Tells You They Don’t
Over the past year I have learned so many valuable lessons and gained so much wisdom. This has been a direct result of the school I have been placed at and the people that I have been blessed with in my life. I surround myself with wise, Christian friends who uplift and encourage me in…
