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Cece: Living Loved
Behind-the-scenes: Cece, or Chelsea, and I met when I was 18. She was vibrant and alive, while I was still seeking my own identity and passion. Music, people, and laughter are what motivate this woman to live life richly. She currently works alongside a young adult on...
Alicia: Knowing Fear’s Purpose
Behind-the-scenes: let me introduce to a passion-filled, fire cracker of a woman. Alicia currently lives in Nebraska with her husband, daughter Emerson, and a house full of teenage boys. (Don't worry. She still has Oregon coffee and Douglas fir trees in her blood.)...
Tyler: Giving Purpose to Suffering
Behind-the-scenes: Tyler and I are made of a similar cloth: stubborn. We met years ago through staffing a Christian camp and it became apparent we had a lot to learn from one another; however, this similarity is what has kept us involved in each others' lives for five...
McKinzie: Redeeming Orange and Black
As some of you already know, this season is one of looking at my brokenness straight in the face. Days have been filled with uncontrollable laughter, unwanted tears, and unexpected experiences in even more unexpected places. One of these moments brought me back to the...
Joelle: Exposing Lies & Seeing the Truth
Behind the scenes: This conversation is a result of my own vulnerability and God’s intervention. Prior to our meeting, Joelle and I had only met one other time at a summer camp (YAY Triangle Lake). I arrived with leftover tears in my eyes, still fighting to be...
Lily: Walking between Mountains and Valleys
When I first met Lily at a local, Salem coffee shop, we were two strangers. Yet, I quickly found she housed a contagious joy within her royal blue eyes and burst of red hair. Life was hers to be conquered and explored. Her blog, Floral Bookshelves, is her outlet, or...