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The Why.

Back in June I was asked a question: “Alysa, would you squad lead expedition in January?” and after much debating, back and forth, weighing all the pros and cons I finally derived at my yes.    This hasn’t been an…

Part 3: A Choice Made

…I’m in the middle of the valley…   In the middle isn’t the most comforting thing in the world. But it’s more comfortable than the beginning, there is less uncertainty, more joy, and lots more excitement of what is to…

Part 2: The Valley

  …I decided to risk my yes…   And because I did I’m now in the valley. We often think that the valley is a terrible place, we’ve put a bad connotation to them because that means we can’t see…

Part 1: The Hard Yes

  A few months ago, meaning six months ago, I was  asked a question. I’ve had to sit, wrestle with and  decide the answer to this question. The Lord and I have argued, fought, and I’ve questioned the question  asked. …

Pinecone Throwing

Over the past few months the Lord and I have been arguing…A LOT! I have been reluctant, stubborn, angry, and so unsure of why He has been asking me to do what He has been. We have been going on…

What Do You Want?

  A question that God has been asking me lately, (actually I should be honest, for most of my life), is “Alysa, what is it that you want?” Its a nerve-wracking question to me, because I want so many things,…

Fields of Isolation

“I’m here to figure out who the next king will be, Jesse,” Samuel said. “Take a look here are my sons, I’m sure that we all can guess who it’s going to be!” Jesse stated with excitement at the very…

Richer Flames

Let me be honest with you for a moment, I’ve been walking through a challenging month. Unexpected, surprising circumstances arose and there has been wrestling, doubting, questioning, uncertainty, and yet there has been beauty, brokenness, depth, intimacy, refinement, grace, and…

The Cost Value

Someone once wrote to me saying “Alysa, I’ve learned a lot from you. I’ve learned what love and relationship look like. You urged me to be bold. You’ve pushed me to look past the surface. You’ve challenged me to listen…