by Laura Dudek | Feb 1, 2020 | Blogs
I was flat out rejected. It became a haunting word, marking me with it’s sly nod to my failure and inadequacy. After 5 long years, I was finally graduating seminary. I was free to launch into full-time ministry, free to publish...
by Laura Dudek | Jan 19, 2020 | Blogs
Entering into both a new YEAR and a new DECADE, we can be bombarded with the message to ‘move forward,’ ‘new year new you,’ etc., you know the ones I’m talking about. We are told we *should* just move onto new things and...
by Laura Dudek | May 22, 2018 | Blogs
The summer after I graduated college was intense, to put it lightly. I was newly engaged with a degree in hand, working as a part-time nanny and pool snack shack cashier. In a season of being freshly engaged and graduated, you’d think I was basking in the beautiful...
by Laura Dudek | Apr 24, 2018 | Blogs
How do you begin to flourish in a season when you feel stagnant and defeated? Your relationships seem shaky, your spouses’ job is trying at best, and you just can’t seem to understand why you are here. Simply put, life is hard. You pray, seek the Lord, worship, and...
by Laura Dudek | Jan 15, 2017 | Blogs
Lately I have been really pressing into what 2017 holds for my life. The adventures that it will hold for me in my walk with Jesus, my career, friendships and family, and the words that will guide me along the way as I live this magnificent year. In that time, I...
by Laura Dudek | Oct 5, 2016 | Blogs
There are seasons in our lives when quite simply, life just hurts. There are no songs to sing. No colors that bring inspiration to our souls. And no experiences that bring peace to our exhausted mind. Those seasons are challenging and stretching for absolutely every...