What Baked Potatoes Taught Me about Renewing My Mind

For nearly two years now, I’ve been seeing a counselor every week. This week, we talked about something I never expected: baked potatoes.

Writing + WorkRachel DawsonFebruary 20, 2019everyday exiles, counselingComment

When My Small Self Wants to Do Big Things (But Only God Can)

I’ve always been bothered by the idea of smallness.

Writing + WorkRachel DawsonJuly 13, 2018everyday exilesComment

I Thought I Hadn't Found My People Yet, But There They Were

The thing is, I have found my people. They just look a little different than I had expected...

Writing + WorkRachel DawsonMay 22, 2018everyday exiles, friends, friendships, peopleComment

Why the Hardest (and Best) Thing to Do is Just Show Up

Showing up seems simple.

I just go, and there I am. I’m there. I showed up. Easy.

More and more, though, I’m realizing the showing up is often the hardest part.

Writing + WorkRachel DawsonApril 13, 2018everyday exilesComment

How to Truly Create Space

It was in a hot yoga class that I first heard the phrase. “Create space,” the instructor says after calling out our next pose. At first, I brushed it off. I was too busy trying to, you know, do the pose...

FaithRachel DawsonAugust 10, 2017everyday exiles, create space, hot yoga, yogaComment

The Meaning We Often Miss in Philippians 4:13

It’s often taken to be this anthem of “I CAN DO EVERYTHING” and “I AM INVINCIBLE” and so on… and I’m not really a fan of that.

FaithRachel DawsonJuly 13, 2017everyday exilesComment

The RAD Stuff // Vol. 6

These weekly (ish) posts are where I share with you all the things I find and fall in love with around the Internet -- they're random, they're short, and hopefully, they're fun to read too.

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