About

I'm Allison.

This blog was born my freshman year of college when the only writing I was doing involved cover pages and bibliographies.  I didn't want to lose my love of writing, so I started blogging.  And I liked how it felt-- the process of letting things well up inside me and swirl around in my head until they needed an outlet.  That was how I knew what to write about.  And even then, I was often still figuring it out as I typed and thought, not really seeing the big picture until the end.

So I'm an unconventional and unimpressive blogger.  I don't write unless I have something to say and I don't even read a lot of blogs.  If I'm honest, sometimes I think blogging is weird.  Often I can't believe that I'm posting my personal thoughts/ramblings on the internet.  But every time I do I'm reminded that if I'm encouraged just by writing about what the Lord's teaching me, there's a pretty good chance that other people might be encouraged too.  It's mostly about the gospel.  About how badly I need it.  About how often my heart wanders from truth.   About how God is always graciously bringing me back to himself.

Simply put, I write to proclaim the goodness of God and praise him for his saving and sanctifying work in my life.  I hope it serves to encourage you, too, in your own pursuit of love and obedience to God.