Hey there!
Thanks for hopping over to my site. This blog has had many iterations since 2017, and if I had an ounce of pride, I would delete my oldest blog posts or seriously edit them. Everything you see here is authentic to the journey God has led me on through my 20s – a journey of self-discovery, marriage, ministry, motherhood, divorce, heartbreak, and healing. He wrote my story, and I trust Him to use it for His will and good. Now that the heavy stuff is out of the way, here’s a bit about me…
- Reading is my first love. My best friends growing up were the characters in my favorite books, and I still surround myself with literature as much as possible. I love testing my apartment’s structural integrity by stuffing it with 200+ books (and counting).
- I’m a Texas girl with a heart for the mountains. Aside from a couple years in Colorado, I’ve spent my entire life in the Lone Star state!
- I’ve been teaching group fitness since 2020, including cycle, barre, and Pilates. Few things bring me more joy than celebrating people’s strength and victories amidst EDM music and rave lighting.
- I have a horrible sweet tooth and can’t resist snacks, so please don’t tempt me.
- If I’m not eating sweets, I’m probably eating pasta. Some might call me the pasta queen, but that’s another story.
- I am an Enneagram 4w3, ENFJ, Cancer sun/Leo rising/Gemini moon and all of that is hilariously, embarrassingly accurate.
- My dad has been a pastor my whole life, and I’m a 3rd-generation pastor’s daughter on my mom’s side. I’m blessed to have been raised in a family of faith, with all the messiness of the church and its people to grow from.
If you get anything from my writing, I hope it’s this: You are deeply loved and fully known by a merciful, beautiful God. He knit every part of you together on purpose for a purpose, and He is always ready for you to run into His arms. You are never too far gone, too broken, or too much for Him. I’m living proof.
If you ever want to talk:
madelizbrown@gmail.com
Sustained by the King 