I’m really not much of a quitter. In fact, when I talk about my decision to leave the classroom, I like to say that I retired from teaching. I feel like it has softer, sweeter connotations for the life I left behind. But I’ve also never turned in a two-week notice without tears in my eyes¹—most definitely for fear of letting that supervisor down. Anyways, when I do find myself at a crossroads between committing to the bit or knowing when to quit, I’m deeply uncomfortable with

I started writing this post while on a lunchtime break at Switchyards. I was celebrating the fact that I had successfully dodged all the Advent devotionals and ministry guides and six-week-long women’s Bible studies and podcast episode emergencies that have been threatening to beat me up for the last month or so.¹ Turns out that Three Job Sarah does not do a good job at writing for leisure. I’m sorry that I didn’t sit still this September, which then bled into my October. May

If you’ve known me at all in the last 15 years, then you’ve probably been witness to a flop era or two. (Perhaps most notably my 2015 and 2020 depression chops, respectively.¹) But in all these eras of not getting the thing I most wanted or felt like I deserved, watching someone else get it, or having it to myself only briefly, I’ve been left empty-handed and wondering, Is God being mean to me right now? And also, Why are all the good things happening to everybody else but me

One thing about me is that I am a little sister to my core. It’s the energy I bring into every environment—for better or for worse. (Honestly, it’s probably mostly for worse.) I’ve always had older, wiser, cooler big sisters showing me the way, and I’ve always been very comfy in my role as the one receiving all their extra help. I also never, ever want to be told what to do. There are trade-offs to this role. And I married somebody’s oldest son. Conflict looks interesting her

One of the great enemies of sitting still is the inclination to try too hard to keep up. I don’t think this is a struggle for everyone, per se, but if you’re somewhere between a 6 and an 8 on the Enneagram scale, you might just feel me more than the rest of ’em do. When TikTok first came onto the scene, I swore I was too old for it. I was pretentious about it, too. It was just sooo Gen-Z, and I’m a millennial! (It’s nobody’s business that I only barely made the cut.) I held o

My goal here with Sit Still is to really consider what I know and to write about it—to ponder what it is I’m tethered to and how I hope to remain connected to it. And with this idea in mind, I’ve discovered that I will unfortch always feel a strong connection to the perils of dating, both now, in the year of our Lord 2026, and probably till He comes back to redeem it all for us. Although it’s less pressing in my world than it once was, I am still in the group chats with the g

I am a writer. But you’d never be able to tell by my screen time hours. Or by the content of my notes app. Or where my brain goes when I do manage to find downtime. You’d probably lowkey think my identity lies solely in my life’s work of making it to level 2,000 of Pixel Flow.¹ But yeah. I’m a writer! I’m just one who doesn’t write! I am married to a musician who likes to tell people that while he’s the songwriter, “Sarah’s the real writer,” which is actually really cute. Wha

It’s easy to read the apostle Paul’s words and think that he was too out of touch with life in the modern context. We read his heeding in Philippians 4 and think to ourselves, You actually expect me to rejoice always? Paul didn’t have 24-hour news stations declaring the fallen state of the world. He also didn’t have to deal with nonstop notifications proclaiming the next wrong thing to fuel our outrage. It seems that this is why it’s hard for us to cling to the good today. Ye

The Word of God—from Genesis all the way through Revelation—tells the tale of God’s redemption story. The God of the universe, the One over all of creation, had a plan to redeem the ones in whom He loves. In light of all He has done, we are called to respond. Here are 3 ways that Isaiah 44 calls for us to respond to God’s gracious redemption on our behalf. Remember His faithful love. In Isaiah 44:21, the first active command given is for God’s people to simply recall what

Whether on a grand scale or just within the pieces of our own personal lives, we have all felt the effects of change. But even in the midst of isolation, grief, lack of control, or fear of the unknown, there are constants to cling to amidst our storms. So here are 3 constant truths for a constantly changing world. 1. Our God never changes. God in His infinite wholeness and goodness continues to remain steadfast. This truth is difficult for us to process in a world where te

We spend a lot of time talking about freedom and have formed great opinions around its concept. But do our beliefs actually come from the One who is the original source of all liberty? Here are three lies about liberty and the truths found in Christ. The lie: “My freedom is meant for me to do what I want.” The world often screams to us to seek our own desires first. But Galatians 5:13 says, “For you were called to be free, brothers and sisters; only don’t use this freedom

Right Place, Right Time You’ve been there before in that moment when the unexpected news hit. Maybe you were the first person called, or maybe you just happened to be in the right place at the right time. What is the best thing to say to someone in a time of need? Here are some responses that can help in those moments and some examples of what to say when you don’t know what to say. “How can I help?” This is a simple one when you don’t know what to say. Just ask how you ca

No Condemnation From the get-go, Romans 8:1 tells us that there is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus. No condemnation? Really? But does the writer of those words know the things I’ve done? The messes I’ve made? All the ways I’ve failed to meet the mark? There’s only one word to give as an answer to these questions: Jesus. So here are three truths to remember if you are asking, “Will God forgive me?” He Did The Hard Work Jesus has set us free from the law of si

You’ve no doubt experienced the impact of isolation surrounding the events of this past year. As a result, you and your family have likely figured out the adjustments you can make to ease those feelings of loneliness brought on by the inability to travel to see loved ones or to congregate within community as you once did before. For our students, this upcoming season may be especially difficult, as their “normal” community may be more spread out for the summer. And with the e

American culture does not take kindly to any human need to extend patience nor to sit with it. We have created kiosks to speed up our time at the DMV, and we now have people standing in the drive-thru lines with tablets just so that our five-minute wait time doesn’t have to even be that long. But with this shift in culture comes a disconnect—and often a frustration—in our understanding of a God who embodies patience in all that He is and does. So, here are three reasons why p

At some point in each of our lives, we will experience heartache and hardship—this is a given for us in our fallen world. Yet as those who belong to Jesus, we are able to process our troubles in life differently from those who are without hope. And the evidence of this truth is especially discernible in the life of Naomi from the book of Ruth. But how do we take hold of this hope when it seems like the world is crashing down around us? Let’s look to the Word of God for our an

“Lord, teach us to pray.” One of Jesus’ disciple spoke these very words. Do you also wonder whether the man asked shyly and bashfully? Or maybe instead he implored loudly with his earnest desire to learn. It’s hard to fathom that a man who had spent so much time in the presence of the Messiah had to ask such a question. So, if you, too, have questions about how you ought to pray, there’s no shame in asking. Jesus provides a model for how we should go about speaking to God in

Today, we live in the era of personality tests. From the Enneagram to Myers-Briggs, we recite rote information about how we as individuals relate to the world around us. But if we’re not careful, we can miss out on how these tests results translate into our spheres of influence or specific callings. So, here are three easy ways to discover who the Lord has created you to be and how you can better invest in the world around you. 1. Phone a friend. Through your preferred method

I’m honestly terrible at completing puzzles, but I love the idea of them. The concept of anyone—friends and strangers alike!—gathered around a project and working towards a shared end goal can draw me in on sight. But not long after the easy edges are properly placed, I remember that I’m not the most skilled at piecing together the big picture. As it goes on, I am reminded that I need another person there to guide me and help me bring all the many elements back into focus.

Confess What? The discipline of confession is one that we really, really like to skip past and on over and through. For the majority of our society, we are quite uncomfortable with vulnerability. You mean I have to get completely honest with these people? Most of us would rather run in the complete opposite direction. While the act of confessing our sins is no doubt something required of healthy and honest Biblical community, there’s something else we have to figure out how t