His love is not a modest love, its a fierce love that obliterated the boundary of His holiness to draw us into Him in Christ. To let Him see us in our imperfect states, to hear our voices and their imperfect thoughts, to share our feelings in their imperfect forms is the only appropriate response to this kind of love pursuit. It’s surrender. 

We surrender so that He can lavish us with His love, remind us we are forgiven, wash us white as snow. 

It was this realization that God wants to be with me in all of it, that simply letting Him have access to all of the depths of me somehow results in fully falling into Him limp but full of life, and suddenly my lungs open and the universe reveals wide open spaces to breathe.

Sourdough is beneficial in many ways: I haven’t seen a packet of yeast in a grocery store for the past several months, but aside from that, it has some great health benefits. It’s full of good bacteria and enzymes due to the fermenting process, and much of the gluten is processed out while it proofs, so its easier to digest—often even for those with a gluten sensitivity.