Wisdom from Pooh
I am in the process of ending Year 4. I will soon cross the stage. I will shortly have my piece of paper. I will be sent. Bible College has been the most incredible experience
Much so Far has Happened
Approximately fifteen minutes ago I was crying in the girls' bathroom as a shaky eighteen-year-old who was starting her first day of college. It is now April of Year 4. I have just left a
Reflections and Cardboard
My mind seeks to organize life in boxes. That's how I work, and it's great for many things. This year has certainly been one to break the boxes. I've been challenged, humbled, confronted, and forced
Jacob and the Ladder
How many people does it take to tell you something and actually believe it is true? To tell you that the objective of life is not to just escape through with the least amount of
Proper Lives Lived
“‘Dear God,’ she prayed, ‘let me be something every minute of every hour of my life.’” —Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Her parents started a major missions organization that impacts thousands
Proper Goodbyes
Tears welled up in his eyes and his throat closed shut and he creaked out the words between swallows. "I don't want to write a book...I don't need a big church...if you guys email me
Kitchen Table and Expectations
I'm sitting at the breakfast bar in my parents' kitchen. It's 9:30pm and I'm knocking back coconut chocolate chip cookies fresh out of the oven, courtesy of my mom and her practical love. I'm thinking
Please Get Me a Bigger Box
I've recently noticed that I have a natural aversion to things I cannot figure out, pin down, hammer out. It stresses me out if I cannot put something in a box; life is so complex,
Please Rescue Me from my Mind Palace
The black hole of my mind. I can spend hours pondering my future, internalizing anxiety and trying to over-analyze my heart's current state. I can become absorbed in replaying memories, following threads into tomorrow, running