For quite a while now, identity has been near the forefront of my mind. As I’ve been learning more about who I am in God and who He says we are, the desire to put it in writing and share with others has grown. Consequently, I finally began to write what is tentatively called: “Identity: …
It’s funny how much I always need to be reminded of the basics in life. The most fundamental truths I forget the easiest. Bible verses that should fill my mind and heart always, I forget for months at a time. This just happened again. Around me recently there has been much debate over how to …
I love the Romans. Last year, I took a class about the Roman Republic and absolutely fell in love with them. I could read or talk about them for hours. They fascinate me. I even wrote a sonnet from the point of view of a foot soldier during the First Punic War. For my senior …
Yesterday was Valentine’s Day. It seems people either love the day, if they have someone to spend it with, or hate it, if they have no one to spend it with. My whole life, I’ve been in the latter category, often deigning to just ignore the holiday and treat it like any other day. Still, …
This year, I participate in Dressember for the very first time. Born five years ago, Dressember, a challenge to wear a dress every day for the month of December, has been from the start a celebration of femininity and freedom. This year, Dressember aligned with International Justice Mission to raise money for their work to …
Here is a short story I wrote for an education class final project: Lincoln High There was something special about being the biggest introvert in Ms. Browning’s class. She let us choose our seats after the first month, so of course I picked one against the wall, near the back. It was the perfect spot …
Lately I’ve been reflecting on how our definition of “smart” as it regards choices is a very strange thing. We have all probably given advice to someone at some point who was doing something we didn’t think was the “smart move,” in the hopes of deterring them from a bad decision that could wreck their …
Every so often, something I learn about in class really intrigues me, and I end up writing a poem. One of them was a sonnet about being a Roman soldier, which I’m still pretty proud of and which you can read here. Well, recently in Biology we learned about the immune system and it …
In the midst of craziness and an overload of homework as this semester ends, this truth overshadows every stress and pressure: Complete by Beth Wangler I am Yours, You are mine. Closer than beside, closer than a touch. I close my eyes or look to the sky And I find I’m only complete where You …
Welcome to the “What God is Doing in my Life” segment of this blog. For about the past month, I have been feeling slightly distracted. It was not like something big happened; rather, something inside my spirit was distracted, not at peace, not focused as it should be on God. I was aware of it, …