Change has never been easy for me, and still isn’t. When something big changes, I become a tumultuous emotional wreck, and react in extremes. Recently, that means vacillating between “my life is meaningless and I’ll never do anything worthwhile” and “I’m going to drop everything and travel everywhere and move to the farthest away place I …
I need some creativity in my life, it’s just how my soul thrives. Since I’ve had very little time to create art in other ways recently, the result seems to be that I’m writing more poetry rather than prose. With that probably unnecessary preface, here’s a poem I wrote today: ___________________________________ You Are Everything In …
The story of how I learned to play the guitar is a fun one. At the time, I was in the youth group at Kingsfield Church. My friend Cece and I discovered that both of us wanted to learn to play the guitar, so we thought we could try together. On of our fellow students …
On this Palm Sunday, I wanted to share with you why this has become one of my very favorite holidays: In ancient Rome, “Triumph” was a very significant word. It meant far more than “the act, fact, or condition of being victorious” (dictionary.com definition of “triumph”). A Triumph was an extravagant, joyous parade through the capital city to the temple of Jupiter …
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: …
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 …
Today’s installation of Finding God in Stories brings to you Doctor Who! Doctor Who is a British TV series about the Doctor, a time-traveling alien. For the past 50 years, viewers have watched the Doctor travel through time and space in his T.A.R.D.I.S (Time and Relative Dimension in Space)–his time machine that looks like a …
When I ask for life like it used to be, You say, “The past was beautiful, But the future is brilliant. We’re on an adventure, No two days are the same, But I’m leading the way. Remember our past, Rejoice in the present, Rest in the promise of the future. You are and always will …
Let me tell you a story about what’s been happening in my life recently. This story begins a long time ago, when I was a little girl. Really, though, the most important background information you need to know is that I always was incredibly shy. I suffered from timidity, and, starting in fifth grade, I …
“If you’re worried and you can’t sleep, just count your blessings instead of sheep and you’ll fall asleep counting your blessings” (Bing Crosby, “Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)”). I’m not sure exactly why this song just popped into my head, but I am very glad it did. I recently realized that I’ve been complaining …