Nonfiction

As a child thirsts for water, so I thirsted after reading and writing. Who would have known that the rudiments of the ABC’s would blossom into a world of color? The lessons I learned at age five have served to bless me over and over again. Just as an artist brings color to a white canvas, so words brought color to my life. A splash of lavender purple for wishful dreams. A dot of deep blue for...

“You don’t have to walk on water; it’s how you walk on land.” And it made me think, so many times I’m looking for the big moments, the big miracles where God is going to do amazing things and I’m going to feel Him move. Or have the chance to do something amazing and maybe scary for God, but I put my faith in Him and do it. And while those things do happen, that’s not how it works usually.

Lord, I am willing... Wow. Which one of us can say this fully and completely? Who can finish this sentence without pausing for a moment of self-reflection? Certainly this is beautiful.

"The Christian life can be explained only in terms of Jesus Christ, and if your life as a Christian can still be explained in terms of you—your personality, your willpower, your gift, your talent, your money, your courage, your scholarship, your dedication, your sacrifice, or your anything—then although you may have the Christian life, you are not yet living it." Ian Thomas I have to admit…I am speechless when it comes to this quote. The heart conviction that accosted me whe

Do you ever sit and watch adorable couples dote on each other and wish from the bottom of your heart that you could be in their place? And perhaps… in the waiting… you find yourself questioning God

“Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.” ~ Psalm 25:4-5 How many times have you sat there, gazing at your life, and asking God “where are you?”. You don’t see Him or His plan. Instead, your life feels like it’s falling apart, spiraling out of control, or utterly pointless. There’s too much chaos. You don’t have a purpose. You aren’t doing anything. The E