Happy Birthday, Jesus! Because of you I have eternal life. Because of you I am free from the bondage of my insecurities and doubts. You are the reason that I believe in love. You are the perfect example of what true love is. You sacrificed your life so that I could live mine. The creator … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Jesus!
It's true what they say. There's no place like home. Dorothy was right. But it's not just a brick house that we long for during the holidays. It's someone to come home to, whether that's family, friends or a person you've grown close to and desire to spend more time with.Home can be a trip to … Continue reading There’s No Place Like Home For The Holidays
Over the course of this year, I have been focusing quite a lot of my time on writing a novel. It is something I have always wanted to do, and so I’ve decided to just do it. Though, with that comes a whole lot of this versus that. I work a full-time job, I like … Continue reading Keeping Yourself Accountable
God! Where are you? Are you there? I just need to see you. Show me your face. I'm trying so hard to hang on. I'm trying so hard to trust in you. I feel alone. I need to see you. I don't know about you, but I have thought like this. Had moments like this. … Continue reading All You Need Is A Mustard Seed
If you're doing things to please other people, stop in your tracks. You will never live up to their expectations. There will always be something to change, something to mend, something to fix. They are molding you into what they dream you to be. What do you want? No, really? What do you want? Have … Continue reading You Are That Flower
Sometimes I don't know how to feel. My mind is telling me one thing, but my spirit is telling me another. I push myself to be optimistic, but pessimism lingers. It's only a little bit longer, I know God, but what if that little bit longer isn't what I want? What if the suffering was … Continue reading You Can…
Being resentful is as easy as breathing. You don't loathe a particular person or thing. You are hateful because you feel gypped, mistreated, undervalued. Why do they get to be in that position when I have worked just as hard as them? Why won’t they listen to me when we have been married for several … Continue reading Turn Resentment Into Joy
At the time of writing, it's Good Friday. This is the day that Jesus made the greatest of all sacrifices. Some imperfect beings beat, mocked and tortured him. To think that someone without blemish could be found as having fault shows the corrupt nature of our society. In fact, it doesn't warrant a sacrifice — … Continue reading What’s the Good in Good Friday?
I am 22 years old, which is quite young according to many, but that doesn't mean I haven't had my fair share of trying times. I've dealt with death. I've dealt with heartache. Sadness did not come too far behind, and worry followed shortly after. There have been moments where all I wanted to do … Continue reading This Is Your Teaching Moment
We hoard our feelings, hoping that they'll never explode.Suppression is an epidemic in many of our lives because we want to seem put together. We want to make everyone else around us think that we have it under control. One after the other, they pile up. Depression, anxiety, sickness, painful circumstances, undeniable hurt. Whatever it … Continue reading When It All Comes Crashing Down
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