W. H. Auden once wrote, “For me, as for many others, the reading of detective stories is an addiction like…
She Gave Her Heart Away
Sit tight folks—it’s time to take on the purity movement. If I had a YouTube channel, this would be a…
Culture Shock
Before I left the states, I took an online orientation course through my company. In one of the units, we…
Love Casts Out Fear
In the middle of a marathon week at school, I sat down for my first round of parent-teacher conferences. In…
Advent I: Three Meditations
Written October 2016, Revisited December 2018 The Chancel Tapestry You gaze out from your textile window, serene. You—crowned in red…
Grateful for…
To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything He has given us – and He has given us everything.
A Dandelion Scatters in the Wind
All Souls Day • Someone’s Birthday • Sufi Poetry • After One Week in Africa • In which Jet-Lag and Language Learning make for a Very Scrambled Blog Post
Courage, dear heart
Last month, I decided to reread Tolkien’s The Hobbit in preparation for my own upcoming adventure. I thought it might…
Lessons Learned : August 2018
All summer, I’ve been pushing myself to try new things. I keep telling myself it’s practice for moving overseas. So…
To Mrs. Fray: For teaching me what it means to worship
In my last post, I wrote about the amazing women mentors who’ve been a part of my life here in…
