I become someone who wears glasses. If that surprised some people, they got used to it quickly. I regularly beat Meg Ingleson—not every...

I’m sure we’ve all seen those memes about college students who are broke and can’t afford a cheeseburger at McDonald’s. I don’t know how...

Read Part 1 here. I wear sunglasses a lot, so it’s not like I’ve never had something perched on my nose and pushing on my ears, but I...

The birds speed across the sky, riding the wind, on their way to find somewhere to spend the night, I guess, to continue their journey...

I’m in a waiting stage right now. And I’m one of the most impatient people I know. It’s not easy to sit back and wait for something to...

As an introvert, the scariest thing about going to college was the fact that I had to meet new people. Simply the thought of that made me...

My last post, I had a brief monologue-like story displaying different points of view. It’s so easy to look at the other person and want...

I’m nervous. First day, and I don’t know anyone. That girl there, she’s probably worked here forever. Look at the way she’s taking charge...

I don't usually step out from behind the computer and just talk about my life, but I feel the need to keep you in the loop, and because...

I don’t like doing things for no reason. I’m one of those people who wishes there were 48 hours in a day; I can never get everything...

The other day, I was asked to talk to some 9th grade girls in their Sunday school class. Even though I said yes, I had no idea what I was...

I graduated college yesterday. The excitement and joy of four years’ work coming together has come to an end, and now I’m trying to...

Doubts. They infest your mind and circle like vultures, never quite landing, but always keeping you in a constant fear of what ifs. What...

I hung up the phone, cutting off my friend's pleading voice. She was too busy for me, again. I stared into space, wondering if I really...

What would it be like if we were entirely satisfied by God? Entirely. Not missing a thing. Jesus says in John 6:35, "I am the bread of...

Hey, you. Feeling down? Is nothing going quite how you like it? Do you not feel like you're in control of things? Are you worried about...

New Year’s Eve/Day is one of my favorite holidays. To me it’s exciting; it’s a new year, a clean slate, the mark of all the changes I’m...

"Merry Christmas." Sometimes it just doesn’t seem that merry. You can’t be with the person you want to be with; maybe you’ve even lost...

This summer, I did something different. Desperate for a job, I applied to work everywhere, and I ended up at our church’s homeless...

Read part 1 here. Julia I walked in my house to see my dad home. He sat, watching TV with a beer can in his hand. Three empty cans sat on...