Poetry: Simply Put

Simply put, Sometimes the lines blur, Hearing ceases, The rain pours, Your shoes fill with sand, And you’re hair gets pulled. You fall down,                     down,                              down, Into grass that pokes and prods. You look up,                    up,                        up, At the clouds of storm. You try to get up, Out of the mud And the concrete OfContinue reading “Poetry: Simply Put”

Poland: It Is Well With My Soul

On Thursday night, a small group of us women were invited to share at a Women’s refugee center. We made our way there and found out that the missionaries running the center were Spanish. Three people in our group happened to be fluent in Spanish. It was a breath of fresh air to finally hearContinue reading “Poland: It Is Well With My Soul”

It’s Okay To Not Be Okay

“I wanted to punish myself for feeling broken,” I told my friend over the phone. Do you ever feel broken? Like so stuck in your hurt that you feel as if there’s nowhere left to go? Do you ever feel disgusted with yourself or your experiences? Do you ever question why things happened the wayContinue reading “It’s Okay To Not Be Okay”

This Moment: Stage of Life

Each stage of life has its own obstacles and struggles. But each stage also has its own moments of achievement and possibility. So whether you are in grade school, in college, emerging into the real world, are settling down, have been settled down, are watching your own kids go through these stages or perhaps evenContinue reading “This Moment: Stage of Life”

Focus on the Feeling

Life can be so busy sometimes that we forget to focus on what’s important. It’s always go to school, go to work, go to sports practice and be in this club and do this activity so that you don’t get behind. In a world that’s so intent on getting ahead, sometimes we feel like weContinue reading “Focus on the Feeling”