It’s the beginning of a new year! We are at the start of a new book, with blank, crispy pages, fresh smell, and all; how exciting, right?! Last year was a year of new, beautifulContinue reading

It was not a silent night at the inn. It was actually very hectic. I even dare say it was the most hectic of the season! There was a census going on, and you canContinue reading

The parable of the ten virgins from Matthew 25 is one I’ve always had a hard time with. Growing up, I used to feel bad for the five careless virgins (and to some degree identified).Continue reading

To give thanks to God is to worship Him. If you ask me what my favorite Holiday is, I will tell you without thinking twice that it’s Thanksgiving. It’s my favorite Holiday not just becauseContinue reading

Never had I longed for a rainbow so much. It had been raining nonstop for twelve consecutive days, and I could already imagine how Noah and his family felt inside the ark. I was concernedContinue reading

I have been an introvert for as long as I can remember. Growing up in a church that encouraged participation from an early age, I learned to speak in public without showing any nervousness. However,Continue reading

“I don’t want to die; help me!”  The witty, friendly elderly lady with round eyes and puffy cheeks I once knew was gone. In her place was the fragile shell of a once lively womanContinue reading

Hope is defined as a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. It was the summer of 2011, and I was canvassing books through a university scholarship program. I was countingContinue reading

All hope was gone. The last peachy ray of sun faded on the horizon, and the beauty of a classic Texas twilight replaced the hustle of a hot summer day. As I walked to theContinue reading