It was over in the corner. Pink paint lined the edges and poked out enough to remind me it was there, rolled up with dust collecting in the tiny folds at the creases…

I keep waiting for the day I will have it all together – the day I will begin to feel like I have earned the “grown-up” title. I remember moments as a kid…

The pressure increased, and the countdown ticked closer to zero. I was running through a stretch of unending hallway, a maze of doors opening and closing. The hallway looked familiar yet foreign; but…

Sometimes it’s hard to know God has a plan. Sometimes it’s hard to trust God has a purpose in using that plan. The disappointment from failed attempts, rejected opportunities and unclear paths leave…

They were resting on the rack in front of me. I lifted the dumbbells, throwing them back down almost as fast as I grabbed them. My arm crumbled at the weight. I chose…

I ran my finger over the wound and felt the rising blister on the surface of my foot. An ember had leaped out of the fire I sat around the night before and…

I was sitting in the front row, the white ribbon tied around my waist ruffled slightly from the A/C vent over my section. I could see the goosebumps rising on my skin- it…

I didn’t want to face it. I was terrified.  So badly, in fact, I took to shoveling spoonfuls of Oreo cookie dough into my mouth as a way to cope with the silent…

I can’t help but think. I can’t help but think back to a year ago. Wheels turning as the sound of leaves crunching echoed down a quiet road, a stillness seeming to radiate…

I sat staring at the notebook paper in front of me. The task was simple, yet the longer the week dragged on, the more intimidating the assignment became. It was now the end…