Pouring Out when You have Nothing Left to Give: A How-To Guide
I had a conversation with my friend a few weeks ago in which I told her about a ministry idea I had: using Maya (my typewriter) to write letters to people in the church (or outside of church) who need encouragement and hope. I was excited but then the reality of unemployment and stress of... Continue Reading →
The Beauty of Gentleness
In Galatians 5:22, Paul writes out the fruits of the Spirit for the Christians at Galatia. There are the big ones that everyone knows: love and hope, and then... gentleness? I have read this verse numerous times, and even memorized it when I was younger, but I never stopped to consider each one until recently.... Continue Reading →
When Grief Demands Its Audience (A “Dear Danny” Letter)
Dear Danny, I found your obituary online tonight. It filled in some holes for me but not everything. The most important thing I found though was your death date—your actual one; not the date that Ash or Chris told me that you died—(It was sometime in November according to them and my memory but now... Continue Reading →
An Ode to My William Forrestors: The Teachers Who Made Me Who I Am
Initially, this started as just a random freewrite on Maya (my typewriter) and then—as any good writing session does—it evolved into something more. Finding Forrester was the movie that made me yearn for a typewriter; the various professors I encountered in my undergrad years at Palm Beach Atlantic University and the University of Central Florida... Continue Reading →
Musings of a Wanderer 