On Refugees: A Poem & A Few Ways to Help

I could have been you. I could have entered the world at war, Could have seen horrors that echo, Could have known nothing but danger and the desperation for escape. But, somehow, I'm me. I'm not where you are, Don't understand suffering the way you do, Don't know what it's like to be hated in…

Freedom & Living Life in Love

I have so, so much I could say. My heart is bursting with the things I've recently lived, and I want them to explode all over everyone! But I also want this to be conveyed to you as clearly as possible, so I'll just say: I've tried living life in love. And nothing is better.…

Notes from “Love Does”

I've read two (and a half!) books from my summer reading list so far, which is sad compared to the overwhelming amount I usually read in the summer. But I am completely okay with that. Why? Because one of the books was "Love Does." "Love Does" is a part-memoir-part-devotional written by a man named Bob Goff. My…

Finding Courage

I can't remember a period of my life during which I wouldn't have an anxiety dream about driving every once in a while. Isn't that so weird? What child has anxiety dreams of driving a car without brakes?! But I did. And up until I was eighteen I didn't even have my permit; not because…

The Shield of Faith

Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1) Do we have this kind of faith? I believe completely in Jesus: who He is, what He says about Himself, what He does and has done-- all of it. I have no doubts that I believe in Him in that way. The…

The Summer of Storms

You are the first of my summer of storms, Since you showed your face again. I know in my head that we're not meant to be, But these feelings are still creeping in. God called me to love you without running away, And I promise that's just what I'll do. I'll cling to Him, pushing…