Trusting in Christ one day at a time.
In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Perhaps as a single it can be easy to think and talk about all of the things we are lacking. For women, maybe it’s coming home and knowing you won’t have a shoulder to cry on […]
There’s a saying I’ve heard that goes something like this: People won’t really care how much you know until they know how much you care. As far as I know, this isn’t taken from scripture. But life experience has taught me that it is often very true. I can scream at the top of my […]
Recuerdo bien que desde niña pasaba mis vacaciones del verano acostada en mi cama con mi mirada bien fijado en el libro que más recién había descubierto en la biblioteca. Mis papás siempre se quejaron de que pasaba todo mi tiempo sola y encerrada en mi cuarto. Pero lo que no sabían es que lejos […]
As a child I often spent my summer vacations sprawled out on my bed with my face buried in my most recent discovery from the local library. My parents would regularly complain that I spent all of my time alone in my room cooped up and hidden away from the outside world. But what they […]
“Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.” ~Psalm 42:11 Today has been a hard day. I have been tempted to speak. Have written, erased, and rewritten responses to posts on social media. […]
I’ve seen racism. I saw it the first time I liked a brown boy. My momma told me I would never be able to date him and our pastor stood in front of the entire southern baptist congregation to say that marrying from another culture was sinful. I saw it when my family refused to let an […]
Being home all day long gives one a lot more time to think. And more time to spend on social media and other informative websites. As stay-at-home orders continue the flow of information about coronavirus, conspiracy theories, and politics shows no sign of ceasing. I will not be addressing any conspiracies or political stances in […]
It’s been over a week since I have had any real human interaction. And let me tell you, I am NOT loving it. Yesterday things got a little better when I ventured out of my house to pay my internet bill at the little automatic kiosk. Never have I felt such solidarity just from knowing […]
I´m referring to the virus, of course. I have an interesting seat at the metaphorical table where I have watched this pandemic unfold. For months now I have traveled to China through my computer screen and chatted with kids from all over the country about life in quarantine. Some of my favorite comments so far […]
“In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.” ~Luke 2: 1-7 When I think of Christmas I think of being home with my family. I think of the tree with the same ornaments we’ve hung on it since I was just a toddler, of the food my mom makes only during this time of year, and of the traditions […]
