Hello friends, It’s been a while since I wrote last (again…sorry about that!), but I wanted to take a few minutes to provide you with a quick life update. I’m starting grad school tomorrow! It’s a decision that has been in the making for a…
In Iceland, the sun never quite sets during the summertime. It dips just below the horizon around midnight and then hovers there, still casting a dusky light across the countryside until it rises again fully around 3:00 a.m. The benefit to almost 24-hour sunshine is…
In 2016, the world’s favorite Bible verse was Romans 8:28: “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” The Bible reading app YouVersion reports that this verse was…
“This is like my family,” the little boy in my after-school reading group said, looking up from the book. “My parents are divorced, and I don’t see my dad anymore.” Another boy nodded. “It’s like mine too.” Two others said their homes were like that…
I was twelve the first time I saw the music man. He was sitting on the curb outside a dive bar in downtown Miami, guitar slung over his shoulder, a few loose bills and change stuffed in a red Solo cup at his side. Mother…