Called to Leave (Jonah, Part 1)

Called to Leave (Jonah, Part 1)

by | Jan 29, 2022 | Reflections | 0 comments

I asked people (on here, on Instagram, and face-to-face) which blog post series they would prefer to read first: Jonah or Psalm 23. Jonah won (8 to 3), so here we are! For most of the posts (perhaps all, honestly), I will be referring to the study book on Jonah that I...
Holding You in the Light

Holding You in the Light

by | Jan 22, 2022 | Reflections | 0 comments

There’s a phrase that the Quakers use when they want to tell someone that they’re praying for them continually–“I will hold you in the light.” … Grace Anne, @totallygraced, Instagram post (underlining added) I read these words...
Truth Be Told

Truth Be Told

by | Jan 15, 2022 | Poems/Songs | 4 comments

Lie number one you’re supposed to have it all together And when they ask how you’re doing Just smile and tell them, “Never better” Lie number 2 everybody’s life is perfect except yours So keep your messes and your wounds And your secrets...
I’m Fine

I’m Fine

by | Jan 15, 2022 | Poems/Songs | 5 comments

Go to church ev’ry Sunday, People always ask “How you doing?” I always reply, “I’m doing just fine.” But lately I’ve felt like a hypocrite Hiding behind those words–‘Cause really it seems like I’m falling...
Scarlet Letters and Confessions

Scarlet Letters and Confessions

by | Jan 8, 2022 | Stories | 0 comments

During this previous school semester, I read The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The gist of this old story is that Hester Prynne had a child out of wedlock and was sentenced to wear a scarlet letter A for the rest of her life. She refused to reveal the father,...