The scraggly arms of the tree out my window rise like a beggarbeckoning the sunthe frost from the night before still dances on her fingertipscome closer, come closer, she pleadsthe sun hides behind a cloak of grayshe is timid this time of yearwalking in the woods without her sometimes feels like holding ones breaththe piercing …

My heart is heavy as I sit here to write. I wasn’t exactly sure what I’d post this week; I was thinking about maybe sharing a bit of poetry, or tips about surviving the winter blues- something a little lighter and different than the content I’ve written about so far. But then Wednesday happened. And …

When I was 17, I had no clue what I was going to do after high school. It freaked me out. I’d pray and I’d research colleges and career paths and I’d think and I’d think until my brain was sore, but to no avail. I never had peace about anything. It made me uncomfortable …

Have you ever wanted something so bad, your heart hurt and your mind buzzed, but you didn’t know how to talk about it, you didn’t know how to hope for it, and you didn’t know how to chase after it? “Take a leap of faith?” they tell you.If you’re like me, you’ll ask them: “What …