Last Thursday night I wrote a poem titled, “Here not; somewhere else.“ It was around 11 pm, and I was tired, but I’d been inspired by a book I’d just finished about Jim and Elisabeth Elliot. Among many other journal entries and letter excerpts was a quote from Elisabeth that cut to my heart. “This …
Expectations vs. Reality
I had a lot of goals for this week. I had a lot of plans for this Summer. I’ve had a lot of expectations for my life. And to be honest, not many of those goals and plans have worked out the way I imagined. Not many of my expectations have been met. This week, …
Brave like Gabe.
One of my heroes died this week. I never met her. I didn’t even know that much about her. And yet her legacy had a tremendous impact on me. Her name was Gabe. She was a 32 year old American middle distance runner. She was a wife, a daughter, a sister and an inspiration to …
Nineteen.
If you have talked to me at all recently, you know how excited I am for my birthday tomorrow. Why? Because….drum roll please… I’m turning twenty! Which means…..another drum roll ….my teenage years are officially behind me!!!! Teenagers have a stigma in our society of being irresponsible, immature, foolish, reckless and a constant headache to …
We shall be like Him.
I’ve thought about heaven a lot this past month or so.Probably more than I have at any other point in my life. It all started when my Dad brought the book “Heaven” by Randy Alcorn on our trip to the Grand Canyon and had me read it to him as he was driving. This resulted …