Clothing to Die For – Or Not
This particular outfit would never be seen on a celebrity, never on a model, and most definitely never on a typical twenty-two year old woman. But when I wore it, I felt skinny and sexy. The long,...
View ArticleThe Writing of a Love Story, Part 1
They were but three simple things… a box of chocolates, a kiss, and a song, but they changed my life forever. I was nineteen the fall I traveled to New York City, fresh out of homeschooled high school...
View ArticleThe Writing of a Love Story, Part 2
Be sure to catch part one. One Sunday evening, as I sat in the dining room with my roommate, the director of the training center came up behind me and whispered in my ear, “I need to see you in my...
View ArticleThe Necessity of Christian Organizations… Or Not
I’m a little bit on the disgusted side right now with Christian organizations. The Sovereign Grace Ministries lawsuit sickens me to the core. I seriously cannot even think about it without feeling sick...
View ArticleA Letter to my Pastor
Dear Pastor, Five years ago our little family was in need of direction and healing. God lead us to you and to the church family you shepherd. You probably don’t know that the words God spoke through...
View ArticleA Metaphoric Nancy Drew, Pt. 2
*This is part two of the series, A Metaphoric Nancy Drew. You can read part one here. “Nessa Brach?” “Yes, this is Nessa,” she had answered, wondering who the caller was. “Don’t trust him, Nessa,”...
View ArticleMy Broken Hallelujah
God, I’m not even sure where to begin. Do I start at the beginning, in the middle, in the right here and now, or with my hopes for the future? I have nothing… nothing to hold up for myself to say,...
View ArticleIs It Real?
I was but a tiny girl. I peered around the corner at my mother, sitting in the kitchen. The ashtray overflowed with ashes as a pillar of smoke rose from the center. Beer cans were scattered across the...
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