I leaned forward on the bus seat, staring forward through the massive windshield. Every College For a Weekend (one of four major campus events we do per academic year) I ride and monitor a charter bus shuttling students to an offsite camp for outdoor activities. And...
If she looked like she needed something, I might have stopped. But there was a hardness in her eyes that said, "Don't touch me, don't come near me." So I didn't. She sat on the bench clutching that bag, challenging the world with her expression. I saw another one...
"Merry Christmas - your last one unmarried!" My friend smiled and said goodbye. I stood there a moment, surprised by what he said, letting it sink in. My last Christmas unmarried! In forty days, I will be the wife of Josh. Twenty-three Christmases have passed by:...
Let me start this by saying my blog posts are designed to be transparent. But today I want to tell a story that fills in the details left out of many blog posts from the last nine months.
Josh started job searching last December as he was approaching the last semester of his studies in computer engineering. As we moved into the final semester, I began assisting with the search, looking up jobs, filling out applications, and editing resumes and cover letters. Josh put much effort into the search while also balancing senior projects in one of the hardest programs Liberty University offers (fun fact: the program requires the highest level of ability in math above all other programs. I can barely add 6 and 7. We’re a good match).
A month ago I featured devotion notes Mr. M sent me (God Will Fight For Us) since they encouraged me so much. Â Today features his commentary on a chapter of 2 Chronicles, sent to me via email after his devotions. 2 Chronicles 20 "After this, the Moabites and Ammonites...
There's this funny little children's song my siblings and I listened to over and over again growing up. Right now it's echoing in my mind as I type: When I am afraid I will trust in You, I will trust in You, I will trust in You; When I am afraid I will trust in You,...