Project Type: Essays
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Killing Vanity
Growth is happening. And it’s terrifying. For the past two years I’ve struggled with acne. I’ve always had clear skin and never had to worry about something like that. But the past two years? It’s been MY LIFE. Every day, a frustrating battle of slathering on make up and feeling less than because the image […]
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Almost Perfect
I did it. I went without make up yesterday and lived to talk about it. IT. WAS. FREEING. All my life I’ve been little miss perfect. There’s even a Shel Silverstein poem called “Almost Perfect” about Mary Hume who goes around muttering “almost perfect but not quite” about everything that doesn’t meet her standards. I […]
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That One Time I Was an Atheist
I recently listened to an interesting interview with Becket Cook on Focus on the Family. He’s a former homosexual who hit it big in the fashion industry and was besties with all sorts of people, including well known actors and actresses. Two points of his story resonated scarily well with me: He practiced practical atheism […]
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My Corona Virus Game Plan
Things are different. And I’m not scared. I’ve always been good with change. We used to move around a lot and it got to the point that I craved it. In fact, I sometimes get bored sitting here in one place. And since five years ago, since those evenings when I was locked tight and […]
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I Don’t Do It for the Friendships
Sometimes, I don’t want to talk about Jesus. There. I said it. Not just speaking, not just believing but FOLLOWING Jesus means giving every part of myself. And because my venue has always been writing and blogging (the latter since 2009, what what), I know this is the platform God’s designed for me. He wants […]
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Bury Those Forks
Job’s friends are the worst. They’re slowly sticking a fork into his side in an attempt to “comfort” him. Here’s a man who’s lost everything. His children, his home, his health. Even his wife tells him to curse God and die. I relate to Job. But I’d be a liar if I said I didn’t […]
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Distant but Social
A few weeks ago, I socialized. Distantly. It was much needed. A few friends (under 10) and I got together a healthy six feet apart in our church parking lot and talked. T-A-L-K-E-D. This post is about how I’m horrible at talking in groups. Like, HORRIBLE. It’s a tennis match for me, and I feel […]
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The Art of Listening
I love a good meme. And I also don’t. I forget how beautifully quiet the world is when I’m not on Facebook. I forget how God made me to be a listener, not a sponge for other people’s thoughts and opinions. I get back on sometimes because I mistakenly believe I have to be a […]
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No Laughing Matter
“Lord Jesus, I offer myself to Your people. In any way. Any place. Any time.” – Corrie Ten Boom I read (okay, skimmed) an article in The Atlantic recently about how witchcraft is on the rise. People are scared. They’re looking for guidance. I know a lot of people might roll their eyes and think […]
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Choose Jesus, Not Religion
I watched a Youtube video the other day about a woman who left the Mormon church and how she was now helping others do the same as a trained therapist. That didn’t bother me because Mormonism is lost on several biblical truths (as are a ton of so-called Christian religions who place tradition over God’s word). What […]
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