Every time I hop onto social media my opinions become more and more confused. I can’t figure out what is right, or wrong, or credible, or just bogus. In this day and age, it is very hard, and very confusing to seek what is real. We have doctors, leaders, people we’re supposed to believe in,…
My rock, my fortress, my deliverer I take refuge in you My shield, my strength, my salvation I find security in your presence My stronghold, my tower, my savior I run to you, and I am safe Swirling in the waves Surrounded by enemies Overwhelmed by destruction Snared by the grave In distress…
When I was in high school, I broke up with a boy because we believed different things. I was heartbroken, desperate, and a teenager. His sister was my best friend, and (bless her) she listened to me for weeks, probably months, pine for him after it was over. I still remember to this day the…
I remember running races where it all came together: the training, the mindset, the perfect amount of coffee, the warm up, the start, the laps. I remember the feeling of getting that groove, of focusing outside of myself and knowing I could do this. I remember the miles ticking down. I remember hitting each lap…
When I think of the story of David and Bathsheba, I am amazed that someone considered so holy could fall so far. And in that falling could still be the one chosen by God to do great things. How could God forgive such a deliberate, repetitive, and public offense? He did something wrong, multiple things…
When I came to Chico State three weeks before school started for pre-season soccer training, and tryouts, I never imagined that soccer would not be my path. I had been playing soccer since I was four years old, and had been playing year round soccer as soon as that was an option. I made every…
In college, I had the great privilege of working two summers at Mount Hermon Christian Camps in the Santa Cruz Mountains. I worked one summer at Redwood, with elementary and junior high students, and one summer with the high school and junior high at Ponderosa. I learned to surf, and go down a half pipe,…
"When God is asking me to wait, he knows everything about my circumstance. He knows everything about what my life will be like when he finally gives me a no or a yes. He knows that I will be ready, and I will be grateful when he finally answers. He knows lightyears ahead of me that the waiting is the good stuff..."
