She opened the door and I entered into a ransacked room. Books were spilling out of desks. Papers lay strewn across the floor. Chairs wer...

The other night I sat in a room full of police cadets. I listened as they told their favourite and least favourite parts of the academy. Th...

As January 1st, 2014 came suddenly upon us, I sat down and wrote out some goals for the year. There were several that I have already accomp...

The sun rose crimson red. The perfect half circle of a sun, nestled in between the nook of two mountains, was crimson, scarlet. It shown up...

It's a chilly Autumn morning. The leaves have transformed into wondrous hues of orange, gold, and deep red. The sun is shining, birds a...

It's official. I'm a slacker when it comes to blogging. Some months I'm on a roll and write faithfully throughout the month. Oth...

I don't know how it came up, but last night as Damarise and I were playing Dutch Blitz with a friend, we ended up recounting the story ...

Thursday I was in the writing mood. I was also realizing how utterly behind my blog was. I sat on the couch for a while thinking about what...

I can say the words, but when it comes to believing them fully, with all my heart, I realize that saying and believing can be different. Dr...

I sat and watched as over three dozen third graders each grabbed the hand of a toddler and began to help them find Easter eggs. The toddler...

To sum up the first four weeks of Student Teaching would be impossible. Too much has happened that to write it all down would take time I d...

My stomach has permanent knots. I cry because I feel so anxious. How is that I can trust when things are all right? But fail to call on ...

2012 has come to an end. Looking back throughout the year, I could easily claim this year as being one in which I have grown up the m...

Traveling to Africa is an adventure. Damarise and I learned that last year when we realized it really is a small world after all. We me...

This week I turned twenty-one. Since being in college, my birthday has always landed on either a reading day or, as was the case this yea...

I'll just say it point blank – goodbyes hurts. I love people, I really do. I love talking with people and learning about their lives....

I don't think I have known the meaning of busy until this week. This week and the coming week are busy to the fullest meaning of the wo...

Thanksgiving Day! And what a day – a day full of food, family, and thinking about what I am thankful for. Today I am thankful for the amazi...

Again, I'm falling behind, so without further ado – days 19, 20, and 21. I am thankful for rest. It has been a busy few days, but som...

Today I'm thankful for my Aunt Janice who is wonderful! Also I'm thankful for seeing some of Pasadena tonight – the city where I sp...

Last Friday the sun was shining, the weekend had come, and I was catching up with friends (Micah, Jimmy, and Megan) on the lawn. While...

I was hoping that I'd post every day in November, but alas I forgot just how busy life is. That being said, here's a catch up post ...

Today I'm thankful for warmth and coziness. Warmth from the heat in our house this morning, the piping hot coffee I drank on my way t...

Today I am thankful for Mondays. I love Mondays – I really do. I love that we are given Saturday to work and rest. Then we have Sunday to...

(sorry for the delay... I wasn't around my laptop this weekend. So here is a catch up from the days I missed). Day 9: I was thankfu...

Today I'm thankful that I can drive. Thursdays I tutor off the mountain and today was a gorgeous day for that drive. The sun was shin...

Today I am thankful for my classmates. I'll be honest, when I began this semester it was rough to be in the same classroom with the s...

Oh boy! Today was quite an exciting day and a day chocked full of thanksgiving. It began by waking up to the rain pattering down on the r...