The Color-Filled Life

29 Sep 2020.Reading time 14 minutes.

Art. It’s in us, coursing through our veins and capillaries. It surrounds us in the very air we breathe, the words we say, and through our fingertips as we type. Our eyes suck it in without us even knowing it. So, why is the world trying to squeeze all art from existence?

A Joy-Filled Pandemic

31 Aug 2020.Reading time 13 minutes.

“How are you fairing during these trying times?” seems to have replaced the usual “How are you?”
With this in mind, I’m going to be vulnerable with ya’ll right now.

You Wouldn’t Understand

9 Jul 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

We live in a divided country. A divided world. And often times, divided families. I wonder what would happen if we realize our differences can bring us closer?

Finishing The Long Game

29 Jun 2020.Reading time 16 minutes.

In writing a story there’s an event called the “muddy middle.” Otherwise know as the murky middle, the sagging middle, and the nebulous place. It’s not a fun place to be in, but it’s necessary in getting to the finish line.

Risk vs Fear

27 May 2020.Reading time 13 minutes.

It’s amazing how lightening fast fear can creep under our skin. Nowhere is safe. Nowhere is without risk. But when did fear stop the human race from living?

Author Of Our Future

29 Apr 2020.Reading time 11 minutes.

We live in an era of uncertainty. And I hate not knowing. I say I love surprises, but in reality I’m too much of a control freak to enjoy a surprise properly.

Words of Hope

31 Mar 2020.Reading time 10 minutes.

When I chose to be a writer, I didn’t realize the hold it would have over me. With such a jumbled mess of phrases floating around in my brain, it’s sometimes difficult to choose which words are the most important to say or write.

The Fear of Success

24 Feb 2020.Reading time 11 minutes.

When I was 20, I went to Culinary school in NYC. I loved it. The city was big, bustling, daunting, yet beautiful. I was on my own for the first time in my life, free to make my own choices, and free to succeed or fail. I’d made it through the entire program with flying […]

Following the Leader

27 Jan 2020.Reading time 16 minutes.

Five years ago, God laid on our hearts that He wanted us to move. We didn’t know where or when, but we felt the pull south…

Forever Blessed – No Matter What!

20 Dec 2019.Reading time 20 minutes.

I’m sitting here nestled on the couch, surrounded by boxes, finishing a hot bowl of my grandmother’s Japanese soup, and trying to find the words to relay the last couple weeks of my life. The only descriptions I can come up with are “blessed” and “forever changed.” …