The above picture is a gift I made for a mom in church for her baby shower. You can’t tell but the canvas is painted a faint pink (she’s having a girl). I found the design on Pinterest 🙂 and decided to replicate it. I wanted to share this craft because it’s cute and […]
Make Allowance and Forgive
“Some people don’t deserve forgiveness.” I looked up from where I stood next to a low library shelf. J was talking to another classmate. He didn’t look angry. He didn’t look sad. He looked confident and calm. His unforgiveness* caught me off guard. It made me sad because I saw through his mask of confidence, […]
Sorry Mr. Cute Hipster
The only reason I sat next to Mr. Cute Hipster was because it was the last available cushioned sofa in Starbucks. Since I didn’t bring my laptop, it would have been rude to take up table space when I knew that branch gets super busy, right? So I placed my grande light iced passion tea […]
Stick to Your Notecards
There are many things I learned in high school. Here’s one of them, and another, and here’s the 3rd: Stick to your notecards. This is going to be especially painful for me. I was going to post it yesterday, but I really really really don’t want to relive my embarrassing moments if I don’t have […]
Steal the Spam and Run
High School lesson #2: Steal the bacon Spam and run beyond the finish line. Here’s lesson 1. Andy begged me to join the lunchtime activity “Steal the Bacon,” which was actually a can of Spam. Our class was one player short. I had hw to do, but that look of desperation on my friend’s face…. […]
Keep Talking to God
A brother in church passed away last Sunday. He was hit by a car and was unresponsive in the hospital for less than 24 hours before he went to be with the Lord. It’s sudden and a lot of us are in shock. There is comfort in knowing that he’s in Heaven, but grief comes […]
Be You Through Love
You know how some people say that high school or college are the best four years of your life? It wasn’t like that for me. I was awkward in high school and a loner in college. But at least I learned some lessons. And since many people are going back to school soon, I thought […]