She had flawless, tan skin. Her hair swished down her back in silky brown perfection (not a frizzy braid like mine). Oversized overalls were her staple attire and, somehow, she managed to make them unfathomably cute. She dazzled everyone with her bright, catching smile. I was in 7th grade, and I idolized Jenna. I wanted […]
It happened again. I sighed and stared down at the little heart displaying a new relationship status on Facebook. Yep, another girl down. One after the other, the girls my sister and I grew up with were dating and getting married, while we watched— still single, and not a Christian young man in sight. First, […]
It’s happened to the best of us. That moment when something so horribly embarrassing happens and you just want to sink through the floor. I had one of those “sink-through-the-floor-moments” several years back when I was in high school. I was in tenth grade and had just finished competing in a huge basketball tournament. My […]
I was 15 years old, had a mouth full of braces and was desperately shy and awkward. Our whole family was involved in the AWANA program at our church and I had just started attending the high school program. The first week came and I sat by myself. I walked to game time by myself. […]
I sat in the conference session with my eyes wide open. It was one of those moments where every word spoken pierced straight into my heart. As the speaker shared about his passion for mentorship and discipleship, I knew my life would never be the same. After that conference, my life took a drastic turn […]
My heart felt like it was going to beat out of my chest as my dad dropped me off for my very first co-op class. I was thirteen and slowly learning how to brave the world of strangers. As a tall, skinny, slightly awkward teen, I wasn’t very confident in my social skills. Can you […]
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