“If you give yourself some space, I promise God will whisper”, my mentor and friend stated just two minutes before dropping me off the airport.  She gave me no time for rebuttal.  The words she spoke felt as confusing as my 101-level astronomy class when we were measuring the distance to stars with color.  I

Staring at the pile of folded clothes crammed tightly into the laundry basket, I wondered what I should wear today.  Although the clothes were shoved into the basket like a tangled cotton octopus, I could still make out heels of socks and elbows of shirts that were trying to sneak their way to the edges-

Staring at the pile of folded clothes crammed tightly into the laundry basket, I wondered what I should wear today.  Although the clothes were shoved into the basket like a tangled cotton octopus, I could still make out heels of socks and elbows of shirts that were trying to sneak their way to the edges-

Some fast food is gross in ways that prevent me from ingesting it but I get truly excited for In and Out Burger—like I used to get excited about ice cream cones.  Butterflies in my stomach erupt into a mad flutter on my way to the restaurant. Once I walk through the doors I can

Some fast food is gross in ways that prevent me from ingesting it but I get truly excited for In and Out Burger—like I used to get excited about ice cream cones.  Butterflies in my stomach erupt into a mad flutter on my way to the restaurant. Once I walk through the doors I can

Is it human nature to want what you don’t have?  When I was a kid I desperately wanted long locks of blond flowing hair.  My hair is brown…and short.  And I used to have uneven bangs thanks to my mom’s bang-cutting guide: masking tape.  In an effort to obtain curls, the Pepto-Bismol pink curlers that

Is it human nature to want what you don’t have?  When I was a kid I desperately wanted long locks of blond flowing hair.  My hair is brown…and short.  And I used to have uneven bangs thanks to my mom’s bang-cutting guide: masking tape.  In an effort to obtain curls, the Pepto-Bismol pink curlers that

The best gift is the surprise gift. Not the kind of surprise that jumps out of dark closets and clobbers you with balloons being held by the loudest versions of your closest friends though. The most wonderful and gentle kind of surprise comes bearing gifts you didn’t know you wanted.  In the past week, I

The best gift is the surprise gift. Not the kind of surprise that jumps out of dark closets and clobbers you with balloons being held by the loudest versions of your closest friends though. The most wonderful and gentle kind of surprise comes bearing gifts you didn’t know you wanted.  In the past week, I

I have a grandmother (the grandkids call her baba) who turned in her gray hair for a red-brown dye job.  Instead of sweet loving words, she cusses a lot and has an inordinate amount of energy. Her tiny frame carries enough energy to match two 5 year-olds jacked up on mountain dew and Pixy Sticks.