This is a part of the Open Letter Challenge writing contest hosted by Josh Irby. I’m writing a response to the Open Letter to You from the Rest of the World. Dear World, I read your letter recently and I’m encouraged by your words. I pull it out on occasion to...
I don’t remember the last time I wrote every day for a whole week. I think it was a couple of months ago, but it’s hard to say. I don’t remember the last time I went a day without sitting with writing thoughts and letting them stir in my mind. I love words and I am a...
When I first think of the word brave, I think of heroes in action films or characters that travel on grand adventures and make it to the end of their journey. I think of people in the news that rescue others from a natural disaster or others who decide to move to...
We are called to run the race before us, but sometimes I think it is okay to simply walk. Walking is all we can do on the ways we are weary and weighed down by life. The act of moving forward, however fast and however slow, can be enough to get us back to the point of...