Over the many years that I have been interested in writing, I have been influenced by multiple different people. Everyone influenced me in different ways, whether it be negative or positive, but I have grown with each and every comment I have received. One person who has immensely influenced me…

Everyone has their own definition or idea of success. For me, successful writing is when I’ve written what I want to write. …

It wasn’t romantic. Nothing about that date was. In fact, my friends practically begged me not to go. They said it was a bad idea, but hey, I was going to get my first kiss out of it. Why wouldn’t I have taken up that opportunity? Once my friends realized…

You don’t know me as well as you think you do. It has been a couple of months since you met me. That is not enough time for you to know me as well as you say you do. You do not know me more than I know myself. Every…

As he flicked through the letters, a small, handwritten envelope caught his attention and his heart began to thump. His name is scrawled on the cream-colored envelope in small, ornate letters and he instantly knows who it’s from. It is from her. The girl who left him all those years…

Fourth grade — or was it third? The exact year doesn’t matter, but I know that was when writing became real for me. I read a lot, so much so that in fourth grade I won a ride in a fire truck for reading the most books (although I do…

I have been staring at my computer screen for almost an hour, unsure how to start this introduction of myself. Do I start with a simpler hello? No, that's almost too formal. How about I add a quirky “fellow reader” after I say hello? No, that's weird and seems forced…

take me home take me home take me home is what the boy says to the sea. (feet wet, sand in his hair, salt in his mouth) take me home take me home take me home is what the girl says to the stars. (eyes glowing, hair flowing, stardust in…

Stand up for yourself, even if that means breaking your legs. And even though not everyone you love will stay, God will never leave. He doesn’t leave us in brokenness; He rebuilds our ruins. And if He is not showing up right away, remember that his timing is perfect. Do not doubt Him, but also, do not doubt yourself, or your purpose to burn with the light of Jesus, to release the culture of heaven wherever you go, to spread His word will diminish.