“I am really sorry to interrupt you but I have to end our session right now, I have a family emergency and I have to go.”
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Today is the last day of human trafficking awareness month but it doesn’t stop me from sharing a unique experience that I have encountered while trying to raise awareness of this important issue in the community.
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I grew up in a Christian home where I heard His name mentioned, however, I did not have a relationship with God until I was seventeen. Before I met Him, there was darkness and fear in my world. I was voiceless, very timid, hidden, and pretty much a victim to everything…
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Whether we are comfortable with where we are in life or whether we are in the midst of a critical point of decision-making, we all need direction. For so long my prayer to God had been for Him to open the doors He wanted to open for me and close the ones He wanted to close…
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Six summers ago while I was living in London, I felt God prompting me to write a book about my testimony. I decided to follow this calling and began to write. But soon, doubts started to set in. Would anyone want to read my story? I was a new Christian after all…
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For many years, I ran away from God, because I wanted to do life through my own might and power. Then one day, I collapsed. Ten years ago, I was in the midst of healing from my eating disorder. I felt guilty and ashamed inside for not being able to "heal myself"…
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13 Reasons Why was a big hit when I was working closely with a group of middle schoolers at a mental health outpatient unit of a hospital. I asked these young, opinionated and curious teens what they thought…
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Ever since I was young, I’ve always imagined one day going to a college in Boston. It was a dream that I wanted to make real so badly and I was determined. After getting rejected by Boston University in 2007 for a master’s program, I decided to try again in 2011…
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It all started as an overdue need for a closet cleanout— and I mean MAJORLY overdue. When we first moved into our new home last summer, I haphazardly hung/shoved all my clothes away in the closet and dresser telling myself that I would organize it later when I’d finished…
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I’m going to be really vulnerable with you all today and tell you about what God’s doing in my life. Here’s my big secret: lately, I’ve felt like an awful Christian. I mean, I respect who God is and I appreciate what He’s done for me so I tithe consistently, read my bible…
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“I don’t think I can continue being a social worker if I didn’t know God...” After sitting in a Social Security office with my client for three hours, my heart was growing cold. I began to despair. I started to think that I wouldn’t be able to convince the Social Security officer…
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