Five Minute Friday: As Red Leaves Drop

Five Minute Friday: As Red Leaves Drop

Sep 6, 2013 | daily life, other

Fall is coming when the wind begins to blow. Red leaves drop, mixing with yellow and the fading green grass. Red flowers close up and trees grow bare, waiting for the briskness of winter. Just as strawberries mark the month of May, apples are the flavor of fall. I am...
Five Minute Friday: On Being Brave

Five Minute Friday: On Being Brave

May 3, 2013 | ambitions, barriers, daily life, writing

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...
Five Minute Friday: Learning to Jump

Five Minute Friday: Learning to Jump

Apr 19, 2013 | ambitions, daily life, other, writing

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...