You’re Not Done Yet: The Gift of Waiting

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 11:24 Signing off from my online tutoring job earlier this month, I set aside my computer, unsure how this “writing thing” was going to look moving forward. When I set out to write a book two years ago, […]

Is Excess Replacing Your Gratitude?

Full Life Reflections: December 1st With it now being December, it’s easy to look around and notice how the words “gratitude” and “thankfulness” quickly get pushed aside and replaced by the words, “excess” and “more”. Walking through a department store recently, I noticed boxes upon boxes piled up throughout the aisles. Store employees were hurrying around to unbox and place […]

Enticed By Words: Flattery

Pt. 4: How Jesus Responds to Difficult People & Circumstances In my late teens and early twenties, I was drawn to flattering “friends”. They seemingly liked the same things I liked and had the same interests. I was easily swayed by their initial amicable and gregarious personalities. With my rose-colored glasses, I thought well of the world and most people. […]