Have you ever thought about your ears? How are they shaped and what makes them actually work? If you google "ear", you get about 107,000,000 results.The ear is primarily thought to be an organ used to detect sound. And that's true, but it's also vital in the role of balance and body position. It's so … Continue reading listening…

I have this t-shirt. It's burnt-orange. And I love it.I love it because it reminds me of Africa.And when I'm reminded of Africa, I get uncomfortable...Because I have clean water, that can be hot or cold...Because I don't have to worry when bitten by a mosquito...Because God's power is like none other...Because the starving kids … Continue reading reminded…

I love life. I mean, I really love this life. I was eating a Dove chocolate the other day, and the little message on the inside of the wrapper said "Enjoy the little pleasures life gives you." So I did. I took a run, made a grilled cheese sandwich, drank a tall glass of cold … Continue reading gifts…

sur·ren·der –verb (used with object)  to give up, abandon, or relinquish (comfort, hope, etc.)I can't sleep tonight. Because my mind is racing with random words pounding my thoughts like a racehorse's hooves pound into the dirt track. One of the words is (yep, you guessed it), 'surrender'. Surrender is a word we often like to avoid. Surrender is scary, misunderstood, and humbling. It is unpopular and uncomfortable. … Continue reading

Last night, I was sitting in my apartment watching "Horton Hears a Who" with my beautiful, sometimes annoying, oh-so-wonderful roommates, when we heard a noise. Looking out the window, we noticed a guy and girl in their little Mitsubishi stuck in a snowdrift. The day's accumulation of snowflakes made the parking lot impossible to escape via … Continue reading stuck in a snowdrift

So here I am sitting by the fireplace, drinking green tea...relishing in the fact that it's Christmas vacation and I don't need to study. It's quite drastic, the change in routine. When just a week ago, my schedule seemed to revolve around school and the things related to that town in the frigid tundra. Now, … Continue reading waiting…

I have this problem...it begins with an object, and ends with me searching for minutes, days, or months for the same object. Most recently, it was the cookie dough I had put in the freezer. Last week, it was the lock/unlock button on my set of keys for my car. And in October, it was … Continue reading where did i put the cookie dough?

I once said, "I'll never keep a blog." I'm okay with other people keeping their own blogs, especially creative people who travel the globe. And I even enjoy reading the blogs of those people. But to me, it kind of feels like I'm in junior high again, keeping a journal of what I did each … Continue reading i’ll never keep a blog…