Have you ever had to write a bio for yourself? How do you give someone a sense of who you are without opening yourself up to being radically misjudged, all because the joke you agonized over putting in sentence #3 doesn’t actually land? I think writing a bio is the worst. Forget bios—what about social media? Could someone scroll through your Instagram or Facebook and really get an accurate sense of who you are?
Continue ReadingOn Sleeplessness
It was an obscene hour of the night when I came across this poem. I’d been sifting through a list of things weighing on my mind and had altogether given up on falling asleep. Then, thumbing through The Valley of Vision, I discovered a page poignantly titled Sleep—so of course I had to read it.
Continue ReadingOn Precious Thoughts
A few weeks ago, I was working up the courage to tackle my inbox when my phone was suddenly overtaken by a FaceTime from my big brother. I answered to 5/6 of my family on the other end asking me to settle a debate: which sweatshirt was best? The first said “Good sisters get promoted to Aunt” and the other said “Auntie”—but super retro. I started to note that the obvious answer was the retro design. And then it hit me…
Continue ReadingOn Vanity
What do you treasure and how long will it last? And, when’s the last time you read Ecclesiastes?
Continue ReadingOn Clay
You are the Potter, and I am Your clay. Have Your way. Rework my heart. Center me.
Continue ReadingThink About These Things
Philippians 4:8-9 provides a framework for what we ought to stay our minds on. Things that are true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, commendable, excellent, praiseworthy—these things pour back into our mental energy.
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