Foliage drained of glucose And chlorophyll has run its course Blazing sunshine lights the hues chill in the air chases us indoors. Bright earth tones fade, days grow short the blue skies hark the approaching Harvest moon. October’s fading colors, harbingers of winter’s encroaching. Refusal to face the wintry ice, like living in a state ...

“I’m short of the others dreams of being golden and on top It’s not what you painted in my head There’s so much there instead of all the colors that I saw” – Imagine Dragons, Dream *** Aleigha stepped from the train, her dark skin glistening with sweat from the summer heat, her palms shook ...

I have struggled my whole life to find that one thing I’m more passionate about above all else. Growing up, I wanted to be everything from a teacher to a singer to a lawyer to an astronomer. When I was about 11, I decided I wanted to be a fashion designer, and this is the ...

Unlike Satan, Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Satan’s deceptions satisfy our flesh. His tricks grab our thoughts and cause rebellion against God. Remember Eve? Satan words planted new thoughts into her heart. Eve internalized Satan’s words. Her altered mind challenged God’s command, and Eve acted according to Satan’s scheme. “She took ...

Imagine a Tuesday morning without a phone to answer, without multitudes of work piled on your desk. Instead, you sit in your assigned seat in between a friend and stranger listening to the pilot announce it’s time to cut off all devices. It’s lunchtime on Thursday and instead of checking your watch every seven minutes ...

“What I would give to have one more day of that year.” A friend recently shared a group photo from almost eight years ago, and a mutual friend commented this sentiment on it. The photo has over a dozen people in it. Most would agree that it was an incredible year, full of fantastic memories. ...

Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the National Anthem has created a lot of news frenzy in the media. It has also been a major source of debate among the public and within homes. I know I have debated this very subject myself with friends and family. The problem though, I realize, is that so much debate ...

I have always believed that there was something wrong with me. I didn’t know what it was—whether it was a learning disorder, ADD, or something else entirely—but I knew something wasn’t quite “right.” Growing up, I excelled in school. Without sounding conceited, I am a fairly intelligent person and a quick learner. Due to my ...