The (He)Art Connection

The (He)Art Connection When I first began writing, I approached the process from my literature background. I did the same when reading books. It’s no surprise to you, I’m sure, that literature majors have a bit of a high-brow opinion of books, and tend to look down on any book that is not a literary Read More

Denouncing Evil

Denouncing Evil Evil happened this past weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia. Racism is wrong. Always. And it’s sad, unbelievable, horrific that racism still exists. Many took to social media denouncing what happened, and rightly so. Others pointed fingers at those who weren’t vocalizing  their anger at what happened, claiming that those who remained silent were part Read More

EVERY Life is Sacred

I run these figures annually around the anniversary of Roe V. Wade as a reminder that we have a long way to go before fetal life is considered human life, that Every Life is sacred. 2015 was a tough year for Planned Parenthood (PP) with those damning undercover videos released throughout the year. For the first Read More

Give Thanks in ALL Things

So far it’s been a tough holiday season. My mom’s been ill for a few years, yet her decline has been very gradual until this past month when it’s worsened like a snowball rolling downhill. Every day she seems to grows weaker, less coherent. Needless to say, it’s not easy to be thankful right now. Yet, 1 Thessalonians Read More

Living Out Our Gratitude

Fluorescent light and a thump on the bed awake you. You blink, slowly bringing your child into focus. His eyes are wide with expectation. “Wake up! Santa came!” And though, as a teenager, he doesn’t believe in the Santa of the red hat and white beard anymore, Santa’s spirit is very much alive. You shoo Read More