Dear God, I am thankful. I hope You can hear me. I don’t fully understand life or why things happen the way they do. It feels like I’ve learned more in the past few years than I ever expected, and so much of what I’ve learned has broken apart the constraints built by society and …
Faith Like a Mustard Seed
There is a verse in the Bible that says if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can move mountains. For years, I rolled my eyes at that verse. I remember thinking, I have way more faith than a mustard seed, and my life still feels like a complete mess. How can …
Oban
Oban I’ve carried a lot of pain these past few years.Faced it. Sat with it. Worked through it piece by piece. I hiked through it.I prayed through it.I spoke it out loud in rooms where healing was the only goal. And somehow… I survived all of it. But there was one place in my mind …
Love Conquers all
Love Conquers All There were three things I once promised myselfback when love still looked like a fairytaleand forever felt guaranteed. I said I would never get divorced.I said I would never stay with someone who cheated—not even once.And I said I would never let anyone hurt me more than I could hurt them. That …
Colorado
GHOST MODE The thing about life is you don’t get to pick the Storm that you face. Life happens Marriages end Work ends People you love die That is life. Life doesn’t care about how you feel. All that matters is who you become after. You can either drown in the pain or use the …
“Hurt” — The Silence Men Carry
There’s a song I haven’t been able to shake for days: Hurt by Johnny Cash. Not just listen to it—feel it. And that’s the problem. Because this isn’t the kind of song you play in the background. This is the kind of song that sits across from you… and waits for you to be honest. …
Who am I?
A question many people run from, and very few choose to face. I chose to face it today. So many of us move through life on autopilot — going with the flow, making everything seem normal so we fit in. We silence our feelings, sacrifice our dignity, tell ourselves it’s fine… as long as we …
Maybe There Is a Different Side to Her
Maybe there is a different side to her. A side beyond the sweet nectar that drips from the kind words she speaks. Beyond the sunshine that breaks through when she smiles at you— the kind that makes your heart want to try again. Maybe there is something hiding behind those eyes that care so deeply …
Winter Arc
I don’t want to live the rest of my life repeating patterns that lead me back to unhappiness. We are creatures of habit— but what if we find the courage to realign? To restructure. To finally say no. Silence and solitude teach us to face the truth— even when it hurts. To look in the …
V|I, Comfort 