Hi friends! Today I want to tell you a story. It all began when I was 14, horribly lonely after the families of several girls my age had left my church. I was a Christian by that point, but an angsty one who had found little satisfaction in the friendships I did have. Chitchat wasn’t…
I submitted a Christmas devotional called “Keeping Steady in a Shaky World” to Unlocked.org a year ago, and at last, it has arrived! In their own words, Unlocked is a quarterly devotional for teens featuring daily readings centered on God’s Word. It was an honor to work with them and share a few thoughts on…
I’ve always seen my aunt Charity as beautiful. As her niece, I’ve had the pleasure of growing up knowing the beautiful woman she is, and never being disturbed by her scars. It’s impossible for me to look at a picture of her and see her for only her oddities, as a stranger might. When I…
Restoration Story: Why Jesus Matters in a Broken World is a Christian nonfiction book by Robert K. Cheong that just came out today. I had the honor of being asked to write a book review in exchange for an advance copy, so here I am. We’ll start with a bit of background information, and then…
It is my joy to share a guest post by Rachel Leitch on “The Gospel in Fairy Tales” today. If you enjoy her writing as much as I do, be sure to check out her blog, and leave a comment under this post to share your favorite fairy tale with us! C. S. Lewis once…
Hannah of Hannah Banana Art Studio is a friend of mine. She loves drawing Pokemon characters and hybrid people, and she also is starting an art commissions business. So she reached out to me earlier this month and basically said, “Hey, we should do an art collab!” We started brainstorming ideas for this artistic collaboration…
Hello friends! My apologies for leaving you hanging all month! I went camping last week and I meant to send out at least an email before I left but … that never happened. 😂 If you are wondering about my last post’s cliffhanger, yes, I’m still planning to start doing art commissions very soon! And…
I did an art dump blog post back in February, and it seems like we’re due for more doodles! Last time you got an unforeseen amount of cats. This time your challenge is to spot all the art inspired by Lord of the Rings that seeped its way into my collection! (Don’t miss the special…
My tween and early teen years have been the hardest of my very short life. Yeah, I’m only a little less than 17. But I remember that season of life being really rough. Those were the years I started to feel like an outsider looking in whenever I hung out with my friend group. When…
Today I have the pleasure of sharing a delightful story by nine-year-old Elliot Allen with you all. His story, “Broccoli for Dinner,” was a runner-up in the Turning Point Short Story Contest. I enjoyed this story immensely. Before the contest was judged, I set certain criteria for judging, but if it weren’t for that criteria…