Silence is a complete absence of sound. Many experience this everyday even multiple times a day. It can be a part of many things that are beautiful and it can be a part of horrible things too. The silence before the validictorian gives their gut-wrenching speech at graduation can be looked at as a good silence. In this case it’s the build up to a very sweet moment. The silence in a room full of sc...

Bad things. Bad things are inevitable.

Thy who prays and thy who sins shall all face bad things.

To seek the bad is too avoid the good. Easier said than done.

To make every move right to avoid the bad.

The bad will push waiting for your wrong step.

Go forth three steps get taken back five.

Bad things will catch you when you’re on your rise.

You can chase the bad and that you shall achieve.

Go...

It was December 24th, 2012. The sun was making its final decent past the hills and the moon was beaming. I just pulled the ham out of the oven while my older sister Delilah set the table. My father Leonardo and my younger sister Christa were finishing up the movie in the living room. I heard a knock on the door and asked Delilah to go get that. We weren’t expecting any guests this late but we live...