When things go awry,

we break down and cry.

We feel at our worst,

with hearts that might burst.

But what we don’t see,

is what’s meant to be.

A greater plan grows—

just trust what God shows.

Though we don’t know how,

or even when now,

in time we will find

God’s purpose is kind....

Now that I'm turning twenty-one, I can’t help but laugh whenever I remember my mom’s voice echoing through the house, complaining about our old neighbors.

I grew up in a neighborhood right beside the highway. Between the sidewalk and the line of houses was a narrow open drain. One of our neighbors had this septic tank that, whenever full, would overflow into that drain. The smell was unbearable—a...

I'm on my phone again. That's all I seem to do. I’m bed-rotting in this four-cornered van where my days blur into sleep, sitting, cooking (rarely), eating, washing up, and only going out when I absolutely have to—like when the trash bin is full, I need food, or when I get a rare burst of motivation to buy groceries.

I don’t know what else I’m supposed to do. I’m scared of being seen. I feel shy g...

In this dystopian world, everyone is so obsessed with anti-aging that they go beyond extreme lengths-- even risking their own health just to avoid it. Yes, money can buy happiness, but it can't undo what can go wrong if you undergo any surgery. If you ask me, of course no one wants to look “ugly” as age begins to show-- when skin sags, when wrinkles appear. But personally, I wouldn’t undergo any p...

If there were an eight deadly sin, what would it be?

With all the sins that are out there knocking on each people's lives, whispering on each people's ears every second, I wonder-- could self-blame, self-doubt, or self-sabotage be added to that list? Could they become sins, too, so people would learn to fear hurting themselves the way they fear hurting others? So maybe, we’d develop a conscience ...