One morning early in the 2016 primary race when Donald Trump was gaining traction and winning in a few states, my mom and I were eating breakfast and watching some morning news before work and I half-jokingly told my mom, “If Donald Trump gets elected, I’m moving to Canada!” “I’ll come with you,” she said,ContinueContinue reading “Campaign for Causes, Vote for Good Character”
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A Better Government is Coming
I will never forget Tuesday November 8, 2016. I was in the thick of my job anxiety and was burnt out and depressed most days. But that morning, I felt energized because after work, my mom and I were going to vote, and then we were going to come home, put a gluten free pizzaContinueContinue reading “A Better Government is Coming”
Incense Woman
There are several more light-hearted posts (said facetiously) about religion and politics lined up in my head that I look forward to writing, but today I thought I would give you readers a break and write about the wonderfulness of wax melts which I bought with a couple Amazon gift cards I got for ChristmasContinueContinue reading “Incense Woman”
Practical Implications of the Restoration: Part 2
This past Thanksgiving, my sister and her husband offered to host Thanksgiving because they live in the heart of New York City and ever since I was in a choir that was invited to sing at Carnegie Hall in 2005, my parents and I had wanted to experience the Thanksgiving festivities in New York CityContinueContinue reading “Practical Implications of the Restoration: Part 2”
Practical Implications of the Restoration for Life Now: Part 1
One Tuesday morning, in the bible study I go to with my mom, the subject of Christ’s return came up and I had an opportunity to share how I was intrigued by how Jehovah’s Witnesses emphasize the return of Christ and the new system way more than mainstream Christian churches do. The leader, a karismaticContinueContinue reading “Practical Implications of the Restoration for Life Now: Part 1”
Dreaming of the Restoration
I am about to embark on what will likely be the most important blog post I ever write. Unlike most of my blog posts which have no higher purpose other than to unravel my thoughts about my own life, I sense that this post could change other people’s lives. And after this blog post, whenContinueContinue reading “Dreaming of the Restoration”
Born Again
Monday is my official birthday, but one year ago today, I had a medical crisis. Although it was an extremely scary ordeal for my parents and me that we hope never happens again, it was also an interesting spiritual experience in which I felt like I had a re-birth of sorts. I have heard thisContinueContinue reading “Born Again”
Lessons Learned: Humility
One weekend when I was in high school, my dad and I went to our state’s convention of the National Federation of the Blind. I enjoyed seeing some friends and chatting with vendors selling the latest technology to assist the blind. But Dad and I were both turned off by the pride exhibited by someContinueContinue reading “Lessons Learned: Humility”
Lessons Learned: Patience
When I was in college and my mom and I started attending a new nondenominational church, which I talked about in this post, I noticed that the sermons regularly emphasized how God uses our experiences to shape us and grow us. But until recently, I hadn’t fully appreciated how this applied to my own life.ContinueContinue reading “Lessons Learned: Patience”
A Small Taste of Life as an Author
My elementary school had a “publishing center” where teachers would take stories that we had written and put a glossy cardboard cover on them so they looked like real books. Ever since I held that first “book” that I wrote, I wondered what it would be like to be a real published author. That wasContinueContinue reading “A Small Taste of Life as an Author”
Gilbert and Me 