Four Little Letters That Changed My Perspective

If you've never heard of the MBTI Test, or the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, I would highly recommend doing so, and as soon as possible. In a nutshell, you answer a series of questions about your personality and what you are more prone to do in certain situations, and then you are given your four-letter type.…

Reassuring

The man of true faith may live in the absolute assurance that his steps are ordered by the Lord. For him misfortune is outside the bounds of possibility. He cannot be torn from this earth one hour ahead of the time, which God has appointed, and he cannot be detained on earth one moment after…

Heartspeak: On Poetry

Nor moon, nor stars were out; They did not dare to tread so soon about, Though trembling, in the footsteps of the sun: The light was neither night's nor day's, but one Which, life-like, had a beauty in its doubt. And silence's impassioned breathings round Seemed wandering into sound. - Elizabeth Barrett Browning Recently, I've…

Heartspeak: On Family & Loving One Another

When I was away at college, I tried to prepare myself for the homesickness that everyone said would come. Well, it came alright. Right after my Mom and Dad and Little Brother and Little Sister left my dorm room, got in their car, and drove 3 hours back to the house I no longer occupied.…

Heartspeak: On Being a Friend

Friendships are fragile things, and require as much care in handling as any other fragile and precious thing. --Randolph S. BourneFriends are wonderful, and I am certainly not exaggerating when I say that a good friend is a lovely blessing in one's life. I am so thankful to have been bestowed with so many of…

Heartspeak: A Childhood Dream

I can still remember it vividly, the low wooden bookshelf that stood against the wall in the corner of my bedroom. I was 7 or 8 years old then, and that bookshelf meant the world to me. Or rather, the books it held did. Even then I loved books, and I had already read several…

Heartspeak: A Poem on Memories

Shadows of Memory by Lauren Lasher So many faces, People and places. They all run together In a jumbled mess. Living in shadows Dwelling far below, Their memories are kept From light of day. Occasionally they surface, Sometimes without purpose. The memories come alive In closing my eyes. For painfully poignant From retrospect sent, The…

Heartspeak: Prone To Wander

Trains. Planes. Cars. Bicycles. Walking. All are forms of transportation. All get you from one place to another. In my life recently, however, I have decided to add a new form of transportation to my list. The mind. The mind is a wonderfully complex thing, and I thank God dearly for it. It gives me…

Heartspeak: On Waiting & Patience Trees

I've decided that I'm an impatient person. I'm always looking towards the next thing, the next dream; always a future something or other. If one is always looking into the future, then it stands to reason that a great deal of waiting is involved. Waiting for confirmation, for plans to be put in place, for…

Longing To Be Gone

When I turned twelve so many years ago, I never would have thought that I would eventually become a wanderer. The reason why turning twelve was so important is because that year is when my family and I packed up our suitcases, put our house on the market, and flew halfway around the world to…