22/23- U is for You and Me

Three quite extraordinary things happened this week. Firstly, on Tuesday, I ate dinner with Kristen and another friend, Nicolette, at Gallaudet. While being surrounded by the deaf community is always something special to me, this night was all the more. Two students sat at our table, one known to Kristen named Alex and the other…

“A Christmas Carol”: The Runner-Up Christmas Story- Stave Three

It is New Year’s Day. The past is behind us, the present among us, and the future before us. Ah, but what about Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Future? The Ghost is robed and silent as it escorts Scrooge to scenes from the future. It shows him conversations of businessmen, ones Scrooge are…

“A Christmas Carol”: The Runner-Up Christmas Story- Stave Two

If you haven’t yet read Stave One of this Christmas series, please go take a gander! The next night, Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Present. The Spirit shows him the glories of Christmas Day and how people around the world, especially those interwoven into Scrooge’s own life, joyously celebrate it. He is…

“A Christmas Carol”: The Runner-Up Christmas Story- Stave One

When I say A Christmas Carol is my favorite Christmas movie and in my top ten of favorite books, I’m not exaggerating. I’ve seen every film adaption, ranging from black-and-white to the Muppets. I own the book and read it every year. I speak the truth when I say it is a favorite. If you…

15/23- ‘Tis the Season

“There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited, I dare say,’ returned the nephew. ‘Christmas among the rest. But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round—apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything…

12/23- Keeping the Faith

“For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” -2 Timothy 1:7 This is my favorite verse in the Bible. It has brought encouragement and conviction in so many areas of my life and has been used as a mirror to show me my mindset and heart-posture time and…