by kandersen | Sep 7, 2018 | Real Life Stories
I am one of the few children who were barely old enough to remember 9/11. Most that were even one year younger than me were too young to remember that day. Whether that moment is seared into our memory or not, it changed all of our lives. From the five-year-old who...
by kandersen | Aug 17, 2018 | Christian Living
It seems that it’s just about everywhere we hear about college students losing their faith. The church seems to be in a frenzy about all the millennials leaving the church, and many websites cite college as a reason for this. It is in college, after all, that we get...
by kandersen | Aug 3, 2018 | Christian Living
Words matter. In some sense, we all know this is true. The ways you talk about someone or to someone shape their view of themselves and the world. The moments in your life that have impacted you the most for better or worse have probably included words that made you...
by kandersen | Jul 4, 2018 | Real Life Stories
Finally, the train arrived. I stepped on board with my huge backpack on my back, my purse slung over my shoulder and lugging my carry-on suitcase all the way up the narrow metal stairs to the coach seating. When I looked around, all the pairs of seats seemed to have...
by kandersen | May 30, 2018 | Poetry
Sometimes I wonder if Laura Ingalls Wilder knew a more beautiful life than me, with the rippling brook and the towering trees; breathing in air as it was meant to taste, and walking on the same floor as the bugs and the bears. Sometimes I wonder if anxiety is the...
