Category Archives: Personal

In academia, professors often take sabbaticals for their research, but this year I’m taking a sabbatical for my soul. When God first started speaking to me about taking time off from my PhD, I didn’t believe it was Him. My first reaction was, “God, is this, you?” I could not possibly fathom that God couldContinue reading “A Spiritual Sabbatical”

How was your summer? This is the question I was asked the most during the first week of classes last year, and I could honestly reply that it was amazing. No, I didn’t do a special internship. No, I didn’t go anywhere fancy. Last summer I did “nothing” and that was exactly what I wantedContinue reading “Savoring Summer”

In March 2022, God performed two miracles in my life, and they occurred just three days apart. Both miracles had to do with my flights during my spring break trip to Washington D.C. and New Haven, CT. In both situations, it seemed impossible that I would make it, but not only did I make it,Continue reading “My March Miracles”

Early this January I went to Ghana, and I was nervous about going. But God reassured me that He was with me, and I am here to testify that He really was. It was a great trip and not only did I learn so much about Ghana, but I learned so much about God, andContinue reading “Going to Ghana with God”

As night arrived in St. Louis, I started to feel sick. Unpacking was  already difficult, but doing it sick was  even worse. At the start of my new journey—graduate school—I came down with the sickness that was taking people out all over the world. I thought I couldn’t get Covid because I was vaccinated, butContinue reading “Healing Through Covid by Faith”

This summer I’ve been itching to get rest. I thought it would come from a trip of some sorts, but I realized that what I needed is where I am.  On Tuesday, July 27th I set up an automatic “out of the office email,” notified my family and close friends, and turned off my phone.Continue reading “Vacation Without Vacating”