“Ugly people just walking around with all these luxuries,” my brother said to me in a recent, lengthy conversation. No, he wasn’t referring to the physical ugliness of people. He was referencing the internal blemishes that people have inside and are quite comfortable with — sometimes unknowingly, and other times knowingly. And it got me thinking. Most of the things that we [humans] are pursuing are extrinsic. Whether it’s a new house, car, money, a promotion, traveling first

As I closed out 2025, I left many things behind. But there’s one concept I carried with me straight into the New Year: God is the whole point . It sounds basic, right? Let me cook.  About three years ago, I started creating gratitude jars. 2023 was an especially interesting year for me, particularly in my career. I was freshly navigating freelance life, praying desperately for God to bless me with a full-time editor position. It was hard. But somewhere along the way, I decide

Before I begin, I have three words: HAPPY. NEW. YEAR! As I laid down reflecting on the last few days of 2021, the recurring words in my...