What picture comes to mind when you think of a hero? Your favorite character from Marvel? (Dr. Banner fan here). Firemen, policemen, military personnel? Perhaps a stranger who stands between danger and an innocent victim? I agree with all of those characterizations, and would like to add another set of heroes to the list. For… Read More Hero (noun) – A person of distinguished courage, admired for brave deeds and noble qualities.

Have you ever been in a situation (planned or accidental) where you were in a well-lit room, and suddenly all of the light is taken away? So dark you can’t even see your hand waving in front of you? How did you feel? Did your hands instinctually reach out to the person next to you?… Read More Influence (noun) – the capacity to have an effect on the character or development of someone.

Another article by my young writer: Hi, my name is Jade.  This article is about making good or bad choices in life.  In the book of Jonah, it talks about Jonah and the great fish.  He chose not to go to Ninevah because he heard some bad things about it.  Instead he found a ship… Read More Choices

I have been blessed to witness dear souls who portray the very definition of endurance. They own the type of steadfastness that is unshakeable, even when the life seems to throw the cruelest curveballs their way. Some experience excruciating pain with an illness, others have faced imminent death, while some have extreme emotional pain and… Read More Endurance (noun) – The ability to withstand hardship or adversity.