FIREPLACE POETRY

Category: Blog Series – In The Fire

  • Navigating Judgment: A Journey of Faith and Growth

    Because I went to a Christian school, I had bible class 3 days a week and chapel 2 days a week. Although I had normal classes like math and science, my education was focused and driven by Christian curriculum and spiritual values. Growing up in this environment, I was taught a lot about God and…

  • Rediscovering the Joy of Writing: My Journey

    When I was in high-school, I use to write poetry all the time. I would write poems about love, heart break, made up stories and pretty much anything related to High-School drama. In December of that next year, I was hit in the face with adult-hood and instead of continuing to be a free-spirited poet,…

  • IN THE FIRE – CHOOSING TO BELIEVE (005)

    When something breaks, what do you do? If my car breaks down, I know to take it to a mechanic. If my phone quits working, I know to take it to Apple. If I have a hole in my roof, I know to call a roofer. But what do you do when “YOU” are broken?…

  • IN THE FIRE – Letting it out, then letting it BURN (004)

    What I’m about to ask you to do is going to take guts. If you actually want to change your life and be the best version of YOU, keep reading… if not, move along. We all have stories. We all have pain, and we all have things in our past that we don’t like to…

  • IN THE FIRE – Getting back up even when it hurts….. (003)

    Today is the 3rd day of the 3rd month and part 3 of “In The Fire”. Buckle up and get ready because this one is going to BURN…. Within the year, I’ve attended 4 funerals and have had to deal with extremely high levels of grief. This past Tuesday, my grandma took her last breath…

  • IN THE FIRE – Honesty that BURNS (002)

    My God, My God I feel broken and bruised. I’m trying to understand but my emotions are confused. Life is a nightmare. God, please! Turn on the lights. I’m tired of all this pain. I’m tired of all the sleepless nights. Sometimes life JUST sucks. Sometimes no matter what you do, you just can’t win.…

  • IN THE FIRE – Conversations that BURN (001)

    ARE YOU READY? Some experts say trauma is like a boomerang – If you don’t deal with it, it will always come back. I’ve heard this most of my life but like many, we decide not to talk about the trauma and just push it under the rug. Even though we all have scars, our…