A Story That Shaped My Four-Year-Old Brain
According to Boersma family lore, I had memorized the words to it before I even knew how to read.
Weird and Awkward and Wonderful
For company, I had my two siblings and other high schoolers from my church with whom I hadn’t exchanged more than a passing word for years due to my aversion to youth group. The food was delicious; the time passed like molasses.
Lessons Learned While Backpacking
Each night I picked a spot at least a hundred yards from our tent and then listened, obsessively, for the sound of mischief.
An Open Letter to My New Apartment
Okay, maybe it’s best not to dwell on your quirks quite yet—we’re not there and that’s just fine.
What Do You Represent?
At some point, some teacher or youth group leader or professor will point to Tolkien and C.S. Lewis’ circle of intellectuals to show that Christian scholarship can be more than just inside baseball.
Five Lessons I Learned From Comics
Sure, there’s a half-bird clone of Thomas Edison, but what does the half-bird clone of Thomas Edison symbolize?
Foraging for Connection
There was always another plant to look for, another mushroom species to find, and the possibilities of foraging were endless.
Mind the Gap
Remember how infuriating that person who wouldn’t pass in the passing lane was? Don’t be that person.
The Other Side of the Story
But here’s the problem: everything she’s said about me on this blog? It’s all true.
Invisible in an Intersection
I don’t know whether the driver even saw me after the fact, or if he ever registered the uncouth bird I flashed at him.
