13 Hours of Rain

Soon enough I will be moving to a city that I would label as "suburbia". My future residence reminds me of a rich annex of my current urban surrounding. As we have shared news of our move with acquaintances and friends, we have heard phrases like "nice little Christian community" or "town with lots of money" to describe our future destination. And everyone seems to agree it is a great place to raise a family. Lord, why here? Don't get me wrong. I am excited! Considering the other places we could have ended up, I am ecstatic and VERY grateful. While I was raised in a small town, the idea of living in one has terrified me as of late. But the "big city" has lost its appeal as well. Thus, our move is ideal: a small city with a town-like atmosphere and big city amenities. At the same time, I am curious. I am curious as to why the Lord has opened THIS door. Why does He need us THERE? Especially since the city seems to be infiltrated by a whol...

Lately, I have been reading on the go. My literary diet consists of small snacks such as newspaper columns and magazine articles. And I have sampled some savory tidbits of information. First, I read an article in our local paper about taming your micro-celebrity. According to the urban dictionary, a micro-celebrity is one who gains a mainstream following due to infectious internet distribution. The article was directed to parents of teenage girls who are addicted to social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Specifically, such adolescents are obsessed with grooming their internet persona (including digitally editing photographs of themselves) in an attempt to promote an unrealistic image to “friends”. The part of the article that captured my attention was a story of a bright high school girl who began exhibiting symptoms of ADHD. She was finding it hard to concentrate and her grades were dropping. In an attempt to rectify the situation, the girl’s physician placed her on me...