The following article was submitted to Plants & Pillars by a young adult in the FRC who asked to remain anonymous — Editor Do you wish to start a life with someone who can share your dreams, hopes, and struggles? Does thinking about relationships consume the majority of your thoughts and emotions? Has anyone ever…
Guest article Have you ever experienced persistent anxious thoughts? Does it affect your decision-making? Your thought or sleep patterns? Your relationships? Do you have a friend or family member who is struggling with anxiety? If so, the following account may resonate with you. This article may not apply perfectly or adequately to every person’s experience…
Photo by author It is easy to praise God for what He has done. Our prayers are often full of praise to Him for many things. We praise Him that our family member is recovering well, we praise Him for a change in government or for safety in dangerous situations. We praise Him for bringing…
Photo by author One of the questions we ask a lot as humans is why. There are so many different things we think to ask why about. What we should be asking is why did God put this here in my life and how can I honour him with what is happening in my life?…
Photo by Phil Kenyon The front desk sends off a chorus of call bells noisily as a handful of nurses sit down to get report and research the patients assigned to them that day. They just found out one co-worker cannot make it in, meaning they have to work short staffed. For each patient there…
I strongly dislike change. I am most happy when things stay the same, and I can stay in my comfort zone. When things change in my life, I find myself asking a lot of questions. “Why?” “Why does this have to be happening?” “How is this fair?” Ultimately, “Why does something have to change every…
This week I made the yearly trip to the optometrist to get my eye health checked out. Unfortunately, I needed to increase the power of my contacts due to weakening eyes. While physically our eyes may weaken our spiritual eyes are equally as important to monitor. When most people talk about vision it can mean…
Let’s face it, we have been going through life and it all seems to be going pretty well. Then something happens; whether a friend tells you something, a burden rises back up in your life, or you have to tell a close friend something important. These kinds of events change who we are, how we…
“Work”- When you hear the word what comes to mind? Is it the daily grind of producing purposeless papers or mixing concrete for long hours? Attending lectures with eyes half-shut or cleaning up some spill on the hall floor at the end of a long hospital shift? Whatever work means for you, it may have…
Photo by Abby Tolsma Writers write best when they are writing on their own terms. They write best when they are passionate about something, and deep feelings produce the best work. For this reason pain and heartache—whether physical, emotional, or spiritual—often get the credit for the work that touches people’s hearts. I don’t want to…
