Home is where the heart is:

That’s what I’ve been told.

For those whose hearts belong to God,

Their hearts are found on streets of gold.

While on this earth I traverse

Both valley and mountain abroad,

Familiar sights and familiar faces

Do brighten my journey across this sod.

More important than where I do reside

Is the people with whom I abide.

Family, friends, husband, wife—

These are the ones...

If Cupid’s arrow creates love,

He must have a cousin whose arrows

Cause pain, shock, horror, and sorrow—Betrayal. For the victim,

He can’t understand what changed so

Suddenly. The one standing befo’

Him is no longer the one he knew.

With a throbbing, bleeding heart,

He reaches out to her, recalling

Memories, speaking in choking

Whispers. How could that mean so

Little to her? The shock of the...

(Part Two)

The silence following Henry’s news was deafening. With faces full of horror, the ghosts turned to each other. “But, mother,” Seline cried, “if we leave the tower, we’ll never have the chance to become human again!”

“What do you mean?” Henry asked curiously.

Mr. Ferdinand sighed. “We weren’t always like this, you know—“

“But” Seline interrupted, “we were cursed by my sister. She even...

An eerily familiar laugh rang out through the misty forest. The young boy held his breath as he glanced in all directions, his eyes wide with terror. A shadow flitted in the corner of his eye. Whirling, the boy held his sword in a defensive position, his heart pounding.

“_Come on, Link. Get a grip! You just defeated Ganon and saved Hyrule!” _The boy thought, chastising himself. Though Link had en...

When the weather grows dark and cloudy, it is hard to see the sun. Likewise, when bad times come, sometimes, we become overwhelmed and lose our **joy**.

What do we do when we lose our joy? Well, don’t let your life or your time go to **waste**. Trust in the Power greater than yourself and cling to Him with everything you have!

It is wrong to blame Him for trials and hardships that come our way....

As the sun brushed the edge of the horizon, the sky burst into flame. The majestic aura reflected off the ocean, creating a stunning fireworks show. The couple sitting on the beach watched the flames leap across clouds, ocean, and sky until the sun finally disappeared below the waves....

Every town seems to have one big ghost story or legend wrapped up in folklore and mystery. The village of Sallix was no different. Deep within the misty forest that created the village’s southern border was a crumbling, decrepit tower. This tower had long since been overrun by Mother Nature and was the only part of the Castle of Sallix that had remained intact after decades of abandonment.

The Du...

The next morning, Tom and I had breakfast—more venison, which I’d learned was a word meaning deer meat. It tasted very good, so good that I almost felt guilty, thinking of the deer that mother and I would often watch from our window together.

“So, I’m gonna bring ya down ta the pulice station today. They should be able ta find yer folks.”

I nodded, but deep in my heart, I knew that my mother and ...

Most people have never known true silence. There is almost always something in the background such as the sound of someone’s breathing, the sound of shifting position on a sofa, or the sound of the AC. Even air has a sound when it gusts past as a gentle breeze or a strong wind. In a silent classroom, one can still hear the scraping of pencils and the rustling of papers.

There are many people, how...

The bride’s heart was racing and her palms felt clammy. As she turned around, she met the loving smiles of her bridesmaids, her sisters and closest companions. She’d heard somewhere that smiles were contagious, and it must have been so; because now, a smile had crept onto the girl’s nervous face.

The maid of honor, her sister, walked up and looked her dead in the eyes. “Don’t be nervous. If you’r...