That One Voice in My Head (2)
Read part 1 here. Heather I was home, lying on the sofa in the living room beside Grandpa’s room. I could still hear nothing but myself....
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Nancy E Wood
Oct 15, 20177 min read
That One Voice in My Head (1)
Heather Julia Champion had always been my most hated person. Even her name got on my nerves. Her voice was even worse. It was nasally,...
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Nancy E Wood
Oct 1, 20171 min read
A Prayer for when I'm not Feeling It
God, Help me believe. Help me believe that you love me, even when I feel like I’m alone. Help me remember that you hear me, even when I...
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Nancy E Wood
Sep 17, 20172 min read
Judgmental
She sits on her bench outside, watching her schoolmates pass her by. She resents them all. They’re all happy, laughing at each other’s...
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Nancy E Wood
Sep 3, 20173 min read
Watch What You Read
I’m a huge reader. Ever since I was a little child and my mom taught me how to read, I’ve enjoyed immersing myself in the world of books....
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Nancy E Wood
Aug 27, 20175 min read
10 Lessons I've Learned in College
I’m a senior! I never realized how quickly time went by until I looked back on all my high school pictures and memories, realizing that...
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Nancy E Wood
Aug 13, 20173 min read
Musings of an Achievement-Oriented Person
I like getting stuff done. Some of my least favorite things include wasting time, being unproductive, failing at something, and doing...
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Nancy E Wood
Jul 30, 20176 min read
Just Wanted to Help (2)
Two weeks passed, and school began again. Brinley stopped telling her parents who she was spending time with, because, after all, she...
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Nancy E Wood
Jul 16, 20178 min read
Just Wanted to Help (1)
When Brinley came back from her grandparents’ house in Maine, she knew she was a different person. She felt fine, she didn’t need any...
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Nancy E Wood
Jun 18, 20176 min read
Out of the Deep Water
The blue lights illuminating the bridge cast a ghostly light over the river flowing slowly through downtown Jacksonville. My...
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Nancy E Wood
Jun 4, 20176 min read
Best Friend Breakups
Best friend breakups are the worst kind of breakups there are. Worse than any kind of regular breakup. Because everyone expects a guy to...
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Nancy E Wood
May 21, 20172 min read
"Hi."
Morgan sat with two of her friends in the sun on the steps, watching all the students pass by. It was the first day of school, a day...
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Nancy E Wood
May 7, 20176 min read
6 Lessons My Pursuit of Perfection Has Taught Me
Has this ever happened to you? When someone asks you what you want to do, you say “I don’t care, whatever you want,” even though you know...
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Nancy E Wood
Apr 23, 20175 min read
4 Things Not to Do When You're Lonely
I get lonely. A lot. That’s stupid, right? I mean, I know that’s absurd; I have an amazingly supportive family, many caring friends, and...
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Nancy E Wood
Apr 9, 20179 min read
The Value of one Life (part 4)
The next day, she texted Kayla when she didn’t show up to work, making sure everything was okay. Kayla answered, saying that they were...
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Nancy E Wood
Mar 12, 20176 min read
The Value of one Life (part 3)
That night in the hospital was long. Leila struggled staying awake the next morning as she and John opened The Coffee Shop. Ellen had...
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Nancy E Wood
Feb 26, 20173 min read
But God...
“But God…” Never before have those words stood out to me so much as they did this week while I was reading Ephesians. I’ve read that book...
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Nancy E Wood
Feb 12, 20177 min read
The Value of one Life (2)
Leila sat on the floor of the bathroom, trying to calm the stranger clinging to her. Ellen’s fingernails dug into her arm, but Leila...
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Nancy E Wood
Jan 29, 20177 min read
The Value of one Life (1)
Leila worked at The Coffee Shop. Yes, that was the name of the café. No, she did not like it; the lack of creativity in the name did not...
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Nancy E Wood
Jan 15, 20175 min read
8 Different Types of Journals to Try this Year
I love to journal (in case you haven’t noticed). It’s something that most of us had tried, some with more success than others. I’ve...
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