Eyes to the sky. Whatever that means, right? The sun was already beginning to set when I decided all I wanted was the little trail beside the beach — the trail made of sand and salt, the one separated from the sea only by a set of train tracks and some rocks laid haphazardly one over the other. I had maybe forty-five minutes left of light before darkness settled over the little town I've called home since the day I was born. When I got to the trail, standing up on a little mo

Never lose that sense of passion. Never let the world push you down so hard that you can't get back up. Never forget that you have a purpose, God has a plan, and you are worthy. This year has taught me the importance of gratitude. I am thankful for the people I have in my life — for the new friends, and old; for the ones who have stuck by me and the ones who have moved on to different pastures. I am happy and I am content in knowing that God has a reason for why things happen