The Plumeria Paradox: What Happens When a Dream Withers and Then Blooms

I just want to be like my late great-grandma. I want a kajillion plants in my home—and the daily ritual of misting them with love and water. I imagine myself standing by the window, breathing with them, exhaling the carbon dioxide they drink up like fuel. Naturally, my house is already full of plantitas (littleContinue reading “The Plumeria Paradox: What Happens When a Dream Withers and Then Blooms”

Trust Me…But Not Really

Isaiah 2:22 says, “Stop trusting other people to save you. Do not think too highly of them; they are only humans who have not stopped breathing yet.” Trust belongs only to God. Imagine trusting in humanity? Me, being human, am simply untrustworthy. Not because I’m a wicked person plotting your downfall—no, nothing like that. I’mContinue reading “Trust Me…But Not Really”