During the Christmas season, it is customary in my part of Nigeria for people to travel — sometimes from all over the world — to their respective villages. It is a...

When I was a child, every summer our family would rent a cabin on a lake for our vacation. I remember my father trying to teach me how to float in...

One winter years ago, I was walking down our long driveway to check the mail. The driveway was covered in snow, and parts of it were icy. I could either walk...

I was first diagnosed with an anxiety disorder when I was 15. Sometimes anxiety strikes me like lightning, and I feel like I’m gasping for breath. My heart pounds, and I...

I love the lights this time of year as I drive through neighborhood streets, sit in the glow of a Christmas tree, and walk through my town’s multi-colored display. However, these...

I am at a point in my life where nothing seems to be working out. I am a college freshman with too many bills to pay, parents who are on the...

Once, not far from my home, I saw a large flock of sparrows landing on a telephone wire. The line was packed with birds sitting nearly shoulder to shoulder. One bird,...

In my country, Christmas decorations are not common on city streets. They are usually only present in malls or hotels. But there is one location downtown that puts up decorations every...

As a friend and I were talking, she mentioned how her dog often lies in the doorway of any room she is in. I said, “Our dog Lucy does the same...

As I write this, my eldest daughter, Heaven, just turned eight. She was diagnosed with generalized absence seizures in April 2022. This was perhaps the most painful news we had ever...