Emily Brooks

Emily Brooks

faith, courage, imagination

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  • February 18, 2022

    Book Review for Writers: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

    Book Review for Writers: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

    I will explore what Hosseini has done to create such a beautiful, inspiring work to help us as writers learn from one of the best. 

  • February 8, 2022

    Update: One Year Late(r)

    Update: One Year Late(r)

    I know I’m late in saying it, but I hope you all have had a wonderful start to this new year. It feels strange but comfortably familiar to be back here. As a guilt-driven person, I feel the need to apologize for my lateness, and yet I have a feeling I’m not the only one […]

  • April 27, 2021

    Sunny Days are Behind Every Cloud

    Sunny Days are Behind Every Cloud

    Today’s post is a little different because I’m still learning as I write this, working through the negative thoughts that have been nagging me lately.

  • April 15, 2021

    Worry Can Wait: How I Learned to Postpone Anxious Thoughts

    Worry Can Wait: How I Learned to Postpone Anxious Thoughts

    When I was in counseling, my counselor told me that, sometimes, it’s best to set worries aside for awhile.

  • April 8, 2021

    If I Could Go Back in Time

    If I Could Go Back in Time

    I woke up last night from a dream where I was back in 2006 as a thirteen-year-old.

  • March 27, 2021

    Should We be Striving for Purpose?

    Should We be Striving for Purpose?

    What if our purpose isn’t about having purpose? What if it isn’t about what we do but who we are?

  • March 16, 2021

    How Peace Surpasses Understanding

    How Peace Surpasses Understanding

    When we take our anxieties to God, we are not just asking that God takes away our fear. We are remembering that there is a God who listens and who cares about every detail of our lives, and this alone washes away our fear.

  • February 14, 2021

    How to Know if You’re Dating the Right Person

    How to Know if You’re Dating the Right Person

    As an over-thinker, it was difficult to let myself like anyone, date anyone, or even reject anyone without feeling like I could “mess up” God’s plan.

  • February 8, 2021

    How I Learned to Halt Physical Anxiety

    How I Learned to Halt Physical Anxiety

    Last night, I woke up with an anxious feeling in my stomach. My breaths became shallow and quick, and I felt that familiar feeling of physical anxiety creeping up.

  • December 7, 2020

    How Suffering Produces Hope

    How Suffering Produces Hope

    2020 has been a reminder for many that the security systems we have trusted don’t hold up. Now that we are preparing to celebrate Christmas, let it be a reminder that God enters into our fear and brokenness.

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