Pens and Publishings
Welcome to the blog, the home of essays spanning across a decade.
Hi, I’m Brianna!
I’ve been writing ever since I was a little girl dreaming on the school bus. Today I write about believing the God who is at work in our lives in every season. I’m grateful to be here with you.
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We’re capable of choosing a better legacy.
I was in first grade on September 11, 2001. Mom picked us up from school and we sat in granny’s living room, flipping back and forth between the…
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A guide to advocate for Afghanistan.
The images from Afghanistan over the last week have been nightmarish. But it has been imperative to lean in. For the sake of loving my Afghan students through…
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She Hears: a Bible study about the women who walked with Jesus.
I didn’t realize I’d never done a study on the stories of women in the Bible until I heard about this book. Maybe we don’t talk about this…
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Look for the (yard sale) signs.
We followed the signs and wound up with a platter of food from a stranger. We’d just struck out at a yard sale on the south side of…
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Lean into what you love.
A display of blue, soft white, and glowing orange colored the sky above us. Hundreds of people milled about, a soft June humming giving life to the world…
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Forgiveness heals your (and your neighbor’s) heart.
The bad news is not everyone who hurts you will apologize. Some might not even know they’ve hurt you. They might not realize how the word they spoke…