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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The Sun Does Shine: how an innocent man survived 30 years in prison.
I’m in the throes of unpacking racism and seriously re-evaluating how people are treated unequally, the society we live in, and the injustice of our system. I can…
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How you can help Myanmar, exactly where you are.
The thing no one tells you about teaching adults is that your students will become your friends. A couple of weeks ago I stopped by to visit one…
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Lord, help her to see that Your idea of success and hers might look different.
Rejection, on some day and in some way, is going to face you. Don’t worry, it happens to us all. I want you to know now, before that…
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Fighting Forward: a book about living fearlessly in the light.
I found Hannah Brencher’s blog when I was a college student with a broken heart. It was as if she was sitting with me and listening carefully; she…
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My 5 most played songs from last year.
The only way I have made it through the last year is by singing. I’m not a singer, but I love to sing. I think I’ve always been…
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Not all too long ago, our wonderfully diverse classroom would have been impossible.
I sat staring at the screen. Images of skin tones and crowds of people blurred the page; a courageous, booming voice seemed to fill the silent room where…