Happy New Year, everyone! This year, I’m committing to posting here at least once a month (finally!), sharing musings and news with you all more regularly. I appreciate your support, and I want you to know that I’m still here, trying my best to spread light from my little corner of the world.

Where are you headed this year? For my part, I have no idea! I’ve applied for wildlife biology jobs in California and a PhD program in the UK, but I won’t know if I’m getting an offer on any of them for a while. I’m still plugging away at my second interactive novel for Choice of Games (this one’s about unicorns, pegasi, and kelpies!)…

…but I don’t know yet when the game will come out (hopefully sometime this year!). I’ve submitted a play based on folklore about a Christmas witch to a short play festival, but I won’t know whether the play has been accepted to be produced until the end of March. In short, as usual, my future is full of unknowns.

I do know one thing, though. Whatever happens next, I will give thanks to God for the many blessings in my life and strive to follow Jesus with love, kindness, and courage. Faith is the wind in my sails, buoying me through the storms and keeping me afloat and moving forward. Faith is my lighthouse, guiding me through the darkness. The world is filled with rancor, fear, and despair these days, but those forces will never have the final say. I hope you will strive to see the light in these oft-dark times yourself, and to be a light to others. Blessed be.