Hello! My name is Victoria, and I'm blessed to be saved by the King of Kings! I am so excited about life, and I'm passionate about living it to the full—yes, in spite of the hard times! When I'm not writing or practicing music, you'll find me out riding horses, hanging out with my siblings and friends, dancing, trying out some new crazy creative venture, or trying to better my archery scores. I love WWII, dark chocolate, good fantasy, and bringing joy to the lives of those around me—but most of all I'm loving knowing that I belong to Jesus!
A ship in harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for. (Attr. to John A. Shedd) I love good quotes. And good metaphors. And good quotes that are good metaphors are the best. Like this one. I love the metaphor of setting sail into a grand new adventure. Skimming off into the … More Brave Enough to Go
I don’t like crying in airports. Well, really, I don’t like crying anywhere anybody can see me. It feels uncomfortable and vulnerable and kind of embarrassing. But here I was, a puddle of tears in LAX — one of the busiest airports in California and, if Business Insider is accurate in their estimations, the fourth … More Brave Enough to Stay
Backstage. Dim light, cool chill of a concrete floor, hurrying students. Music instruments, fingered melodies, dance leotards, silent stretches. The not-quite-damp, not-quite musty scent of a place that seldom sees light, the hum of muffled voices as the audience takes their seats, the almost-tangible feeling of intermingled nerves and excitement. I’m no professional performer, but … More Brave Enough to Seek Wholeness
I turned the little booklet over in my hands, drawing my feet up cross-legged so I could perch better on my bed. The word on top of the booklet was Perfectionism, a big idea my parents were trying to help me break down and understand. I mean, sure, I was nervous a lot. Things had … More Brave Enough to Be Imperfect
“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” As I type those words, hearing them bounce around my head from distant childhood memories, I’m wondering how many generations of kids have grown up hearing that. Apparently this quote has been around since the 1840’s, so I’m guessing quite a few. It is admittedly a … More Brave Enough to Try
Maybe it’s because there were an unprecedented number of parallels last year, or maybe it’s because 2023’s breakneck pace rendered me a tad philosophical. But as we move into 2024, I’m feeling — far more than ever before — the similarities between the seasons of 2023 and the seasons of life. A spring of furrowing. A summer of growth. An autumn of change. And now the world outside is taking a deep breath, shedding leaves and colors and shivering in the cold as it prepares for months of stillness. Even the trees are taking a sort of rest. … More Brave Enough to Be Still
“God, I don’t want the reason I value Immanuel, God with us this year to be because we are grieving.” It’s still a mystery to meHow the hands of God could be so smallHow tiny fingers reaching in the nightWere the very hands that measured out the sky… It’s still a mystery to meThat His … More God With Us
“Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, ‘It might have been.” John Greenleaf Whittier At some point in life, consciously or unconsciously, every person starts to wonder how they might live without regrets. Perhaps that is, at least in part, why we live the way we do. Why we choose … More Brave Enough to Hold On
I hate change. There. I said it. I don’t always hate what comes after change. But the process of change is something I used to wrestle with, currently wrestle with, and in all likelihood, will continue to wrestle with till the cows come home. My mom jokes that I’ve hated change from the very beginning … More Brave Enough to Let Go
I am an introverted traveler. Honest confession. If you are someone who likes to talk to people while in airports or on a plane and you have ever found yourself next to me, I am quite sorry. It probably wasn’t a stimulating experience. Most of the time, I travel by myself — and when I … More Till I See the Lights
The Road to Brave 