Author: Laura Hewett

Stories compel me to do strange things. When I read Alexandr Solzhenitsyn’s disturbingly descriptive novel in college, I went on a heat fast. The book follows the protagonist through a…

I don't have the same New Year miracle like I did last year, but in some ways, I think this New Year's day was even better than last when I…

I've got a long way to go in my recovery, but I've come an incredible distance. I had a beautiful reminder of that last night as I celebrated Second Christmas…

I've started this post three times already, but I'm not really sure what to focus on since so much has happened in the last week. Wednesday I successfully finished classes…

Once upon a time, my mom asked me, "Guess what?" I responded, "It's almost Christmas." I'm pretty sure this began in July. Now, whenever I'm asked that question, my response…

Around 200 years ago, people were dying of "wurstgift" in Germany - sausage poisoning - without really understanding why. Don't you just love the German language? It really was the…

Thanksgiving is a very North American holiday. The BFA community celebrates it for a month - first Canadian Thanksgiving, a couple weeks later dorm Thanksgiving, and this past week was…

I had an idea of what I was going to write about yesterday, but everything changed the minute I looked at my Facebook today. I first saw a notification that…

Sometimes I worry that people are getting tired of my recovery story, but then I have the kind of outpouring of positive responses like last week that remind me there…

Urology is the branch of medicine that deals with the urinary system. With that information, you may now make an educated decision about whether or not you want to read…

I forgot to write a post this weekend; I have no excuse. I try to have some measure of routine in my weeks where I remember to give an update…

I'm late writing this week's update because I spent a lot of time learning about volunteering with refugees and then helping friends lead a church service for refugees living nearby.…

I love to laugh. I understand suffering. Those are both parts of who I am, and sometimes conversations with the people I'm closest to span both ends of that spectrum…

I was really excited last week to sit down and type out the wonders of my return to Frauenchor last Monday night, but I fell sick on Thursday and was…

First of all, thank you to everyone who messaged me or commented on my last post. I'm grateful for your kind words. I've had a great week full of affirmation…

This isn't the first time I've talked about wanting to be healed of everything wrong with me. I've been pretty vocal about the fact there were things broken in me…

I love my job. I love it so much. I get to teach students about the Bible and how to read well. I have the privilege of doing this every…

I've had almost two weeks back home now, and I'm almost settled into a routine - just in time for school to start and change my schedule. I'm so ready…

There are four things that I'm exceptionally passionate about: literature, the Bible, my students, and Jesus. I light up when I get to talk about them. Conversely, I'm visibly disheartened…