by Tatyana Claytor | May 1, 2023 | Faith and Culture
The Israeli sun beat down on my legs and feet that were sticking outside of the shade of the umbrella. I leaned forward, eyes watching the pool intensely to make sure that all the swimmers were okay. The pool was about 30 feet by 10 feet—not very large for the number...
by Tatyana Claytor | Dec 1, 2022 | Lifestyle
I stretched out my arms and legs, stiff from sitting in the same position for hours. I stood up, realizing I was hungry and didn’t remember when I had last eaten. I stumbled into the kitchen and my father, upon seeing me, remarked, “You’re alive! I haven’t seen you...
by Tatyana Claytor | Apr 1, 2022 | Lifestyle
“For he will not much remember the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with joy in his heart.” Ecclesiastes 5:20 ESV I am a Gen Xer. Our generation was specifically encouraged in our late teens and early twenties to be radical Christians; Jesus freaks...
by Tatyana Claytor | Jul 1, 2020 | Faith and Culture
My friend and I met in a trendy crepe restaurant to talk about our lives—the struggles and the successes. She sat across from me sipping her cappuccino and said with a note of sadness, “Church events end up being reminders that I’m alone. I leave feeling more lonely...
by Tatyana Claytor | May 1, 2020 | Lifestyle
I sat in the darkened parking lot while my husband helped the woman and her son load up our van with her belongings. She had showed up a couple of weeks ago in my Sunday school class looking very foreign to Florida culture in her black clothes and European accent. The...
