Author: Alana Burke

The Slow Return

The slow return – The new place

Alana Burke

We arrived into Westfield about four days before my new job was supposed to start, essentially homeless.  We drove around the area looking to see what it was like.  There were a bunch of subdivisions and a few apartments.  We searched online and even called some realtors to see what kind of rentals were available.… Continue reading The slow return – The new place

The Slow Return

The slow return – The end of a chapter

Alana Burke

Our wish had finally been answered.  We were moving back "home".  The entire time we lived in Florida it was temporary.  We had never planned on making it a permanent residence and we had avoided growing too many roots.  So, we began the process of moving once again.  We both gave our two weeks at… Continue reading The slow return – The end of a chapter

Testimony of Faith, The Slow Return

The slow return – The Search for Meaning

Alana Burke

In my last post, I talked about how discovering writing had quenched that thirst for something more. That fulfilled feeling lasted for total of three seconds - okay it was a bit longer than that, but still something was missing. The interesting thing was I didn't feel as empty, but something still wasn't right. So,… Continue reading The slow return – The Search for Meaning

Testimony of Faith, The Slow Return

The slow return – A Sense Longing

Alana Burke

So, here it was sometime around 2008 - 2009, I started getting this feeling that there should be more to life. I was working a solid job that had the potential to turn into a good career with benefits, promotion, and money (everything I was taught work should be). But something was missing... and for… Continue reading The slow return – A Sense Longing

Testimony of Faith, Walking Away

Walking away – Flirting with the Pagan Lifestyle

Alana Burke

I digressed a bit in my last post, but I felt it necessary to get a good sense of where I was in my life. I was a small town girl.... even though I was raised in the church and knew all the bible stories you teach young kids, my personal biblical knowledge was lacking.… Continue reading Walking away – Flirting with the Pagan Lifestyle

Testimony of Faith, Walking Away

Walking away – The Boyfriend

Alana Burke

The summer before my last year in college, I met a man that was unlike anyone I had been attracted to in the past. Nearly everything about him was different. He was educated at the time I met him he had already received his bachelor's degree and a master's degree and was currently finishing his… Continue reading Walking away – The Boyfriend

Testimony of Faith, Walking Away

Walking away – The College Years

Alana Burke

College... such formative years. My journey of faith was a roller coaster during those four years. After four years of having a few worldly high school teachers, who not so covertly taught that our way of life was backward and intolerant. So they created diversity clubs where you celebrated everyone's differences. Needless to say during… Continue reading Walking away – The College Years

Testimony of Faith, Walking Away

Walking away… The Churches

Alana Burke

I briefly mentioned in my opening post and about page that I had walked away from Christianity and religion itself for that matter. Looking back I'm not even sure how it happened. I was raised in a Christian house, though we did church hop a few times as I was growing up. The first church… Continue reading Walking away… The Churches