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Lacking Control
I have a hard time accepting things that are out of my control. I’m not always punctual or organized, but I am definitely a planner – I need to know what’s happening in my life, where I stand with people, what I’m doing for the next month and everything in between. In the face of…
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My Top 5 Bible Verses for When Life Hits a Little Too Hard
Sometimes life gets me super down. Sometimes the things I want and expect to happen don’t ever happen at all. Sometimes other people let me down, and sometimes I let myself down. Luckily for us, in these times of trouble, pain, or just flat out discouragement, we have words of comfort that come directly from the mouth…
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The Top 10 Things My First Semester at College Has Taught Me
There are only 4 weeks left in this semester and as we begin winding down, I was reflecting on everything I’ve learned so far (not including that calculus is terrible and writing essays about government is no fun) and felt like sharing! So here are the top ten things I’ve learned in my first semester at college!!…
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Seeking Assurance in All the Wrong Places
How often do you ask for other people’s opinions on your life decisions? On an almost daily basis I’ll find myself asking Kierstin (my roommate/conscience/therapist/best friend) about her opinion on pretty much everything I’m doing with my life, and although it probably sounds like I want her advice, mostly I realize that I’m just wanting her to…
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An Open Letter to the Parents Who Do Too Much
Dear Parents Who Do Too Much, You know who you are… you buy your kids the things they need (all the way until they’re adults… woah), you allow them to live in your house until and past the age of 18, and you do your best to support them and help them be successful…
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Say YES
Well, I’m three weeks in, and college has officially become a very real thing in my life. Like a big thing. Like a big, stressful, time consuming, real thing. It could be the fact that I’ve moved 5 hours away from home, begun attending 12 credit hours of class per week, or that I literally live…
Samantha Reynolds 