• Joy Comes in the Morning

    Joy Comes in the Morning

    This past Friday, I got up at 4:30 a.m. to drive home from school for Easter weekend. I had a lot of time in my car to think about a lot of stuff… but the thought I kept coming back to was that it was Good Friday, and just a few hours later and a couple…

  • My Top 5 Bible Verses for When Life Hits a Little Too Hard

    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…

  • 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…

  • These Decisions Aren’t Mine

    “Before I decide, I wish I knew what the outcome would be…” Story. Of. My. Life. You know, once I finished picking a college, a major, and all the other big decisions I’ve had to make recently, I thought maybe I could catch a break. I thought maybe things could be simple for a while;…

  • Courage in Accountability

    Courage in Accountability

    I’ve been out of school on Spring Break since last Thursday and I’ve had a ton of time to just think about where I’m at in life. I always try to remember that things I struggle with are things you may struggle with… so hey, why not struggle together? :) I know I can’t be the only…

  • Now Trending…

    Now Trending…

    Okay, so I spend too much a lot of time on Instagram. [For those of you who aren’t super read-in on social media, Instagram is basically just all of your friends posting pictures of their coffee, the sunset, quotes, and, of course, selfies.] I mean, I just really like to keep up with what my friends (and sometimes…