where do i begin? i’ve thought about this long and hard. i’m not quite sure how to start. but i’ll start by saying this – ever since i was a little girl, africa has been a placed i dreamed of going someday. a place that was so foreign to me, but still felt special to…
a tree & its’ fruits, luke 6
We have all heard the saying – “you are what you eat“. But maybe it should really be “you are what you say“. According to Luke 6:45, “The good person out of the good treasure of the heart produces good, and the evil person out of evil treasure produces evil; for it is out of the abundance of…
perfect savior working in my imperfect, whirlwind of a college life
As many of you know, I have started college. I am a freshman at Belmont University, and I am loving it. If you don’t know anything about me, I am perfectionist when it comes to many parts of my life – 99% of the time I am asking myself, “WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS?!”, because I get…
following the path of righteousness
(Grab a snack. This is a rambling blog.) Psalm 1 1) Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2) but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. 3) That person is like…
being the sunflower in a field of roses
“it is okay to be different.” – something any of us rarely hear. from the time we are little kids, we’re all taught to be the same. taught to walk in a straight line with hands over our mouths taught to color inside the lines taught to wear nice clothes in order to fit in taught to observe…
if you can be anything, be kind
i’ve always loved the saying, “character is how you treat those who can do nothing for you.” i really believe being a decent person is kind of underrated in this world, today. so much negativity, evil, and destruction all around us. no one really finds beauty in the simple things, no one really has a…
where is God when..
At some point, we all become affected by devastating factors that throw us off track.. After the shock, we merely all find ourselves asking: Where are you, God? Do you even hear me? Little do we know, God is everywhere. He is our miracle and performs them everyday as we struggle, yet we are so blinded with hurt…
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