There aren't many topics I'm nervous to write about, but this is one of them. My ultimate goal on here is to be as real as possible with you all about the deep struggles of life, and this is certainly one of them, so why do I get insecure writing about my experiences with it? I guess it goes back to a lot of things I've internalized abou[...]
I am blown away, quite delighted, and yet mostly unsurprised by an exciting trend on my blog: according to several of my analytics platforms, my most popular post over the last few months has been my post on waiting for your future spouse. I'm excited about this because one of my areas of passion is relationships, specifically romantic r[...]
By the time I was in my second year of high school, I had a shift in mindset—and it wasn't for the good. I was normally a positive, happy-go-lucky girl who never dared doubt or question God. That all seemed to turn upside down as I went through eighth grade, a challenging year for many reasons. I know I've talked about this time of[...]
Oh, success, the thing probably most Americans and people as a whole strive for in one way or another. I had to write an essay about my definition of success in high school with supporting factors that make up success. I think it was okay, but consider this my revised and ultimate essay on success. Maybe not ultimate since I still have a[...]
Haven't we all wished at one time or another to write a letter to our younger selves? Or just be able to go back and tell our younger selves something important we wish we'd known sooner? Or what about the opposite—do you ever wish your younger self could give you some advice NOW? Maybe at times you feel like you've lost your way, and[...]
As I said in my post sharing my favorite life lessons from a movie I love, Courageous, this movie specifically encouraged me in my singleness. This post should be pretty brief, but it's something worth touching on separately. When I first saw this movie, I was literally only 8. It was a bit traumatizing for an 8-year-old but as w[...]
I have several Christian movies that inspire me, but one that I could watch constantly is Courageous from the Kendrick Brothers. They actually just re-released the movie last fall, calling it Courageous Legacy—it's still the same, but they added some content and it's edited better. My roommate at the time and I went to see it twice in[...]
Something special that's been a constant for me since middle school is time spent with my family at hockey games in Wells Fargo Arena, watching the Iowa Wild and other AHL teams play. I've written about them several times on my blog, like here or here and even here, and I've yet to fulfill my goal of going to an NHL game, but I've alread[...]
There's nothing I enjoy more than roughing it in this world of luxury hotels, I thought, but did I have a choice this time? No, no I did not. Plus, Mom was so enthusiastic for us to hang out together at the campsite and walk its trails while the boys were hunting in areas nearby where we were camping, so I tried to put on a good show for[...]