There's a concept I've struggled with honestly since my childhood, and it's especially prevalent in the Christian community, even though you'd think otherwise. I'll cut straight to the chase: it's the fact that very few people want to be completely honest and vulnerable about and with their struggles. And this is seriously a worldwide pr[...]
It's amazing how easy it is to get weighed down in all the wrong things. It's not anything new, either, so I won't harp on it, but I notice that people continually make life harder for themselves than it needs to be. We don't like the outcomes we get, but half the time we're the ones contributing to them. I want to talk about some of[...]
It's fitting to be coming out of my blogging hiatus with a post on distractions since that's exactly what my college transition has felt like: one distraction after another. That hasn't been all bad, but in many ways I feel like I've had to learn how to live all over again. That probably sounds more dramatic than it actually is; all thin[...]
Around three years ago I did a blog post talking about all of my favorite books that I also found to be really inspiring with life and faith. They were some of my favorite books as well at the time and still are; you can read all about them here! But now it's been around three years since then, and I've had the privilege of discovering a[...]
I think I’ve mentioned “The Fault in Our Stars” before. I can’t get over it. When I watched it in the spring, it really got to me and hasn’t left. It wasn’t my all time favorite movie, and I didn’t totally agree with everything that happened in it, but there was one thing God showed me after I watched it. There was three[...]
On Monday, I blogged about the problems with the media and how to react to them. Today, I'm going to share with you how you can do your part and be a light for God on social media. I won't be able to cover every single network out there but some of the big ones. On Facebook Share what's important, and know your audience. You do not need[...]
Alright, let's admit it. I'm sure most of us have one social site we really love. You might not think that way at first, but think about how many times you check it, how many times you post, etc. Think about those news sites you check, or all those new movies and books and songs you watch and read and listen to. It's not bad to like[...]
I really love to read, and one thing I have never really blogged about is some of the books I've found to be really inspiring, great reads. My favorite genre is realistic fiction that has some life lessons, and bonus points if they have faith. I've also been reading some nonfiction stuff over God and different things, so here's some[...]