I still can’t believe that I’m 30, I understand that it really isn’t that old—it just seems like a real adult age. 29 has been one of the hardest years of my life (but that's for another time), in so many ways but I'm looking forward to what's next and a new decade of life. … Continue reading 30 Books That Changed Me
My friends are some of the most important people in my life and I have spent a lot of time thinking about building community. Because building community is so important to me, I wanted to share one way that I think through how to do that. The Apostle Paul was a great discipler and he … Continue reading Who is your Paul, Timothy, & Barnabus?
These are some of my favorite things right now and you'll be able to find them all month long on the Fun Page! I'll be doing a monthly post and changing them up so I wanted them all to be on the blog for you to find easier. Marine Parents' Pouches. I'm obsessed, I want them … Continue reading {Fun} June Favorites
Calm down. You are still an infant in so many ways. There is life after high school, even if you feel like it now. In the great scheme of life, high school is a dot. Yes, high school is fun but it is not the end all, be all to life. I’ve been out of … Continue reading To the Girl who thinks High School will be Everything
This is something that I wrote a few years ago but it's never appeared on the blog and now with school starting again, I wanted to share it here. If you know me, you that my heart beats for middle schoolers. I've had the awesome privilege of teaching 6th grade Sunday school this year and … Continue reading Surviving the Middle School Jungle
To the girl who headed off to college: Breathe deep Relax Take everything in Time flies in college, freshmen year goes by in a flash and it only gets faster. Whenever you meet someone new, the first two questions out of your mouth will be: 1) “What’s your major?” and 2) “Where are you from?” … Continue reading To the Girl headed off to College
March 4, 2014 - November 29, 2016 Completed Challenges: 1. Come up with 101 things (March 4, 2014) 3. Finish the 3rd draft of my novel (August 2014) 12. Get plugged into a church (Bay Leaf Baptist Church, March/April 2014) 16. Re-read Harry Potter (May 2014) 17. Finish decorating our apartment (April 2014) 19. Inspire someone to come up with … Continue reading {Day 380 Update} 101 in 1001
So, Meagan over at Beautiful Things does a weekly Thursday Thoughts and decided to make into a Link-Up which I'm excited to participate in this week. Here we go: Thursdays are my favorite day of the week because of crazy cheerleaders at the gym. I can't wait for Step Sing tonight! #Spectrumletsgo (if you want … Continue reading Thursday Thoughts {Link-Up}
So, I read 40 books in 2014, which for the record, was the first time I actually kept track. I've decided that I want to read 50 in 2015 and I want to be better about telling you what I'm reading because I love to read. 1. The Maze Runner by James Dashner This is one … Continue reading 2015 Book Shelf
This is a random rambling of Samford grad is missing Step Sing Season: If you've been following me for any decent amount of time, you've probably seen a post where I talk about Step Sing or two or ten (Okay, I don't think there are really that many, but you get the point). Here's the deal, … Continue reading Ramblings From a Samford Graduate
Walking in My Shoes 