I WILL be drinking a ton of coffee, you’d better believe that. However, here’s the two things you need to know: I will NOT be drinking alcohol either on my 21st birthday or any other day following it. I thoroughly believe you can be a Christian and drink alcohol. I mean, you can be a …
I had to ask myself this question . . . especially after I signed up for my fifth Instagram account. Yes, I kid you not! I only run 3 now (and I still rarely post on two of them) but I just love the concept of Instagram. I realized that as both a person and …
“Who wants to pray?” Everyone trembles in their seat. What will people think of my prayer? Will they think I’m too stiff? Or maybe too conversational? What if I say something stupid? The speaker looks at you, their eyes just as big as yours. “How about you? Would you be willing to pray for us?” …
Hey there, beloved! Being able to claim that I’ve been alive for two decades is both super cool and super disturbing. I’m uncomfortable with decades, unless we’re talking roaring ’20s. I’d love to share with you guys 20 lessons I’ve learned from life, one for each year I’ve been alive. Don’t be afraid to start …
Small, seemingly insignificant tasks drive me nuts. Make my bed? Put my laundry away?? Clean my retainer??? I’m almost 21. You’d think I’d do these things by now. But, every time laundry day comes around or I hop out of bed, I’m greeted with these endless, futile tasks. And they seriously irk me. I’m thoroughly …
Whoa there, beloved—that title might’ve made you spin in your seat a little. Allow me to explain. A lot of people have a “cozy” image of Jesus. He’s chilling with you in a coffee shop, wearing a baseball cap backwards, throwing peace signs at everyone that walks by. Our image is often wrong. We see …
“My mom has cancer.” “My sister is unsaved.” “My grandma is dying.” I used to hear these statements and marvel at these people. To me, they were superhuman. Their level of faith had somehow “leveled them up” by like 50 levels and I therefore had not right to help them in any way. Who was …
I’ve always been forgetful. My mom begs to differ, but really: I have a Dory complex. While I was at camp, I locked myself out of my room at least six times because I forgot to unlock it in the morning. Just today and yesterday, I forgot my student ID card for required college activities. …
Guest post by Rose Dickinson A mom who won’t let you choose your own major or school. A father who berates you and calls you names. Who’s in and out of the picture. A mom who’s abusive. However you define “difficult,” you’re living with a parent (or even parents) who might seem like anything but …
If you guys have been following along on our Instagram (especially my personal Instagram), you know my mom has been battling breast cancer. Since the moment my dad announced it on August 20, 2019, my life radically changed. We take so much for granted. I honestly and truly believed that my mom, my rock, my …
