Vanity, pride, and a deep love for pretty things bred a severe self-loathing at my mediocrity. Anyone smarter, lovelier and more talented was automatically categorized as "enemy"—specially favored and preferred by God.
Category: personal
My Life is Full
My life is full to the brim of photos depicting a life that looks nothing like the one I planned to have, but oh, how unremarkably beautiful it all is.
When Being Busy Isn’t Beneficial: Why we need more margin
Ah, vacation. When else can you justifiably wake up at 9, lay in bed until 2, and do nothing but scroll through facebook and read books all day? Without feeling guilty, that is. Now that school is back in session and Fall is right around the corner, there's a summer-lovin' part of my heart that … Continue reading When Being Busy Isn’t Beneficial: Why we need more margin
Stop Asking Me When I’m Getting Married
Ignorant, yet well-meaning people. Is there anyone in the world so dangerously unaware?
I don’t regret growing up non-Christian
I boast in my weakness, not because I take pride in who I've been, or what I've done. I'm not so proud of where I've been, so much as I am proud of how far He went to reach me... And how far He's taken me since.
When Leaving LifePoint
I firmly believe that being at LifePoint church has salvaged what was left of my hope in salvation.
For Daniel: Year One, It Was Always You
You were always the standard, and now, you are mine.
Nostalgic about Niches: A Friday night musing captured
Have you ever walked through a door, entered a room and felt instantly at home? There, in that place, the stresses of the day melt away. Whatever happened up until the moment you stepped over that threshold fades to distant murmurs in the background, and serene feelings of peace wrap around you like a well-worn blanket. You … Continue reading Nostalgic about Niches: A Friday night musing captured
Tales of Transition: Confessions of a modern day gypsy
So, I'm moving.
3 Years ’til 30
Warning: Super personal post about to blow. Also. 3 things I wish I knew in my early 20's, and 3 things I'd like to do before 30.
