The Purity of Loneliness
The majority of my last year and a half has been spent realizing that people don't care about people as much as they should. "Welcome to...
I Am Not My Own and Neither are My Thoughts
Being an R.A. thus far can be summarized in just a few words: learning how not to offend anyone. It's exhausting. Daily I'm on my knees...
When Girl Meets Restlessness and Finitude
As I look at two more weeks to be in Ocean City, one phrase comes to my mind: “Hurry up.” I’m pretty ready to be home and I don’t think...
When Girl Meets What God Actually Calls Her To Do
It seems almost contradictory to me to write beautifully about a city that spoke sadness to my heart. But I suppose there’s a beauty in...
When Girl Meets the Sunrise, Sports Vomit, and the Darkest Pride
There’s something exquisite about giving it your all in a sport you’ve never played before and proceeding to vomit. To tell the truth,...
When Girl Meets Throwbacks, Hauntings, and the Epic
This past week my dear boy catered to and celebrated my inner child (which more often than not is on the surface of my personality rather...
Reverence is Screaming
Driving around in my parent’s Volvo with heated seats and working windshield wipers to keep the rain off, I was almost in tears as a...
Now That I'm Brave...
When you look at a kid, or even a baby, I think it’s astonishing how much you can tell about what kind of person they will grow up to be....
What They Never Taught Us About Job
If you know anything about Job, it's probably this: "Job is the Christian's model for how to endure suffering." Job 1:22, "In all this,...
When We're the Comforter
It grieves me to say, but, as a Christian, I can be pretty assuming about someone else's hurt. I think they hurt because they were...
