I’ve been on this Earth for over 21 years now and have spent that time growing up in a Christian household and engaging in numerous Christian communities. I’ve involved myself in a number of church services, youth groups, Bible studies, mission trips, etc. over that time. It’s fun to meet new people and share ideas about faith. But something that has baffled me about the … Continue reading The Plague

Trust is not something to be given out willy nilly. It takes time to build, to earn, and effort to keep. As we grow up we slowly learn who to trust and who not to, and how to hold ourselves back from trusting too easily. This is healthy because it helps us have wisdom and prevent our hearts from suffering from unnecessary pain. However, that … Continue reading For the Women Living in a World Where Men Leave

“Want to go to a worship event with me this Friday?” “There’s a bonfire this Friday. I could give you a ride if you want!” “Are you going to Bible study this Friday?” For some people all these options to choose from on a Friday night might sound like a great time. But for an introvert who needs to recharge after a long week it … Continue reading An Introvert in Extrovert’s Clothing

“We can’t always rationalize our pain. And that’s okay.” I was fifteen going on sixteen, going through friendship drama and over the moon that a guy had taken notice of me. Not just any guy though. He was a senior. Young and naïve I opened my heart up completely. At the time I didn’t understand how much I truly love to love so I wasn’t … Continue reading Feel What You Feel

There are moments in our lives that influence how things will play out throughout our lives based on how we handle them. It’s often difficult to identify them in the moment, but years later we can look back down the road and see a decision that we made that got us to where we are today. There were a number of moments that influenced my … Continue reading Habits, Communities, and Runaways

It’s so easy to feel that we are not enough. We make mistakes, we fail, we go left when we should go right. No one on this earth is perfect, and for standards that we set for ourselves maybe we really aren’t enough. We’re our own worst critics half the time, so how can we live with acceptance of ourselves when we’re constantly feeling that … Continue reading Letting Him Be Enough

I feel a mix of emotions this evening sitting here by the clock tower on campus, listening to the geese down by the pond and watching the sky grow darker. When I left campus two days ago it was still buzzing with life despite the number of people who had already left for the summer. Now I’m back and everything’s quiet. Another summer at Roberts … Continue reading Transition

Odds are if you ask someone what quality they don’t like about themselves, they’re going to have an answer for you. Maybe it’s their hair, their voice, their poor eyesight, their timidness, their talkativeness, their impulsiveness, their indecisiveness. It’s easy for us to look at these things and say, “If only this thing was fixed then I’d be so much better.” There are days when … Continue reading Loving Your Imperfections

Do you feel like there’s something in your life you’ve been praying about forever but you still have not seen come to pass? You’ve said the same prayer time and time again and you have faith that God will come through, but months (maybe even years) have passed and you still are waiting for an answer. It’s easy to feel discouraged at this point. But … Continue reading Your Restoration Is On Its Way

In our society it’s normal to be overly stressed. We somehow think it validates our lives to over-commit and that if we have down time we aren’t working hard enough. Well that is so, so wrong on so many levels and it’s something I’ve been working on over the past year. In Spain I learned a lot about how to enjoy life without all that … Continue reading Lost