Surviving summer

I loved summer as a kid. Having a long break from school, swimming at my grandparents house, eating copious amounts of popsicles, popping fireworks on the fourth of July, going on family vacations, having sleepovers with my friends and going to church camp all made my childhood summers pretty magical. I don’t love summer anymore […]

for the anxious bride

I got married five months ago and it has taken that long to fully recover from eight months of stress and planning. It was a nearly perfect day that I wish I could relive a hundred times, because it truly was magical, but all of my concerns about the day being perfect and the hypothetical […]

do not conform

Humanity is out of control, obviously. What has really been distressing me lately though is how deeply self-proclaimed Christians have fallen into modern western culture. From burying ourselves in debt, believing in and working for the American dream of wealth and success that has been spoon fed to us since birth, to pride, greed, idolatry […]

decisions based on altruism

In person conversations and online rants both do a good job of demonstrating how passionate people are when it comes to their personal beliefs, moral values and political stances. That passion and involvement can be a good thing, but only when it comes from a good place. People can sometimes become radical about things they […]

confessions of a college dropout

I would never dream of discouraging anyone from attending a university to further their education in preparation for a career, but I would advise anyone considering going to school before they know what they are going for and without the funds to pay for it to stop and think about that for a while. I […]