Beside my bed rests a small, white-painted wooden block wrapped with twine—straight from Waco, Texas. The twine holds a postcard sized print with an artistically printed Bible verse. I’ve looked at the verse every morning all semester, but I honestly never gave it much thought. Then I was standing in worship at church a couple…Continue reading Refining
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A Mini Memoir of My First Year of College
It is officially my summer break! Exams are behind me, I’m (almost) caught up on sleep, and I am enjoying this little break to think and write. As I reflect on my first year of college, I am overwhelmed by the way my life has changed this year. In the midst of this crazy year,…Continue reading A Mini Memoir of My First Year of College
So Be It
In the heat of a South Carolina August, I arrived at my new home with too many boxes of clothes and hopeful aspirations for the year ahead. I felt like someone had turned me inside out, jittery from iced coffee, nervousness, and excitement. That night, as I snuggled into a new bed in a new…Continue reading So Be It
You Too? The Truth About Making Friends
With my wheels rolling and “Welcome to Virginia” in my rearview mirror, I realized I was leaving being known. The white house that knew my name, the church on the corner, and the friends who grew from playing on the playground to dancing at prom were all a part of home that remained resting in…Continue reading You Too? The Truth About Making Friends
A New Trail, A New Chapter
I think I first fully realized the weight of it as my feet pounded the dark earth, the still green leaves bearing the first hints of fall as they danced with the idea of fleeing their branches. This would be the last time I would run the ground of home as I knew it— home…Continue reading A New Trail, A New Chapter