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How I’m Surviving Camp Nanowrimo
Remember the days when Nanowrimo was just a thing we did each November? When we put off our writing projects for months because we knew...
Jul 6, 20164 min read


A Break From Routine
A couple of weeks ago I was heading to the last day of our youth and young adult conference when my SUV suddenly started to shake...
Jul 5, 20163 min read


Choosing Love Over Hate
Hi everyone! I’m super excited to share this post with you because it involves two really awesome things 1) a super cute shirt that makes...
Jul 1, 20162 min read


Why I Really Love to Travel
I think my love for traveling began long before I ever ventured out of the country. I’m pretty sure it started when I was no more than...
Jun 29, 20162 min read


Called to Action
“To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.” -...
Jun 27, 20163 min read


About Being “Called” to Missions
Wanting to do missions is such a normal, obvious thing to me, that sometimes it catches me off guard when people respond to me admitting...
Jun 23, 20163 min read


June Favorites
Yesterday was the official start of summer but to be honest, it's felt like summer for weeks thanks to Houston's ridiculously humid...
Jun 21, 20163 min read


Why I Hate Roller Coasters (and I'm Okay With it)
Growing up, I always had the sneaking suspicion that I would hate roller coasters. I had never been on (a real) one before, but something...
Jun 10, 20162 min read


The Infamous Future Husband List
Ah, yes. The list of things you’re looking for in a future husband. I’ve always kind of made fun of this list because, well, 1) I’m not...
Jun 9, 20164 min read


Swing Dresses & Fair Trade Jewelry
Hi everyone! So this week has been a bad blogging week for me. I've been working on a few other projects, so I haven't really had a lot...
Jun 8, 20162 min read


A Gilmore Girls Adventure
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past year, you probably know Gilmore Girls is kind of a big deal right now. It all started...
Jun 3, 20162 min read


The Safest Place I Know
We live in a world that constantly encourages us to cover up. I’m not just talking about physically, though there is certainly a billion...
Jun 2, 20163 min read


Why We Have More Than We Realize
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a great three day weekend. I sure did, since I ventured out to a nearby lake and forest which meant the...
May 31, 20162 min read


The Greatest Book Haul of All Time
I'm not sure exactly what it is about the last couple of weeks, but I have been buying books like crazy. It's been great. Then I won a...
May 27, 20163 min read


How to Create Emotionally Charged Stories
I finished reading Me Before You recently - also known as the new movie everyone is talking about (see the trailer here if you haven't, I...
May 25, 20163 min read


What I'm Learning About Becoming Poor in Spirit
I briefly mentioned before that I've been reading a book called Studies in the Sermon on the Mount by D. Martyn Lloyd Jones. It only took...
May 23, 20163 min read


My 30 Before 30 Bucket List
Happy Friday everyone! If you've been following my blog for awhile, you've probably heard me say I'm not a huge fan of bucket lists or...
May 20, 20162 min read


How to Survive A Summer Road Trip
I've been on more road trips with my family than I can count. Even though I love flying, I have to admit there's a certain appeal to...
May 19, 20163 min read


Choosing Messy and Spontaneous Over Perfect
All things considered, there are really only two types of people in the world. There's the organized go-getters with to do lists for...
May 16, 20162 min read


May Favorites
I hope you've been having a lovely May! Here's how my month is looking so far... Reading... The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George....
May 13, 20162 min read
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