Today was the grand opening of the cafe/kitchen I work at’s second location ever. And it was so exciting to be a part of. While my job there was relatively the same as it is at our first location, there was something– I would say human-naturedly– exciting about working in the new space. Each and …
My uncle takes the most amazing photos of wildlife I’ve ever seen. He has travelled to remote places just to capture rare birds from behind his lens. They could certainly be sold for hundreds of dollars with the sort of quality they possess. When I asked him, though, if he planned on selling them, his …
Hi Friends! Today I am so excited to be sharing an article that I wrote for a beautiful magazine called LoveIsMoving. When the wonderful creator of this magazine, Conor Sweetman, asked me to write for his magazine, all he prompted me was to write about how technology has impacted my faith. In his “editor’s note,” Conor …
As a follower of Jesus, it is probably the question I’ve personally been asked most often. If God is all-knowing… knows what’s gonna happen, knows me inside and out, is GOD… then what’s the point of praying? I think that there are endless good answers to this question, but I’m gonna answer it really basically today. First …
Today, I am highlighting some of the most important lessons I’ve learned in life, influenced and inspired by one of the most significant people in my life, Beth Foster. Not only is this beautiful girl one of the most gorgeous girls I’ve ever seen, that beauty lies within, too. Top Five Lessons I’ve learned from this 22-year-old …
Wakin up next to my best friend this morning was like livin the dream again, finally! [wpvideo AuGFYqqH] Maddie, my roomie who is moved back home for the summer, slept over last night at our student house that we, during the school year, live in together. It was so great to be reunited with this …
Use your own words. Let it flow from you and just talk to the God who created you, who knows your innermost desires, who knows all the ugly and selfish parts of you and still loves you. More than anyone else. But pray something like this: Lord, I don’t have it all together. Jesus, I …
If you want to make my day and make me so excited, all you gotta do is ask me to go for breakfast and spend time in the sun. Basically the best thing to wake up to. So, when my dear friend from Starbucks Ashlie asked me to go for a breakfast catch up and …
Happy Long Weekend, Friends! What have you gotten up to this weekend (long or not?)? Mine has been pretty chill I have to say, in a much-needed way. Today I had my first “lounge-around-the-house” day in I think over a year. I actually can’t recall EVER having a day like this since I moved out …
In many circumstances, I often feel the need to facade professionalism, or to “put it on.” At work as a barista and server; in meetings marketing my freelance writing services; even with my kids at youth, sometimes I believe a lie that professionalism is a trait that I need to pull out of thin air …