Talking about what it’s like to come out of depression feels…harder in a way than talking about depression does. Let me explain. When you are depressed, you can just say that you’re not ok. We’ve sort of come to a place as a society to accept those sorts of statements, and we know what to … Continue reading Thoughts on Depression (hello, I am back)

It is 1am and I cannot sleep. I don’t know if that’s a sentiment you can share – I’ve definitely been up this late on purpose before. But tonight I did not want to stay up until 1am. Far from it – in fact I’m hoping to wake up at 5am… Tonight I can’t sleep … Continue reading Ordinary Worship

If you’re reading this I sincerely hope that you are not single. Not because I hate it and wouldn’t wish it on anyone – not at all. I hope that you are not single because I want you to understand me just a little bit more, and maybe remember what it was like for you. To … Continue reading On Singleness

This past Sunday I celebrated my first anniversary at church. A year ago I did a hugely scary thing (for me at least) and left the small church I knew and loved to venture out to a much larger place where I knew absolutely no one and absolutely nothing about the church (except every single word they … Continue reading 5 points on Friendship

Most times you can go online and read someone rant about how movies and music and Hollywood and Disney completely skew the portrayal of what love is supposed to be. We think we’ll find our “true love”, and in a few days we’ll know they’re “the one” (worked for Romeo and Juliette…). We’ll know because … Continue reading I don’t know why I love you

I really like blogging (hard to believe given the gap between this and the last time I posted … I should fix that). And I love how the internet these days has been giving people the ability and confidence to express their opinions on things. I can read an article about how awesome Pascal from … Continue reading Why I hate “Comments” Sections

I did my nails in a French manicure the other day for an industry event. Now it’s half falling off but I keep forgetting to grab the nail polish remover. However ugly I think it might look to see the pretty (and fake) nails juxtaposed to the original (and slightly dirty – how do people … Continue reading Facades & Nail Polish

To be completely honest, I have grown to dislike that statement. A lot. Not because I think its bad to take your faith seriously, but because I think that it can devalue your faith prior to this point (also the two words don’t even really go together …) First off, if I have faith in something, I’m … Continue reading Taking My Faith Seriously

Just to clear the air a little for you, this is not a sarcastic post. I’m 100% serious. So I started reading the Twilight saga when I was in 10th grade. And truth be told, I totally fell for the “ERMAGOODNESSIWANNABEAVAMPIREEEE” thing for a little bit. This probably comes as a surprise to most people … Continue reading What Twilight Actually Taught Me

I was sitting reviewing for my midterm tomorrow (yes, on a Saturday. I don’t know why), and I noticed a tweet from the “Official Thousand Foot Krutch” feed. It wasn’t particularly a super life-changing one, because it was just the theme from their last album. They have a LOT of tweets like it, but this … Continue reading Be the Change

Well hello No, this is not going to be about embracing self and YOLO and Carpe Diem. Clearly I do not endorse YOLO (unless its the Messy Monday video about it, or you are from camp). I’ve been really thinking about what it means to live your life for Christ. To really, truly, live your life … Continue reading Live Your Life

sa·cred/ˈsākrid/:: Adjective: 1. Connected with God (or the gods) or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration: “sacred rites”. 2. Religious rather than secular. Ok, not gonna lie, that definition is slightly lacking. However, it is a good base to start with. We obviously know that God is sacred and anything related to him/the church/religion is … Continue reading Keeping the sacred Sacred