I walked off of the graduation stage believing that all my anxiety, depression, lack of happiness and the negative feelings I had experienced through grad school were going to disappear immediately. Little did I know… reality was about to hit. I have always been both a straight-A student and a planner. During my four years […]
As I was walking on the railroad tracks near my home this morning, I came across a mamma possum carrying her babies on her back. I stopped and watched her waddle across the path. One of her babies had fallen off and was frantically running back and forth trying to find her. He was on […]
I remember the moment distinctly: it was the day before I was scheduled to take the ACT, and I was, as Anne of Green Gables would say, in the “depths of despair.” I usually get nervous when it comes to a test of my abilities, whether a normal school examination, giving a speech for a […]
I couldn’t fall asleep. My heart was heavy and my mind was spinning with one thought – my imperfections. The day hadn’t gone very well. I thought of all the people who seemed better than me and I was overwhelmed by emotions. Eventually, I fell asleep. But mere sleep cannot remedy a struggle. Our culture […]
I stuffed over 400 envelopes yesterday. For seven hours, I folded letters, placed them in envelopes, and sealed them. At the end of my eight-hour shift, all I had to show for it was two boxes of filled envelopes. I felt slightly triumphant…but also incredibly disgusted. While I’m thankful to have a summer internship, I […]
I’m a Christian good girl. You know: the kind who’s never rebelled against her parents or gotten involved with the wrong crowd. The kind who’s busy doing ministry, who posts Scripture verses on Facebook and Christian quotes on Instagram stories, and has memorized a book of the Bible . . . You know the kind […]
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