Who am I, other than one deeply loved by God? When I define myself, I limit myself. I keep looking to myself to be one thing. I try to fit inside a mold I've crafted for myself out of stigmas, societal norms, and personality quizzes. I've decided that I'm fat, and fat girls don't wear [...]
Month: April 2017
somewhere new, someplace safe: a prayer of preparation
I am getting things ready for my big summer adventure out of state for three months. Having never done this before, I feel so unprepared. Do I have everything I need? Do I have enough? Will I be able to get everything together? I keep having dreams where I arrive forgetting something important. Or, in [...]
somewhere new, someplace safe: keeping it light
Only when we are at our most playful can divinity finally get serious with us. - Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic I've been thinking lately about what I would tell my younger self. It's kind of hard because I'm still so young. But I feel old and those tumultuous nights in a 15-year-old's life feel like [...]
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