Memorial Day Weekend 2021. I just started a new job. Outside of some family emergencies, I haven’t taken any vacation days. This isn’t that uncommon for me. After I started doing mission trips for church, I needed to bank my vacation days to make sure that I had 40 hours…
“Oh good! I thought something was wrong with me,” my friend confessed. She had spent the day crying at random times and her emotions were all over the chart. “Nah, nothing’s wrong with you, it’s just that your body can’t perform optimally under the conditions you set,” I added and…
When people came up and asked if I could teach their kids how to play cello I said “Sorry, I’m not a teacher.” I never wanted to be a teacher. I never claimed to be a teacher. Teaching is not my superpower and that was fine by me. Spending day…
“Okay Google, why do I hate my birthday?” Ever since middle school I’ve hated my birthday. I’d dream of erasing the day or just running away altogether. I thought it was something only I went through, until yesterday. I lied on my bed, dreading yet another upcoming birthday, and wondered…
I am ready for marriage. Those words might be empty since I’ve never been married and have only been engaged once upon a time ago. It’s true, I have no idea what to expect in a marriage. But, to be honest, no one actually knows. Even those who have been…
1. Clean up your inbox. It’s time to unsubscribe from those emails you rarely open. Instead of deleting them when they come in, open the latest one and actually click unsubscribe. Don’t feel bad for doing something for you. Unless it’s a small newsletter (like mine), they probably won’t take…
Stop what you’re doing. There’s a song you should listen to. But first, you need to know a little about how this song came about. The artist was struggling with anxiety and depression. He sat down at his piano and poured his heart into a prayer. After he finished what…
Jump to: Week 1 – Week 2 – Week 3 – Week 4 January through November is my second favorite time of year. Why? Because it makes December feel even more special. Oh, Christmas. That magical time of year where everything smells like cinnamon. The houses glow like colorful stars…
In 2016 I volunteered to go to college online—and I loved it. I didn’t have to drive anywhere or sit through stupid questions that were answered in the teacher’s description if the person had been listening. But now an entire generation is being forced to take some form of online…
You might be here because you remember sitting on the floor at your friend’s house eating SpaghettiOs from a Tony the Tiger cereal bowl while you crammed in front of the TV to catch the latest episode of your favorite show. Or maybe you just think the 1990s sound neat…
