This blog is rooted in a desire to be authentically vulnerable, honest and encouraging. The hope is for its words and stories to remind you that, no matter what you're facing, you're not alone.
Throughout your college career, you feel internal and external pressures to graduate, find a job and move to a new city. The tension increases when you realize you're expected to check those boxes in a certain way or by a certain timeframe. As we reach closer and closer to graduation, the "do you know what you're doing after graduation?"... Continue Reading →
You're sitting at a stoplight, waiting for the light to turn green. Cars are whizzing by in an almost continuous cycle, one after another. This is how I am currently feeling. Like many of my fellow senior (and especially jobless) friends, I have begun to feel that I am behind. Delayed. Waiting. While everyone else around us... Continue Reading →
It seems that at least every week I see another friend post on Facebook their post-graduate plans: job offers, fellowships, internships, abroad opportunities, and even some engagements. While we can all say, "congratulations!" and be genuinely excited for them, what do the rest of us do while we wait to find out what's next after we cross that... Continue Reading →
(Wrote this back in August 2014) The other day, I spontaneously decided to stop by a place called Radnor Lake after a day of work to walk around the trails. I had been there a few times and had become pretty familiar with the route. Randor Lake in Nashville, TN As I was walking, I noticed... Continue Reading →
This spring, my friend Kayla Curfman asked me to respond to a question for her blog. The question was: "If your faith (relationship with Christ) were a house under construction, where would it be in the process?" (Click here to read the original post). The first thought I had after reading this question was that my house... Continue Reading →
You may have heard of the story of Jesus walking on water many times. I have too, but just recently I have begun to look at it a little differently. The Story: Jesus left the disciples to go spend some time with God by himself. While Jesus was praying, the disciples were on a boat in the... Continue Reading →
I wrote this almost a year ago when I was studying abroad in Florence during the Fall of 2013, and is partly what inspired and sparked an idea for this blog. "There is such BEAUTY in our brokenness, and VULNERABILITY is rare yet precious, let's let down our WALLS & learn to truly LOVE one another." I didn't... Continue Reading →
The Beauty In Our Brokenness 