…And all of a sudden, two months have gone by without a blog post. I think about blogging.  Sometimes I even sit down and try to post something.  And lately I’ve been trying to figure out why it seems so hard.  I mean, I journal all the time and that is basically the same thing.  […]

So I think I’ve found my Denver church home.  Pretty exciting!  A friend described finding your church as that overwhelming sense of being “home.”  I feel that there.  What is neat is that it is a new campus, a satellite campus, of a church here that was growing and growing and needing to expand.  So […]

In one of my first classes this semester, my professor said, “I want you to close your eyes and visualize yourself walking across that podium, shaking the hand of *insert college/grad school President’s name here* and receiving your diploma.  Who do you need to be when that day comes?” I wish someone had said that […]

Today I caught myself being way too caught up in the future and all the excitement that it holds, such as… 2 days till 2 beautiful friends are here. 1 ½ months till my dear JOY-gift counting friend is back home, here (: 2 months till I’m at GC for graduation, reunited with sweet friends […]

Friends, I am feeling like I kind of stink at this blogging thing…since I haven’t posted anything in weeks.  Here’s the thing, though, I have written like four or five blog posts. I just don’t post them.  It is a mix of insecurity and vulnerability and feeling like I am not writing anything worthy of your […]

Ever felt alone? That’s a dumb question.  Probably everyone understands the feeling of loneliness.  At some point in all our lives, we have felt alone.  It is difficult to grasp how it is possible to be surrounded by a crowd of people and still feel alone.  I have been wrestling with this emotion of loneliness; […]

I have been here in Colorado for a week now! It is so crazy.  I have been planning and fearing it for so long, and here it is.  I was so blessed to be able to drive from Oregon to Denver with my Dad.  It was a great time of bonding and honest conversation; I […]

I thought this might be a stereotypical blogger post, but I am a big fan of self-reflection and goal setting.  Ergo, a post about the highs and lows, lessons learned and JOYS celebrated in 2011.  High: Nicaragua! The first memory that came to mind of 2011 was the lovely mission trip I had the great […]

As I graduate college and begin a new chapter of my life, I have realized that my life can be broken down into a constant stream of hellos and goodbyes.  There is so much sadness in the goodbyes, but there are always happy hellos on the other side.  I know the past few years have […]