Hello world, I’m officially a daughter of Christ
Last weekend, I got baptized. Leading up to this event, a lot of people thought I had already been baptized. Although I was raised going to church (if you could even call it that — I was a Christmas...
View ArticlePre-departure vibes on my way to Japan
Here I am sitting at Gate 6 at Honolulu International Airport, waiting to board my flight to Japan for the first time! This is my first international flight since 2013 and I couldn’t be more excited,...
View ArticleA letter to my ex
Welp, here we are. Or, here I am. Today marks one year since you decided to not want me anymore. One year since we got into a petty fight at the gym that led to sitting outside of my house in your...
View ArticleFloating on a shinkansen to Hakone
June 1, 2016 A passionate woman is worth the chaos. With each passing day, I’m realizing my passion more and more. A passion to live, to travel, to explore, to fall in love. As I sit on this speeding...
View ArticleGoodbye, 2016
Time is such an intricate thing. When you suffer heartbreak, most people will tell you, “Just wait, things will get better with time.” With time. And as much as you’ll hate hearing that, these...
View ArticleChecking in on those NY resolutions
It’s the middle of March and I think that this is the time when most people start to lose sight of those resolutions that they set back in January. I know I could use a little reminder to stay on...
View ArticleGoodbye, MidWeek
When I was 8 years old, I decided that I wanted to write for a newspaper. Now, this career decision came from a long list with choices like Princess, Astronaut, Actress and more. But journalism seemed...
View Article5 Things I Wish I Learned in School
Most days, I’m really whiney about being forced to wake up and “adult.” That’s not to say that I am ungrateful because I know that I live a very blessed life. It’s just, sometimes, having to be...
View ArticleProverbs 31
This morning I finished the book of Proverbs. Proverbs 31 is a well-known verse. It’s a reading of King Lemuel, but the most remembered part of it is what it says about women. The “ideal” women, what...
View ArticleWedding belles in El Paso, TX
I love attending weddings. So when Jesse invited me to his best friend’s wedding in El Paso, I thought it was a pretty big deal. I managed to take the time off and get a plane ticket, and we were...
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