It is very difficult to leave home. It is extremely hard to live in two places. And it is so very hard to say goodbye. These are but a few of many thoughts and revelations I have had over the past few months.  I only have 5 days until I depart yet again from theContinue reading “new beginnings: a simple pursuit”

This summer, I have seen and understood the beauty of patience and God’s perfect timing in so many new ways. He has been revealing Himself to me and teaching me to walk patiently beside Him through this summer, and I am so overwhelmed with revelations that it is time to write my thoughts out:  ThereContinue reading “Perfect Timing”

04.11.16  I was walking back to my room in the pouring rain this afternoon, my only thought being how badly I wanted to take a nap and sleep the day away, when I saw an interesting basket sitting outside of my door. To my surprise, it was full of sweet happies and letters from dearContinue reading “I say it again-Rejoice!”

Over this past month I’ve felt like God has been trying to tell me something. I just couldn’t ever figure out what it was He wanted me to know.   Today I think I found my answer. But in order to explain, I have to start from the beginning. In early February I came downContinue reading “When Jesus Took the Wheel”

It’s so easy to feel lonely at college, even when you’re surrounded by people and crazy busy with classes and commitments. It can be easy to get so bogged down with life that you don’t even realize a good thing when it nears you. But when you take a step back from it all andContinue reading “Why I’m thankful for Laryngitis (or whatever is wrong with my voice)”

Hamilton may just be my new favorite musical. enough said, it’s fabulous. To make a shredder work, it has to be plugged in.  again, need I say more? There is nothing the 💯 emoji won’t suffice for.  Sometimes the student can also be the teacher. I actually had to show one of the Governor’s staffContinue reading “13 Things I Learned on January 13”

January 7, 2016. In a few hours, almost 10,000 people will be lining up, anxious to get just a glimpse of the arena. We will scan our tickets and rush through security because we are so excited about this new place. There will be ooh’s and ahh’s and people aimlessly wandering all over. And thereContinue reading “A New Era”

March 24, 2006. 6 am. We packed our bags and flew on a small, 6-seater plane. We were going to Oxford, Mississippi, because Dad had accepted a job there as the Ole Miss Men’s Basketball Coach the night before, after a loss in Cincinnati ended his term in Ohio as an Interim Head Coach. I lookedContinue reading “LONG LIVE THE SAD PAD”

I always thought I believed with “blind faith;” that I just accepted things I knew I couldn’t fully understand without a second glance because there was no way to find definite answers to all of the “tough questions” of life.  It wasn’t until I was defining faith to someone earlier today that I realized IContinue reading “child-like faith // this I believe”

“Love like I’m not scared Give when it’s not fair Live life for another  Take time for a brother Fight for the weak ones Speak out for freedom Find faith in the battle Stand tall but above it all Fix My Eyes on You On You” –“Fix My Eyes,” for KING AND COUNTRY {This songContinue reading “Fix My Eyes || a prayer for today”