Everybody has a reason behind why they do what they're doing. Even if you're just sitting on the couch watching Netflix, you have a driving motivation (pleasure, relaxation, a desire to be distracted from something stressful, etc.). I used to…
Recently I took up ballroom dancing. It has been a challenging shift, since my only previous history was in very casual swing dancing. In that realm, I felt reasonably confident because I’d memorized the majority of the steps that anyone…
I just got home from teaching at a youth group for the first time ever! I have to admit, it's still slightly weird to me that someone would think of having me lead teenagers. Like, I'm barely out of my…
Absorbing media aimed at singles has become my own version of gambling. Pull the lever and hope luck is on my side! Will the media be insightful? Encouraging? Laughable? Completely cringe-worthy? You never know until you jump in! This weekend…
It's so easy to be completely wrapped up in all things digital. I make my living by operating a large company's social media. I keep in touch with my family through the internet. Many of my dearest friends exist within…
“Why do your admins enjoy taking Christ out of Christmas?” the Twitter post read, publicly showing off a screencap of my photograph and name with an adjoining Facebook group post which I happened to close with “I hope you have…
Sometimes you matter a lot more than you think. Today was my last day at church before I move to North Carolina. During our snack break, a girl who attends there with me gave me the sweetest card. She is…
An acquaintance of mine recently wrote a blog post about how irony is stunting your relationships. I agree with him, however, I think it goes deeper than that. Fearlessness and confidence are overvalued by our society. Everybody idolizes those people…
There is no Good Card For This: What to Say and Do When Life is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love. There is no Good Card For This by Emily McDowell and Kelsey Crowe, PH.D. is one of…
These days, most people are stressed. Most people are busy. Most people feel they have no time to slow down, even for just a few minutes. Even when folks are physically slowed down, mentally they are running through their to-do…