Two Years of Grieving

To those who continue to grieve, Unfortunately, grieving does not stop after the one-year mark of someone you love passing away. The way you grieve just changes. As you go throughout the first year of grief a lot of things are taking place: You are in survival mode. You are just trying to make it through

Handwritten Letters

To those who love handwritten letters, For many years, I have loved getting handwritten notes and letters from others; especially by snail mail. I am the girl who keeps all of her birthday cards. I am the girl who has a stash of sticky notes filled with words of encouragement and love that were left

Honey Bees & Small Towns

Like a queen bee loves her bee colony, I love the community of Green Ridge. From being a beekeeper for almost five years now, I have spent many hours in a big marshmallow-looking suit working alongside honey bees. Their communities are highly complex, much like a human community. Each one has a job that they

Ezekiel 37:1-14 Sermon

With graduations being celebrated all around me, I have found myself reflecting on my graduation and the year that followed. Thinking of this particular event brings back some very strong emotions; emotions as if I were still living out these memories. I graduated high school during a pandemic, in the midst of global chaos, and

Blessings in the Brokenness

This year has been rough, and at this point that is just common knowledge. We all know that it has been a tough year. It is easy to be swept up in all the chaos and be overwhelmed with such negative emotions, I mean, when you turn on the news that is all you hear,

To Feed, Or To Be Fed?

I recently have been going to a campus ministry on Thursdays with one of my friends. Every Thursday, we gather at the church with other college students to partake in a meal and for a devotion. The people and pastors who are there are so warm and welcoming; you feel right at home.  This particular

Moments of Pure Joy

I never really realize I have had moments of pure joy until I am looking back on certain memories. Recently, I went on a short weekend trip to Colorado with some of my family and two of my very best friends. We did many of the touristy things together like the Manitou Cliff Dwellings and

WHO Do You Want To Be?

Being a 2020 senior, I have had many recent experiences (more like a thousand) where people have asked me, “So what are you going to college for? What do you want to be?” I know many are just trying to be polite and engage in conversation, but recently I have been frustrated with those questions.