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Time and Space

I spent July 4th this year with my best friends, Jack and Isabella, similarly with the past few years. We did the usual patriotic things like eat burgers, play spikeball, hit some golf balls, and of course, watch some fireworks while drinking sweet tea. All of these things while enjoying the company that we haveContinue reading “Time and Space”

Strength in Weakness

Bravery means a variety of things to most of us. We often see bravery, strength, and courage go hand in hand when someone conquers a fear or does something that most would not do. Although many of our perspectives of bravery vary, I believe that we can all agree that being brave means going outsideContinue reading “Strength in Weakness”

Beautiful Anyways

Couple weeks ago Judah and the Lion came out with a song called “Beautiful Anyways”. As per usual, they never fail to disappoint but this song hit closer than normal from them. The song illustrated going through hard times where stress and anxiety were king and self worth was out the window. Couple weeks agoContinue reading “Beautiful Anyways”

A Simple Reflection

Reflection is always important and as I’ve just finished my freshman year in college I couldn’t help but look back and smell the aroma of Christ consistently in the past year. In the beginning of August, I came into college scared out of my mind. I was leaving my home base, my family, my mentors,Continue reading “A Simple Reflection”

Show Me Something Beautiful

John Spencer has been one of my closest mentors and good friends for quite a while. We have travelled the world together and I love him dearly. He is someone that I know I can always turn to and be vulnerable with. He also is someone who always pushes me towards God; challenging my faithContinue reading “Show Me Something Beautiful”

The Pursuit of Contentment

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, right? That is what is ingrained into our brains since 1st grade. We all strive to be happy, comfortable, and content with our lives. This goes for everyone; it is just part of being human. We all want to be happy and released from stress. If our lifelongContinue reading “The Pursuit of Contentment”

Spiritual Commitment

Doing things that you don’t particularly love to do is part of every kind of relationship. Maybe it means a compromise, other times no compromise at all but simply going with the flow, but sometimes it means obedience. For example, I know my dad really dislikes eating salad, especially tomatoes, with a passion. Because heContinue reading “Spiritual Commitment”

Euangelion

I hate being sick. I hate not being able to do everything I want to because my body cannot give 100%. Being sick can be pretty awful, even scary at times, especially nowadays given the pandemic in which the world is being taken by storm. There are many different types of sickness, varying from aContinue reading “Euangelion”

Divine Sacrifice

My dad is someone who I always look up to; someone I always want to be like. He always supports me and wants me to know that he is there for me no matter what. He always sacrifices for me even when he thinks I don’t notice. I am very blessed to have him inContinue reading “Divine Sacrifice”

Pick It Up

I recently wrote a paper about the book, “Dead Aid”. It is written by a Zambian economist, Dambisa Moyo, and describes the effect that foreign aid has on Africa. Overall it is a great novel and I highly recommend it but that is not the reason I bring it up. Reading this book took meContinue reading “Pick It Up”