I love to read. Some of my favorite memories as a child are going to the local library with my mom to spend a few hours perusing the children section for picture books that we could read together. And once I transitioned to reading chapter books, it was like my whole world expanded. I think there’s is something so incredible about the way an author can create entire worlds, universes, complex characters, and relationships with just their words, and write in such a way that it completely transports you into world they’ve created! As I’ve gotten older, that love for reading has grown even more. I now find myself going…
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Finding Grace to Grieve in the Middle of a Pandemic
If you would have told me 7 months ago that the world was going turn upside down, I probably would have looked at you like you were crazy! But I guess the old saying was right when it said, you don’t think something is possible until it happens to you. Because of COVID-19, we’ve seen the very foundations of our normal way of living up heaved. Routines have been shattered, people have suffered through the loss of jobs, loss of community, loss of human interaction, and most devastatingly, loss of life. We’ve become more isolated than ever and our interactions are now confined to Zoom calls and video chats. And…
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To: My Dear Single Friend. From: Your Dear Single Friend on this Valentine’s Day.
Ahh Valentine’s Day… Where do I even begin? The day of “love”. It’s the day filled with chocolate, dinner reservations, flowers, jewelry, movie dates, and for some people, it ends with an engagement. Its the day where our social media timelines are flooded with pictures of happy couples expressing their love and appreciation for each other. Being surrounded by this all day long, I cant help but wonder: Where does all of it leave you, my dear single friend? Sometimes it may leave you feeling lonely, like everyone else gets to celebrate their significant other except you. It may leave you feeling tired or frustrated because instead of going out…
