Trigger Warning: this post discusses sexual assault. SEX! Was that a jump scare? Did you feel hurt, regret, or shame in your gut? Sex is one of those topics often tiptoed around in the church but is a constant conversation in the world. From Sunday school onward, we’re told: Sex is bad. Sex is a […]
To the girl who’s finding her purpose after quitting her sport. Many of us have gone through orwill go through the heartbreak of a sport ending whether it’s from injury or just moving on toother things in life. You may be asking yourself, “well what now?” This was the exact question I was asking myself […]
Growing up, I was always in trouble. Teachers, principals, and even my family labeled me a bad kid. I pushed kids on the playground, almost got expelled in fourth grade, and switched schools twice because I couldn’t stay out of trouble. By the time I was 9, I had already been in therapy for years […]
You’re sitting in class. It’s the third grade. You are 8 years old. Today, you are learning aboutboundaries. Boundaries are lines that separate different regions of the Earth. They can bephysical, political, or cultural. Fast forward, many years later, and boundaries have a much vastermeaning. Now, boundaries are personal, vulnerable, intimate, and much more complicated […]
To the girl who has a soft heart. Have you ever felt so deeply in a situation thatyou felt embarrassed afterward? I can think of numerous moments where I felt sopassionately about something that when I voiced that passion, I was moved to tears.That probably isn’t terrible to most people but when you’re trying to […]
When I became a Christian five years ago, I was terrified of praying for a couple of reasons. The only solution to overcoming feeling uncomfortable about prayer, is to pray more. It can feel embarrassing to admit out loud that you’re unsure of what to pray for or that you may not know how to […]