I remember the first time I stepped foot inside of the little church. I was eleven, extremely shy, irritable, and angry with humanity. My family and I were moving from Springfield and we were checking out possible places to live. KC was one of them. Turns out that’s where we moved. Oasis church treated us … Continue reading My Oasis
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Overseas Travel Packing List
Hello everyone! Today we begin our great adventure! For my 18th birthday/graduation, my parents gave me the gift of a big trip overseas. Now, a year later, we are ready to set out on this lovely vacation. Thrilled doesn't begin to describe how I'm feeling!! By the weekend, we will be in Krakow, Poland. *screams* … Continue reading Overseas Travel Packing List
Won’t Say Goodbye
Two years ago, my heart broke as I clutched the edge of my bed and silently begged God to wake me up from this nightmare. You had fled to the arms of your Savior. While I lay in darkness, shoulders shaking with silent sobs, you were beginning the first chapter of a life that you … Continue reading Won’t Say Goodbye
Random Life Update: August 2022
August was a pretty uninteresting month. LOL. It was a nice, relaxing, uneventful 31 days. *shrugs* Let me think... Work Work was good. Our newest client has very surface-level emotions that change at the drop of a hat, so I've been learning a lot about that. When to be compassionate and empathetic and when it … Continue reading Random Life Update: August 2022
This Beautiful Breath {Guest Post}
Hey everyone! Today I have the honor of having Rue Arrow sharing thoughts and wisdom. Please be sure to check out her amazing blog, drop a comment and follow. 🙂 We’ve all been there. Caught up in future thoughts, plans, dreams, and aspirations…hoping, praying, imaging. There are things in life that we look forward to … Continue reading This Beautiful Breath {Guest Post}
Random Life Update: July 2022 {+Embarrasing Work Stories}
July started with the 4th. I sadly had to work that afternoon, but enjoyed the morning with my family. We went to a pancake breakfast hosted by our current church (or the tail end of it when all the pancakes were gone 😢). It was horribly awkward and Jehosheba and I left after about ten … Continue reading Random Life Update: July 2022 {+Embarrasing Work Stories}
Swimming In Red Salt: Beauty & Pain
We live close(ish) to the Great Salt Lake. So, of course, we decided that we needed the experience of swimming in it. One bright Saturday morning it was THE day. We woke up tragically late, ate breakfast with extreme slowness, pulled on our clothes with the speed of a snail and finally made it out … Continue reading Swimming In Red Salt: Beauty & Pain
Top 11 Fiction Books Everyone Should Read
Hey everyone! I am back with another bookish post. 😁 Today I will be sharing my top eleven favorite fiction books: ones that I believe YOU should read at some point in your life. #1- The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Until the day when God shall deign to reveal the future to … Continue reading Top 11 Fiction Books Everyone Should Read
Grey Hairs, Evil Vacuums, and Festivals: June 2022
I found my first grey hair this month. For real, one morning I was half-heartedly combing my hair and I saw one strand that was a different color than the others. That is to say, it lacked color. *shrieks* Let's just say that I should have taken it as a sign of a very stressful … Continue reading Grey Hairs, Evil Vacuums, and Festivals: June 2022
Memes on Homeschooling
Hey guys. It's been a while since I did a meme post. I was searching frantically through my drafts in search of SOMETHING ANYTHING to post, and I found a half-finished post with memes. 😁 I'm no longer in school, but I was homeschooled my whole life. These memes are hilarious. 😊 LOL. Stay-at-home mom's … Continue reading Memes on Homeschooling
I’ll Get Around To It Later…
Hey everyone! It's been a while since I participated in a tag challenge and when I saw this one on Diamond's blog with an open invitation, I thought, "Why not?" Here we go! The Rules Link back to the original post at Quote, Unquote so the creator can read your answers.Link back to the post of the … Continue reading I’ll Get Around To It Later…
To Sacramento – And Beyond!
Hey everyone! Here is the promised post about our trip to California. 🙂 So we decided to take a little trip to California. We’ve been there before, but we wanted to go to San Francisco, which was new for us. I was soooo excited. I absolutely love traveling. That is one thing that I will … Continue reading To Sacramento – And Beyond!
Writing Health & Mental Health Problems: Words Blog Tour
Hello everyone! Today I am very excited to help share Kaley’s NEW blog Words! *claps excitedly* We will be sharing our thoughts on writing and mental health. *bows* Enjoy! Writing in the Midst of Mental Health Problems: Personal Experiences Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Hattush: I’ve always loved writing. I wrote my first story when … Continue reading Writing Health & Mental Health Problems: Words Blog Tour
Why I No Longer Want To Be Normal
From the moment I was born, I was weird. I didn’t come to have that moment of revelation for many years. I thought every six year old was completely obsessed with chickens. I thought everyone wrote (and read!) books on them and spent every waking moment thinking about them and dreaming about a future in … Continue reading Why I No Longer Want To Be Normal
Top Three Favorite Crafts
Hey friends! When I was younger, I absolutely loved crafts. I spent so much time knitting, sewing and crocheting. I also enjoyed attempting to cross stitch and embroider. I loved to make dolls and stuffed animals and bags. They weren't professional or adultish, but I think I did a fairly good job for my age. … Continue reading Top Three Favorite Crafts
Random Life Update: April 2022
I can't believe that it is already MAY. Seriously, where is life going?! It is strange. It feels like it creeping by and flying by at the same time. April was a full month. There was a lot of celebrating, comfort zone stretching, and freezing cold days. We got SNOW. SNOW, you guys! And not … Continue reading Random Life Update: April 2022
6 Books You’ll Always Find Me Reading
Heyo everyone! Since my last post focused on books, I thought I would give it a companion. Today I’ll be sharing the six categories of books that I read from. Most of the time, I have all six of these categories going at once. I’ve tried reading just one at a time, but I can’t. … Continue reading 6 Books You’ll Always Find Me Reading
{Very Small, Very Cheap} Book Haul
Since the beginning of 2022, I’ve been plotting. *chuckles darkly* I’ve really wanted to get some real books (aka not digital ones) and spent much time narrowing down my very long list and then selecting several of the cheapest ones. Possibly me XD I love to buy things for other people A couple weeks ago, … Continue reading {Very Small, Very Cheap} Book Haul
Random Life Update: March 2022
March was an interesting month. *shrugs* Not as bad as February, but it had elements that made it very hard to enjoy. One in particular. *looks towards my sugar glider cage* Back in December, I came up with a brilliant idea to challenge myself and do hard things. My plan was to do one hard … Continue reading Random Life Update: March 2022
Farewell, Sweet Creature
If you read my last post here, you know that my sugar glider Dreamer was very sick. She ended up having surgery to remove the poop stuck in her colon. She wasn’t expected to survive the surgery because she was so small and it was so invasive. When they took her in, I prayed that … Continue reading Farewell, Sweet Creature
Strength of Surrender
My sugar glider Dreamer is very sick and in the vet hospital. I don’t know exactly what caused her problems. I do know, however, that in this experience God is teaching me to trust him. To surrender to him. A few weeks ago Dreamer once again started struggling with constipation. I didn’t think much of … Continue reading Strength of Surrender
Random Life Update: February 2022
*crawls to the computer and begins to type while falling asleep* I can't remember much of what we did in February. This is where journals come in very helpful. It's amazing how quickly the human mind forgets the mundane, very boring days in between the ones filled with excitement or fear. The month started off … Continue reading Random Life Update: February 2022
You matter
There was a time when I wondered, " If I died today, would anyone care? Would anyone notice? Would anyone be sad?" You have or do probably wonder the same thing. It is so easy to forget the worth that we have and to focus only on our flaws and mistakes. We lose sight of … Continue reading You matter
A Poem for Thomas
We mourn the loss of a friend to suicide. I don't have words at the moment, but my friend Kaley has written a beautiful poem on her blog and has given me permission to share it here as well. Please be in prayer for Thomas's family and for all of those who miss him. 💔 … Continue reading A Poem for Thomas
Will You stay?
He catches my downcast gaze and whispers, “I promise you, I won’t leave you.” I look away and wrap my arms around my knees. “I don’t believe you.” “I love you!” He says passionately. “Isn’t that enough?” “You’ll leave me.” I fly from him, leaving him to wonder what goes on inside of my fickle … Continue reading Will You stay?
Random life update: January 2022
Another January has come to a close! The month was filled with a lot of fun stuff. It started, of course, with all of us getting sick. Yoveil got Covid first and it passed on through the family. I was really hoping to avoid it. I took all of the wonderful precautions. But, alas, it … Continue reading Random life update: January 2022
Lies of Personal Truth
Truth is whatever we want it to be. Your truth might be different than mine, but who cares? We’re both right and if you say otherwise, you are a judgmental idiot. Total truth does not exist. That’s what our society tells us. From movies to books to friends, we hear it played over and over … Continue reading Lies of Personal Truth
The Books of 2021
Last year I shared all of the books that I had read in those 365 days. I shall be doing the same today. Last year I read 124 books. 2021 surpassed that with 166 books. I honestly have no clue how I had time to read so much. XD Book titles in bold are ones … Continue reading The Books of 2021
Favorites of 2021: Blog Colab With Kaley
Hello! Today my amazing friend Kaley and I will be doing a blog collab. We both asked questions about our favorites of 2021 and then answered them. (Obviously....) We split the questions in half, so to see the rest of the questions, check out Kaley's blog. Onward! Favorite Food of 2021 H: Why do I … Continue reading Favorites of 2021: Blog Colab With Kaley
My 2022 goals
Heya! Last year I had about ten goals that I was sure I was going to complete. I wrote them in the front of my planner and promptly forgot about them. I don’t want that to happen this year. I shall post my goals here for accountability and at the end of the year, I’ll … Continue reading My 2022 goals
2021 recap: Begining of Fearslaying
I changed a lot in 2021. It was a good year. I was terrified that it would be a repeat of the past few years but God allowed it to be one of healing and life. Yes, there were hard parts. I watched friends suffer incredible pain and was helpless to do anything to change … Continue reading 2021 recap: Begining of Fearslaying
Random Life Update: December 2021
The last month of 2021 has drawn to a close. I'm sad about that. 2021 was a good year in many aspects and I'm thankful for all that God has done through it. I am, however, also looking forward to the New Year. I have a list of goals a mile long! (Maybe I'll do … Continue reading Random Life Update: December 2021
The Bookworm Tag
Hey everyone! Rosy nominated me for this tag a few weeks ago and I'm so excited to get into it. I love books. Reading has been one of my favorite pass times for years. Thank you, Rosy! Be sure to check out her blog everyone! She's an amazing blogger and sweet friend. ❤ Rosy's Questions … Continue reading The Bookworm Tag
The Thief of All
Thief always finds you when you are weak and hurting. It comes to you in the night and it promises great things: pleasure, escape, peace, relief. It promises that you’ll forget the trauma of your childhood, the pain of your broken dreams, the depression that fogs your mind, the loneliness that never leaves you. “I … Continue reading The Thief of All