Stay humble. Be kind. Love hard.
Dear sweet friend, Maybe you are hurting, maybe you have things in your life that you need to figure out, or maybe you simply need someone to just listen... whatever your situation is, I want to offer you some encouragement. I will to instill confidence within you. I want to help you find the strength…
Continue reading ➞ An Open Letter To Anyone Considering Therapy
No matter who you are, where you live, or what you do for a living, you will inevitably find people who don't like you. YIKES! That sounds a bit tough, doesn't it? And if you're a fellow people-pleaser, the very idea that someone may not like you is liking grinding a dagger into your stomach.…
Continue reading ➞ An Open Letter To The People Who Didn’t Want To Know Me
"We all face moments in life when we dislike ourselves. Maybe you are awkward and feel embarrassed about who you are, maybe you say the wrong things sometimes, maybe you don’t say enough, maybe your friend has prettier hair than you... I mean, the list could on. In a world of comparison, there is no…
Continue reading ➞ A Letter To The Person Who Feels Less Than
Eighteen. This is the year that all people have to make big choices. This is the year that you finally get to take off your virtual pull-ups and slap on your big-girl (or boy) underpants. This is the year that you will make many, many mistakes. As I reflected on the mistakes that I made…
Continue reading ➞ An Open Letter To My Eighteen Year-Old Self
Ah, Valentine’s Day. February 14this either a treasured day or a dreaded day for you. As a woman who was once chronically single, I can tell you that I understand what it is like when it’s a dreaded day. Suddenly, there are hearts and flowers everywhere. You see people posting adorable photos on social media,…
Continue reading ➞ An Open Letter to the Single Woman on Valentine’s Day
Dear Mom, Thank you. Those are truly the only words that I need to say to express how you have impacted and shaped my life. You have always been someone who stood up for me in all battles, who stood beside me during difficult times, and who let me stand on my own. I think…
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; But when I became a man, I put away childish things. -1 Corinthians 13:11 In sixth grade, I was shy. I was outspoken with my friends, but I wouldn't dare speak up in class. One day…
"Nothing can dim the light which shines from within." - Maya Angelou To the woman who feels like she isn't good enough. You are enough. The people you surround yourself with may make you feel like you aren't sometimes, but you are. If this is the case, maybe it is time to find new people…
“My father didn’t tell me how to live; he lived and let me watch him to do it.” – Clarence Budington Kelland My father started working in the logging business when he was just a teenager. He worked alongside my grandfather, and he worked hard. When he married my mom, they worked together sometimes with logging…
