Second Grade Growing up, I wasn’t fully lying when I said I wanted to be a doctor. The lie started in second grade when despite longing, I was told that I couldn’t be Hannah Montana. Normal girl by day superstar by night was not going to happen for a girl like me. I wasn’t pretty. […]
A few days ago, I turned twenty-four years old. Here is a quick reflection on what year twenty-three offered me. I started the day early and went to the pier to see the sunrise. Nothing better than getting up early and seeing the picture in the sky. Colors that run from darkness into light. What
Teaching your child to drive is a scary task for a parent. Communicating the importance of safe driving practices cannot be stressed enough but can seem complicated to do when it feels like you are not being listened to by your teenager. One way to start discussing the importance of safe driving is by participating
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On September 25, 2020, I wrote this little piece about obedience to God. “I was reading the story of Noah and it made me wonder, could I place my name in the blank. Noah was told to build an ark big enough to foster all living creatures and his entire family for the upcoming flood
So if you know anything about me, I love movies! Particularly, the beautiful Wes Anderson movies. From The French Dispatch, Isle of Dogs, Moonrise Kingdom to The Grand Budapest Hotel. I recently got an email from them saying that I was a runner-up from the AWAxHendrick’s Gin Curious Scottish Scavenger Hunt! Words cannot describe how
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Did you know that car crashes are the leading cause of death for children? According to a U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) study, in 2020, an estimated 101,656 children were injured, and 604 were fatally injured in a car accident. When car seats or booster seats are used correctly, you
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I loved this wonderful place by the sea, despite always getting sick whenever we visited. It was where my Nana grew up going on vacations, where my Nana & Pawpaw took my mother and uncle, who would take us. It was a magical place. The three-and-a-half hours that it took to get there were always
In 2019, I had this fantastic idea to build a blog. Well, it’s 2023, but you know the saying, later is better than never. The main reason why I had the thought in 2019 was that that was the first time in my adult life that I thought, ‘let’s try this new years’ resolution thing.’
