Personal Thoughts

Everyone always talks about how when one door closes another opens. But what if you intentionally close the door?

Last year the question I proposed to myself as a challenge to be able to answer honestly this year: can you look back at the last year and say that you are happy with it? Yes. Were there hard moments? Absolutely. But the good ones were so good, I think they outweigh the tough ones. Some Good Moments of Thirty-One attended a concert that was so much fun with one of my longest and dearest friends catch up with friends I haven't seen in several years photograph a bowl game for t

Here we are again, looking back at the last year as well as looking to what the next year will bring. Some times it seems like this should be something that is done at the end of a calendar year, but a birthday makes sense too. Thirty has brought its own challenges and changes. I certainly have not felt like I am thriving at all times like I had hoped, but I'm not sad or upset with how this last year has been. The goals I set for myself in last year's blog post were: publishe

regardless of how hard some things may seem, it's worth it to do the hard things

As the pattern that has been established with these, let's briefly look back at twenty-nine. BUT! Let's look back through video rather than me try to remember everything: Now let's take a look at the hopes and dreams of thirty. I feel like there is this overarching sense of "doom" that exists around thirty. Unless you know that you're going to die at the age of sixty, it's not like your life is half over. The majority of what I've seen on the internet talks about the doom or

No surprises here - today marks the start of the final year of my twenties. How was 28? Twenty-eight held: the start of the League of Lit podcast with Ciara, the start of a new role with Chick-fil-A, many photography adventures, and lots of self evaluation. Lots of self evaluation. Don't know that there will ever be a year without that. But with every passing year, I am feeling more comfortable in my own skin. Will there always be things that may be uneasy or potential confid

One of my favorite things is finding how the faith of others shines through without them intentionally planning it to be where you see it.

Honestly, it's crazy to think that another year has come to an end and a new one starts today. Twenty-seven was a new start because I had so many new things in front of me and very little familiar things coming with me. It felt like a clean slate and I believe I have made great strides in the new - which isn't always easy. Because of all of the new, lots of things felt daunting and it was alluring to just ignore it all. One of my favorite things that was a part of twenty-seve

Taking a moment to briefly reflect on what 26 has brought me and how 27 is really when the new year starts for me.

As the year of 2016 is coming to a close and 2017 is just around the corner, it's time to take a look at what has happened and see what predictions I have for the new year. What has happened? Well, I started off the year without a long term job. I knew I was going to be looking for a job, but I wasn't entirely sure where to start. Thanks to one of my cousins, I was offered a three month contract video editing job in the middle of January. Towards the end of that contract the

It's the day after Election day. The day after what some will consider to be a victory and others a very hard defeat. I am not going to sit here and try to persuade you one way or the other because I, myself, am merely a person perched on a fence watching all of this happen. I'm not saying I didn't vote - because I did. But that doesn't mean that I do not have my concerns about the supposed outcome of the election. This morning I expected to see a news feed packed with statu

Have you ever had a difficult time explaining something that is going on and then you read something that explains it exactly? Well that happened to me recently. Even looking back at the night that I came across these words, I cannot even begin to try to explain what I was feeling in my own words. I remember not being able to tell if I was okay or if I was slipping away, but I don’t remember much else about how I was feeling. But I reached for my bible. Typically when I pick

I’m currently reading a book for my position as a Resident Assistant – Toy Box Leadership by Ron Hunter Jr. & Michael E. Waddell. It makes sense for the Housing Department to assign a leadership book to their staff because we are all in a form a leadership at some point in our lives – more specifically as RAs, we are leaders in the residence halls. As I was reading the LEGO section, I came across something that I wish people would just understand in general. …your relationsh

Something I do when I get stuck on one project is I hop to another one. This can be good, but for me, more often than anything it’s very bad. It’s probably why I haven’t honestly completed any of my novel ideas. Let me lay all of this out for you. I will have what I consider to be an awesome novel idea and I’ll get super excited about it. I’ll write everything that is on my mind about it down and maybe even start writing part of the story if that is what is on my mind at the

How many times have you asked yourself that question? Why do I do this? Why do we do anything? Honestly. Think about it for a moment. Why do you do the things that you do? Why is it that you are doing the job that you are doing? Why is it that you read the blogs that you do? Why is it that you write the posts that you do? Why is it that you create the things that you do? I have been in many situations lately that have ultimately asked this question. This question has been on

By the title you may have some ideas as to what it is that I am going to be discussing in this blog post. I know this doesn’t really have anything to do with my journey in becoming a published author, but let me assure you it does because it is through camp that I have some of the ideas that I do for the stories I wish to share. I attended this one particular church camp from 3rd – 6th grade and it was fantastic! It was an environment that was created for me to enjoy myself