When first writing about pain in my personal journal, I was not sure where God was taking me with this particular piece, especially with the start of the new year. I wanted to do something fun, but He asked me to do something meaningful, reflective, and thought-inducing (not my word, His). At the time, I …
Hey guys! Welcome back to this month’s installment of Life Lessons. First, I definitely wanna apologize to everyone for missing the month of September. September was an unusual month for me this year and I didn't make time to write for the very reason of this months life lesson: I wanted everything to perfect. After …
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Where do I begin? How can I even start? All of my life, I have been a virgin. I am still a virgin. Frankly, it is not the most exciting thing in the world. I mean... it's just something I have held onto and haven't let go of yet. I don't intend to until marriage. …
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Have you ever received a token? A token of affection? A token that is near and dear to your heart? Maybe you received a token that was for bus fare, or, have them saved from not being able to play all the fun games at Chuck E. Cheese, like myself lol. But have you ever …
Welcome to a new series that I am starting called Life Lessons! Once a month, I will be sharing some life lessons that I have learned through seemingly ordinary things, like cooking or reading a book, or even just watching a show on television. I hope that this journey that you will be taking with …
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For the past month or so, I have been planning and preparing to rent out an apartment. I have been wanting my own living space for a while now, but now, I am finally in a space of financially supporting myself enough to make that happen. Now, I realize that when renting an apartment, it …
Last Sunday was my first Sunday being back at church in MONTHS. Normally, I don't take a hiatus from church, at all. However, with school, a full time internship, a part-time job, and studying (with multiple papers mingled in), I could only catch the live-stream services. This being my first Sunday back, I wanted to …
... just know that I am going through another depressive episode. Just when I think I am out; I get sucked back in. Not sure if I will ever come out of this cycle; not sure if it will ever end. I just want to survive this and overcome this. I just want to be …
Within the past two nights, God led me to 2nd Samuel 13:33-34 and Matthew 14:3-6, and it has been quite interesting journey. While reading these verses and their whole chapters, there were some connections I started to see. However, one of the connections that jumped out to me the most was lust. Lust, to me, …
Recently, I have started to reflect on this year and it has been surprising, to say the least. I had no expectation as to how this year would go; There was no physical vision board; No plan; Barely any goals, except the simplistic ones (aka getting good grades in my courses and losing weight); I …
Enjoying the sweetness of god 