it's who i am
This week has been hard. This week has been SO FREAKING HARD. It has been hard for you, it has been hard for me. It has been hard for her and him and them. It has been a hard week for your neighbor, for the stranger at the grocery store, for people in Italy and [...]
Life is pretty decieving. When I was serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints, someone once said to me, "I would have never guessed that you went through anything." Anything. He said anything. I think that everyone has gone through something. Something in their life that has impacted them so [...]
1. The warmth of my dog nuzzled in next to me as we fall asleep for the night. 2. A new can of paint. 3. Pipeline Punch Monster Energy Drinks 4. Watching the little girl I nanny skip out of preschool each day and tell me about her projects. 5. When Jordan brings me up [...]
In third grade I moved far away from my first house, my first neighborhood, my first friends, first life. I was a lonely little kid who baggy shirts and the same snoopy sweat pants everyday. I didn’t ever brush my hair and my pink wire glasses always fell off my freckle infested nose. Most girls [...]
A few months ago I decided to become a blogger. One of my very first posts was about getting dressed and wearing clothes. Although this is a real subject and something I truly struggle with, the way I portrayed it was against my true writing abilities. I want to be a blogger (why? we will [...]
I recently discovered a few hate pages towards my church. A church that I love and truly believe in. A church that teaches kindness, love, charity, hope, faith, respect, and all other attributes of Christ. A church that believes in Christ, hopes in Christ and lives the teachings of Christ. And these hate pages… they [...]
Kylie who? Kylie what? Kylie huh? Those were the only questions asked if people, not just knew my name, but actually used it too. Most of the time it was just "so and so's friend" or "that girl that sits on the back row and turns cherry red if the teacher calls on her". That's [...]
