Reflections

It’s amazing how creative God is in the way He speaks to us. At the start of this week, my mom and I took a talk at Lake Katherine. What a joy it was to be within nature once again, admiring the trees and water and ducks and geese (Well, not so much the geese.…

I’m checking out of my cozy dorm room in Walther Hall tomorrow evening. This means I have spent much of my day today packing for the journey home that begins after I wake up from pillowing my head for the last time in my room tonight. When I sift through my belongings while packing, I…

What a year. I am left nearly speechless as I look back at my first two semesters at Evangel. So I’m going to write about them instead! When I traveled to Springfield from my home in the south suburbs of Chicago, I had no idea what my college experience would look like. I had heard…

With summer quickly approaching, and my heart feeling bittersweet, I wanted to list some of the beautiful things I’m looking forward to this summer. Things that were part of my everyday life that I had to build a new routine apart from. Things that make my heart happy. Going to Baker’s Square with close friends…

Even though I’ve grown up in Chicagoland my whole life, and most recently have spent a winter in Springfield, MO, I have never been one who particularly enjoys winter. Snow is beautiful, yes. (Especially when it has freshly fallen onto tree branches!) But the consistent cloudiness paired with a chill in the air gets to…

For the past few months, I’ve been trying to work through the fact that I’m passing up the age my sister Katie was when she went to be with Jesus. My mind struggles to deal with the notion that even though I’m her little sister, I have now passed my big sister’s age. I am…

Remembering the beautiful life my sister Katie lived on this 7-year-anniversary of her going home to be with Jesus. As I look back at the past seven years, I can’t help but recognize the testimony God has created and is creating in my life through the grief which He continues to turn into joy. And…

I really love Keith Green’s music. One of his most well-known songs is “O Lord, You’re Beautiful.” I’ve heard this song many a time, but most recently one specific line has been sticking out to me. And when I’m doing well, help me to never seek a crown. For my reward is giving glory to…

My dear friend (and kindred spirit) Allison invited me to a Bible study at Central Assembly earlier this semester, and this Bible study has seriously been one of the most EARTH-SHAKING experiences I’ve ever been a part of. The book we’re reading is called Chase, and it’s by Jennie Allen. Each chapter covers a different…

I’m learning that living one day at a time is not just a lifestyle, but it’s a change in my thought pattern. It’s surrendering to God even our imaginations of our own desires. For as we construct our own ideas of where God is going to lead us, we ultimately set God’s perfect plan on…