From Living the Dream to Hitting Rock Bottom…Again and Again

My journey towards truth and fulfillment can best be described as a seemingly endless cycle of rise and fall. It was tough, but this is what I’ve learned. I can trace this all the way back to middle school. This is when the concept of image really started to creep into my life. At this…

Reproductive Rights? #YouKnowMe

A large and victorious step forward for pro-life policy in our country has kicked up a cultural and political storm in the past two weeks. Following the recent pro-life legislation in Alabama, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media platforms are buzzing with women who are sharing their stories of having an abortion with the hashtag…

More than Animals

During a chastity talk, a young man asked me, “What are we supposed to do with our animal instincts?”, as if to say we’re not any different than animals, and can do whatever we want. I will not forget the sinking feeling in my heart. This young man saw his own sexual desires as no…

Dating in 2019

Dating? We don’t. We don’t date in 2019 because we’ve lost the art and value of dating. Instead, we’ve settled for hooking up. We’ve convinced ourselves that we desire this non-committal, on a whim, temporary “love.” We have settled for lust, this ugly counterfeit for love. Why? I mean look around, where do we see…

How to Love Your Family.

Sometimes we forget how precious our family is. It’s crazy to think that God blesses us with people who we choose to intentionally walk together through this journey that is called life. When I think about my family, I like to think of all the good times we have had. Whether it be the laughter…

How To Be Present

A few weeks ago, some friends and I went out to get a drink and some appetizers. It was the last time we would all be together for a while and wanted to make the most of it. We did not want to make this a typical night out, so we decided to put a…

Leggings.

Imagine my shock when my psychology professor referenced Nelly in our college course. Wondering if I heard him correctly, I listened a little closer. He repeated: “That’s right, Nelly was onto something when he rapped about the waist-hip ratio.” I had grown up exposed to hip-hop culture’s fascination with the measurements of women thanks to…

Commitment to Timeliness

Time is something we deal with every day and something we all believe that we understand well. Yet, do we truly understand the meaning of time? How time affects not only ourselves but also everyone around us? Have we ever stopped to think about the language that time speaks; because time does speak a language.…