“I can’t believe it’s Halloween,” my friend Samantha said to me. “I know. I feel like it was just yesterday we were at the beach,” I replied. “Well, you know what they say. Time flies when you are having fun,” she laughed, even when you’re not. “That’s true.” Life has been fun. The summer had been a blast, and so […]
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. ~Jeremiah 29:11 We go about every day, going to work and planning our lives out for as far ahead as we can foreshadow. We start planning since we are young. We […]
One thing I enjoy doing when I actually have free time is to watch YouTube. There are so many interesting channels to watch, and you have a variety of content at your fingertips. There are covers, lifestyle vlogs, trip and adventure vlogs, beauty videos, inspirational videos, and just those that are pure entertainment. To name a few of my favorite: […]
I opened the window of my kitchen to let in the fresh air. As I made my breakfast, I noticed something different. I ran to the front door and walked outside. “Finally,” I thought out loud. I could feel the cool breeze on my face, and it felt so refreshing. This summer had been much hotter than previous years, and […]
If you have a Netflix account, then you probably have scrolled past the show “13 Reasons Why.” If you have not heard about this show, it centers on the suicide of a teenage girl named Hannah Baker. Her decision to end her life is explained through a collection of cassette tapes that she leaves behind, blaming the people responsible for […]
“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.” ~ J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan Peter Pan is one of my favorite classic Disney movies, and it’s the one book I have read over and over. If you have never heard about Peter Pan, it is a story about a boy […]
You know that feeling. The one when you feel so unmotivated to do what you love because you are so tired from life. That is exactly how I felt last week, and I know everyone goes through it. When I get like this, I honestly take a day off from life so I can recuperate. This is what I do […]
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” —Helen Keller I love this quote, and it’s so true. My friends have always teased me that I am a homebody for as long as I can remember. I always laugh when they say this, because it is true that I love being home. Home is where my friends and family are, […]
What is love? This is a question that was posed to me the other day by my fiancé. I decided to do a search on it and see what came up. When you search this question on google, there are several different results. One that stood out to me was an article on the HuffPost, “What Is Love? A Philosophy […]
I recently had the pleasure of staying at the Crosby House Bed and Breakfast when I was in Brattleboro, Vermont, for vacation. If you want to stay somewhere that has excellent hospitality, delicious gourmet food, and beautiful colonial architecture, this is the place to stay. The rooms were absolutely gorgeous. Each room was decorated with beautiful antiques that show off […]
Emily Jean 