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Spilled Coffee, Free Grace

“Double for All Her Sins” — Spilled milk, a story about Grace.

Thoughts from Mammoth: The Earth is the Lord’s

Dear Joanne, Greetings from Mammoth Lakes, CA! I originally didn’t have much to say, but once I got started, I realized I guess I do. Here’s some thoughts from my Monday morning devotions out in Mammoth. Today I did my devotions, sitting out in nature, and I found it so cool that of all theContinue reading “Thoughts from Mammoth: The Earth is the Lord’s”

The Cut: June 2019 Ed.

Instagram Posts that just never quite made it onto my page. Enjoy: #1: Payton and Joseph. A series: #2: Flowerboy // Granola Jo #3: fixin’ #4: blue (, i’m) #5: prom dresses n converse. (“hey now, you’re an ~all star~”) #6: cereal on the beach. does it get any more Marian than that? #7: inContinue reading “The Cut: June 2019 Ed.”

Sit Down, Be Humble: Lessons on Inadequacy

Dear Joanne, I read your letter-post about your trip to Europe last week! What an amazing time; I am so happy for you that you got to go on such a cool vacation (and especially to Paris, the happy-place of any passionate painter and AP art history student like you!). As you know, I tooContinue reading “Sit Down, Be Humble: Lessons on Inadequacy”

On Struggle: An Honest Letter to Future College Freshmen

A Preface on this Letter: This blog post is the one I’m putting up for Week 1 of my summer blogging challenge with Joanne Lee! I’ve had about four weeks to reflect on my freshman year of college and have a LOT to say on it! Some is just personal lessons, but I’ve also foundContinue reading “On Struggle: An Honest Letter to Future College Freshmen”