Words matter. We can all remember the things that have been said to us, both kind and unkind: the encouragement from a loved one in the darkest of valleys, the mean phrases yelled at us on the playground, and the penetrating advice that called into sharp relief the flaws we thought were secret. The people …
My parents and I had a huge fight the night before my sixteenth birthday when they told me that they couldn’t get me to the DMV the next day to take my permit test. Looking back now, this feels ridiculous and spoiled, but at the time it felt like the end of the world. I …
This has been my hardest, most rewarding, and most unhealthy semester yet, and through it, God has shown me my sin and His grace. After my summer in Richmond, I felt incredibly well-rested and ready for a new semester. When I got to Mason, I jumped headfirst into a thousand different projects. Every single one …
In the weeks leading up to my first year of college, I continually heard the question, “Are you ready?” “Yes!” I always replied. “I’m so excited!” That was the truth, but only half of it. The other half, the one I didn’t say, was: I’m so, so scared. College offers the chance to dive deeper …
