New things have come into my life and old familiar ones have popped back up. Here is a list of some of the things I am all about and completely into right now!

I got my first tattoo with my sisters earlier this year. I absolutely love it! I've been wanting a tattoo for many years and this one specifically for about 3 years. I don't think all tattoos need to have a super deep meaning, but this one really does for me. Here is that meaning...

I know true love, true devotion, true friendship, and true selflessness exists because I have her.

Speak to yourself kindly, fill your head with fuel and positivity, and remember that no one talks to you more than yourself (take that seriously).

The same way those animals learn to stand. The same way the grass comes back. The same way the trees bloom like nothing ever happened.

It was finding humility in my humanity and joy in my inheritance as a child of God.

If I become half the woman my mom is, I will consider my life a success.

I'm not talking suffering for the sake of suffering. I'm talking doing things that matter to you and bring joy to lives around you regardless of the effort required. You are worth fighting for.

Moving your body is not a consequence for existing. It is not payment for eating. It is not a sentence handed down because you want to look good in photos.

God wouldn’t make a heart as soft as mine, or build it like this, without making someone else who can hold it gently and courageously… right?

Not a loose collection of ideas. Not a rotating set of leaders. Not a handful of loosely affiliated Bible studies. Not thousands of denominations. His Church.

I look like my mother so of course I've been told I am beautiful. I've been called strong, smart, kind, athletic, bubbly, and many more. But there is a specific conversation I had my senior year of college that made me think to myself "I've done what I was put here to do."

Sundried tomatoes, tiny kittens, the smell of grass after it is mowed, a clear night sky where you can see the swirls of the galaxy, music that hits your brain just right, a perfect Pinterest board

I think that literature has a way of sinking deep into my bones. I feel words in a very strong and real way. I don't know if it is because of the stories, the way words are strung together, or something else. But I know that when I read words on a page, it impacts my brain more than a spoken word ever could. With this in mind, let me go through a list of the books that have influenced me the most throughout my life and why (where applicable). Little Kid (3-7 years old) Cordur

I used to think strength looked like exhaustion personified. Like being the busiest, the most worn-out, the one with the longest to-do list and the least sleep. I wore being tired like a badge of honor. If someone asked how I was, I think half the time I believed the honest answer was “busy” or “stressed.” I thought that proved something. I thought it meant I was working hard and doing more than everyone else. But this past year taught me something very different: You don’t h

These are the truths I know and have learned in my 24 years of living and loving:

This year, instead of listing what I’m thankful for, I’ve been thinking about who I’m thankful for. And I kept coming back to the Fruits of the Spirit. When I look at the people I love, I see those fruits lived out in real life.

You’re welcome. Or I’m sorry. Depends on the item.

You do not need to stay loyal your suffering like a badge of honor. Let yourself feel your own light, your own progress, your own joy.

No one really talks about how strange it is to outgrow yourself. You work so hard to heal and move forward, and then one day you look back and realize you kind of miss who you were before everything changed. Even if that version of you was lost, scared, or unsure, she was still you.