December 2011
1 post
Unwanted Loss
For my final paper in Media Theory and Ethics, I decided to write about how suicide is covered in the media. This decision came after two losses this summer and one a few weeks ago of people who were at one point or another, considered a friend. Even though it is a crucial topic to discuss, I hardly ever hear people talking about suicide within the ‘Christian’ circle. Why is this? From...
April 2011
2 posts
Ready to End
This week has been an overwhelming amount of stress that is for the most part unnecessary. I am so not ready for this surgery again and I am scared to death that I won’t be able to exercise at the same capacity again.
I really am missing my friends that are away…I feel like two of my best friends were gone all at once and it’s been a struggle. Being in contact with them...
artsy.
With basketball being over and the semester coming to a close, I am trying to find things to fill up my time. So far it has been sleeping and TV, which is so counterproductive it’s driving me insane. I have found a new draw to the arts and I have a desire to explore all of the different options and be crafty til I can craft no more. Unfortunately, I have no idea where to start. So far...
March 2011
2 posts
For Ash Wednesday...
from an anonymous blogger: “Ash Wednesday should be seen as standing guard over Lent, reminding us at its start of the core truth of Christianity: we must give up. We must give up not this or that habit or food or particular sin, but the entire project of self-justification, of making God’s love contingent on our own achievements. And the liturgy of this day goes right to the ultimate...
1 Peter 4:8
Tonight was the Fancy Party to celebrate the beauty of women…inside and out. I think it is awesome that Taylor takes the time to recognize the beautiful women on the campus and to highlight one specific woman who had made an impact on the university or in the world. Even though it is a night of celebrating beauty, it made me realize how much ugly still exists in the world. As soon as I came...
