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"She Was Me and I Am Her"--Accepting My Success

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I’m currently (or was when I started writing this, this post took me 10 days to write!!) 35,000 feet in the air going 550 mph making my way to Tennessee!! I flew to OKC this last weekend to meet up with some gals of mine so we could make a weekend trip to Kansas City for my friend Mary’s #LastWeekendAsABabb!!! It was my first time to fly by myself and boy was it an experience! My thrill-seeking heart was completely satisfied as I wiggled my way through crowds of people in Atlanta and as I accidentally sat down at a gate headed to Mexico in Dallas—ah, the joys of travel. I had  the best  time in Kansas City!!! Mary has always been such a dear friend of mine, so it was great to shower her with love and fun as we took to the streets of downtown Kansas City. I can’t wait to visit KC again—browsing the very well-displayed racks at Dear Society and sipping malted milk lattes from Monarch Coffee. I love long road trips, so I volunteered to be the captain and drive us the 4 hours and

So Be It Unto Me

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Hey everyone!! So sorry I haven't written in a while! To say I've been busy would be more than an understatement! With classes, dance practices, work and pageants, I seem to always have something on my agenda, but to me, all those things help make life just a little bit more fun! But none-the-less, I'm making it a goal to write more because when I don't I feel as if I'm missing out on talking to a friend. I've decided to jump right in and start by saying I've started to write this post several times. More than several times, actually, I've started to write this post countless times. I've thought about it, I've prayed about it, and finally as if saying "hello? Don't you get it???" God told me to just  write.  So that's what I'm going to do. This post will be unlike anything I've ever written and unlike anything of mine you've ever read. While many of my readers know me personally, some only know me for who I

Nothing In This Life Scares You

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Hey y'all!!! So I recently celebrated my own personal new year: I'm 20!! I haven't quite figured out how I feel about being 20 yet. I don't feel physically older, but I feel older emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. But those are all good things, I think! I had a fantastic birthday! I've been battling a fit of laryngitis. So I woke up with a fever and no voice but that didn't stop me from enjoying my birthday! The day started with my mom giving me her gift. As I'm sure any daughter can relate, mother's always pick THE BEST birthday cards! So after a few tears and opening the rest of my gifts we were out the door to get the day started! I say that as if we were actually dressed, ready, and off to some grand birthday adventure at 7 AM in the morning. We were actually in our pjs, headed to one of my favorite places to get coffee in the mornings... SONIC!! Now I enjoy a good tall caramel macchiato from Starbucks just as much as the next person, howev

What A Revelation It Was When She Realized She Didn't Need To Settle

As I've gotten older--as we all have-- I've realized people like to meet some sort of standard. As human beings, we can't help it. Especially in today's world where we try to meet some made up standard that we need to receive a lot of "likes". We need to dress a certain way, not necessarily to be "cool", but because that is the standard. And if you really pay attention, you realize people do things based off of what they believe other people think they should be doing. Confused? Me too. Keep reading and I'll clarify... eventually. What a joy it is to say I have finished my freshman year of college!!! I am no longer a resident of the state of Kansas! I guess I might still be considering I'm still registered to vote there... I don't know and that's too much information that you don't care to know, so let's continue. I moved halfway back to Oklahoma in the middle of May. I say halfway because I only moved half of my stuff hom

Friends Are A Lot Like Glue

This post as been in the works for a while now. I've sort of shared this before, and I'll say it again, I take "brainstorming" quite literally. I toss an idea in to the cyclone of other ideas that are spinning around in my brain and wait until the storm clears to see the final picture. I don't write things out on paper (although once I begin writing I do hit the backspace button a lot), I don't make outlines or brain storm like most people do. I literally let the thunder roar and the rain pour. So with that being said, I've been sitting on this post for some time because unlike the other ones- where I have a general idea and break it down in to smaller thoughts- I've had a thousand microscopic thoughts that were not creating the "big picture", in fact, they were no where close. But, last night I had what I will call writer's revelation and what I needed to write about was, literally, right in front me. It all started because of a

Not Defeated, Defined, or Destroyed

Hello sweet friends, I'm so glad you once again found yourself reading my blog (& for those of you who are checking in for the first time, welcome!) People often ask me why it is I don't write more frequently. For those of you who follow me know I only write once a month or so. That is because every topic I write about I want to be "the right one". I want my words to impact lives in a positive way. I want my blogs to be for enjoyment, but also for encouragement, inspiration, & a few light-hearted laughs. So, I've been thinking about this post for a while now, & this morning, it finally hit me. So here I am, sitting in a local coffee shop in El Dorado, Kansas, writing to you. This is my second semester of college & it has been in absolutely every way, quite the experience. My freshman year has been a little bit different than others, as I go to school on a track scholarship. Which means, I'm a full-time student with a full-time job. I have o

What To Do When It Feels Like You Aren't Doing

Happy New Year! This is my first post of 2016 & I'm psyched about it! Not only am I psyched about this post but I'm also psyched about the fact that it is indeed, a new year. New Year's Eve/Day is hands down my favorite holiday. I am a person who believes in hope, a bright future, & second chances. And that is exactly what this holiday holds. Along with those things comes (for some) the ever-so-thought-out New Year's Resolutions! For half of you, this causes too much anxiety and this group just aims to be all around "better". And then there are those like myself, you gain pure satisfaction from creating New Year's Resolutions. Now as I have gotten older, I've changed up the way I create my list of resolutions. This year, I waited until the actual New Year to make my resolutions. When I told my boyfriend I was doing this he jokingly responded "It's a new year; don't want the old you making the new resolutions anyways". I also