all we ever do is say goodbye

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wilderness x lululemon

Wilderness makes you better.

“Wilderness Collective creates legendary outdoor experiences for those ready to embrace the wild. This collaboration inspires you to unplug, enjoy the journey, and reconnect to what matters.”

Worlds collided when the new Wilderness x lululemon collaboration launched last week. You see, about 7 years ago, I started reading Darling Magazine when they launched in 2012. I…

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Unexpected.

A theme I’ve been living out for the last 7 years of my life.

Just when I think things are “calming down” or “settling in”, I find change and growth just on the other side of the same breath.

Since moving to California 3 years ago, I’ve found myself creating roots. Roots deeper than I’ve experienced in my adult life. I made the big move, walked through months of adjustments, and…

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Unexpected.

A theme I’ve been living out for the last 7 years of my life.

Just when I think things are “calming down” or “settling in”, I find change and growth just on the other side of the same breath.

Since moving to California 3 years ago, I’ve found myself creating roots. Roots deeper than I’ve experienced in my adult life. I made the big move, walked through months of adjustments, and…

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27 for 27

To continue, here is the flip side – 27 things I’m looking forward to and/or am aiming for in the coming year. Here’s a recap:

We’re on to year three of yearly lessons and goals. It’s been a fun practice to reflect on the past year and look forward with anticipation at the coming months.

For those tuning in for the first time, for the last two years I’ve made a list (as long as my age) with…

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26 from 26

We’re on to year three of yearly lessons and goals. It’s been a fun practice to reflect on the past year and look forward with anticipation at the coming months.

For those tuning in for the first time, for the last two years I’ve made a list (as long as my age) with simple goals, lessons, facts, and other randomness that I have experienced and am looking forward to in the next year. It ranges…

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12 Days of Love Letters

Words are powerful.

They convey emotion, empathy, compassion – or just the opposite. They allow us to communicate across countries and continents. They hold the power to tear others down, or build them up to the highest of heights.

Words have become an outlet for me. Whether it’s been a big move, a hard day, or a lesson learned – words have helped me process and share the good, the bad, the…

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current location

Some friendships can transcend time and continents. This week was the first time I saw Lindsey stateside and not half a world away in Uganda. We originally bonded over pumpkin scones and chili, and were known to meet fairlyvery regularly for espresso milkshakes and spicy fries. I’m so thankful for a friendship that can pick up after years apart and one that is never short on laugher and eye-rolls.

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After the Storm - Published on Deeply Rooted

After the Storm – Published on Deeply Rooted

A blog I wrote back during my time in Uganda, After the Storm, was recently published on Deeply Rooted Magazine‘s online blog. I’m so honored for them to choose these words to share, in hopes they will resonate with someone the way they did with me.

These words were not easy to write. I was in the midst of one of the hardest seasons of my life, and this blog was my attempt at digging into the…

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at the table

Growing up in a family that was very intentional about sitting down at the table together each night, the transition away from home and into a space without a common table of my own was challenging. While there were often still people gathered around the table, I didn’t have a space of my own to start my own traditions as I was used to doing. At the time, this never specifically struck me as odd…

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need you more

Do you ever have those moments when you think back and wonder whether the last 3 months even happened?

Time seems to be passing more quickly than every before and months have gone by in the blink of an eye.

These last few months have been filled with transitions – work, home, church – but it’s been oh, so sweet. To think of where I was just three short months ago completely blows me away. How…

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happier

If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen that I have started a new, somewhat-crunchy, business venture. I’ve been a fairly avid user of essential oils for the last several years as I’ve heard more and more friends rant and rave about them. Over the last several months I’ve become increasingly interested in integrating them into my daily life and have decided to jump in, feet first, 150%.

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no excuses

I have finally done it.

I’ve somehow managed to read book after book for the last year or so. Normally, while I’m in school, reading for enjoyment is pushed to the very far back burner that barely even exists. I can never bring myself to focus on a book when all I do each day is read a bunch of information from a textbook that I can’t seem to care less about.

However, I’ve somehow been able to…

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26 for 26

To continue with the tradition after “25 from 25“, I give you 26 things I want to do, experience, or focus on in the year to come. Who even knows what will is to come in the next 365 days, but it is sure to be an unpredictable journey. Here’s to the next year of continued traditions and new experiences.

Travel more. There’s so much of this country and world that I’ve yet to see.

Also, let’s…

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25 from 25

Last year I wrote a blog around this time called “24 from 24” and then “25 for 25” (which I’ve updated with how well I accomplished this list). I thought I’d continue the tradition and write down 25 experiences/lessons from the year of 25.

It’s been a crazy year, to put it lightly. So many life changes, home changes, school changes, and every kind of transition that comes alongside those…

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before it's too late

before it’s too late

If you asked me about Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) two years ago, I would have been able to give you some facts and considered myself fairly “knowledgable” about the disease. Oh, how wrong I was.

While I knew so many of the facts, it’s the lived experience that makes it real. I’ve lived side-by-side, doing everyday life, day in and day out, with two people who consider this disease part of their…

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show me

Well, the procrastination has set in again. Aren’t we all just shocked…

I finished up my last semester of full-time classes at the beginning of August, and technically graduated with my BA in Social Development Studies. However, I’m back this semester and next, taking one class at a time, to upgrade my degree. It’s a long story, but in a nutshell, I now have something to spur on this ever-present…

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living proof

I’ve been thinking a lot about the expectations society so clearly deems as “normal”. It’s no secret that there’s a certain code that everyone is to abide by as well as specific milestones that each individual is expected to meet throughout their lifetime. We are expected to fit inside a box society deems as acceptable and “normal”.

Now, I’m not talking about the milestones set for physical…

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