Category: Thoughts

  • A Country’s Birthday

    Happy July 4th! It’s been a minute and then some since I’ve written here, because pesky final exams for my first year of med school got in the way, but I’m back for the long haul (meal planning for the fall will hopefully free up more writing time for me!). I’ve always loved Independence Day […]

  • Hope in Christ

    Happy Palm Sunday! This week leading up to Easter is my favorite time of the year (even more so than my birthday, which is a lot). I’ve been asked: is it because of the bunnies? Or the Easter eggs? Or the chocolate? Well, not quite. Easter is my favorite time of the year because of […]

  • No Longer Slaves

    You unravel me, with a melody You surround me with a song Of deliverance, from my enemies Till all my fears are gone My sister emailed my family this song a few weeks ago, but I didn’t get around to listening to it until now while (finally!) reading emails. Turns out, it’s the perfect message […]

  • Golden Golden

    IT’S MY GOLDEN BIRTHDAY! I can barely control the all-Caps right now. I’ve looked forward to my 22nd birthday for years. YEARS. Since I was a child. And it turned out to be everything I could have hoped for, and more. I don’t know why I’ve been blessed with such wonderful and thoughtful friends both […]

  • Goodbye, 21

    I love birthdays. And that’s an understatement when it comes to my own – I adore my birthday. I get so excited for it when each new year begins, and then when February itself actually rolls around… caution: birthday on my mind! This year, since it’s my golden birthday (eek!), I thought I’d do a […]