Catching the right little things

This week I've been at CARE training all week as part of my job & internship & I have LOVED it. Seriously the best training ever like way better than a class I've ever took. It's interesting, educating, and enjoyable. Anyways that has nothing to do with this really. So today I was told "you're …

With the passing of the NY law, my arms opened & my table extended.

I cannot quit thinking about the new law that has been passed in the state of New York. I have spent so much time in the past couple of days reading the law, reading people's opinions about the law, reading medical professionals comments about it and so on... Never in my 21 years have I …

Knock Knock Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door

So the other day I kept hearing a banging on a door. Keep in mind we live in an apartment, AKA close quarters. I looked at our friend who was leaving our place and said "What are you doing?!?!?" thinking he as just doing something funny. He left and my husband said "that is some …

Being Intentional in Your Marriage

Being intentional in your pursuits are always important in all relationships. However, Nathan & I have really started to understand the importance of being intentional. We use to see each other in breaks in our schedules while we were dating, or we would just wing it and figure something out. It was tough,  but at …

Dear Perpetrators

Dear Perpetrators, I would like to introduce myself. I am a social work student about to graduate in just a few months. In the course of time in my education and my job, I have saw so much trauma inflicted on so many individuals. Even outside of education and jobs we see it all around …

Feminism once classy and now trashy

Feminism used to have a strong meaning behind it. It use to stand for women's rights, for equal pay, for voting rights, for women to be seen as more than a housekeeper and the child bearer.  It meant empowering women to be whatever they wanted to be, whether a woman working a corporate job, an …

So what about trust?

Trust is such a broad topic. A deep word. It is a word that encapsulates so much of who we are, how we act, and even how we think. Who do you trust? Maybe a family member, friends, church people, school leaders, spouses, or other people in your life. I got to thinking the past …