I am proud to say that in the past week, I took part in a beautiful mission during which over 300 books, 30 coloring books, 12 sets of flashcards, 20 packs of crayons, hundreds of pairs of shoes, nearly 1000 outfits, lots of school supplies, and lots of love were distributed to the wonderful people […]
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The Right Reasons
Last semester, I took a class called Social Ethics that basically dealt with different social issues from environmental issues to poverty to the death penalty. We were presented liberal and conservative views in many different cultures on many topics. Our running assignment was to keep an online journal to reflect on the issues and ethics […]
My Biggest Pet Peeve
Throughout my 19 trips around the sun, the question of pet peeves has come up in countless icebreakers and get-to-know-you games. Up until recently, I have not been able to name my biggest one. Of course little things bothered me, such as people leaving my door open after leaving my room or two different songs […]
Those With Nothing
Last night, I was up until nearly 5 AM with crazy thoughts running through my head. If you know me, you know that my bedtime is 10:20 PM (realistically, like, 11:30 PM). I am basically a grandma and I have no shame. Last night was truly something else. I kept praying and praying because that […]