Tag Archives: Friendship & Family

Love People

Almost a whole month ago, I completed my first year of university. It was a great year; I did well, I learned a lot about myself, God, and my craft, and I began the process of following my career dreams. … Continue reading

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Vulnerable

Vulnerability. Complete, utter, raw honesty. I dread it more than anything. “Elizabeth!” the sound of my name, spoken by my prof awoke my mind’s childish nightmare. I had known this moment would come. Of course it would. But I hated … Continue reading

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Thoughts On Thanksgiving

As a child, I adored Thanksgiving. Of course, there isn’t as much in it for a kid — no piles of presents like at Christmas or Easter Bunny to bring chocolates, but still I loved Thanksgiving. I wasn’t an increadibly mature … Continue reading

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Through Christ Who Strengthens Me

A couple of days ago, I got to see the sun glisten off of snow-covered peeks as I enjoyed another day of skiing. The weather was perfect with blue skies overhead and white powder at our ski tips. There was … Continue reading

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Ski Hill Surrender

This was the weekend of surprises, the unexpected, and surrendering myself to the Maker of skill hills. Yes, I still went skiing with my youth group as planned. Yes, we made it up safely and quickly on Friday night. I … Continue reading

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Something Greater

The Easter that I was five, I thought that nothing could ever be better than little chocolate eggs. When I saw all of those coloured eggs leading from my bedroom door to the living room, I squealed with delight and picked them … Continue reading

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Oh, So, Thankful

Thanksgiving. It’s the day of the year that we eat turkey and cranberries and pumpkin pie. Families and friends congregate, and people celebrate and maybe even go to church. But what is it that they are celebrating? Who are they giving … Continue reading

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The Most Excellent Way

The room was dark, but over fifty candles lighted it with a great brilliance. Then, we all started to sing, and the excellent beauty of it caught me by surprise. I wanted to cry and laugh and sing and jump. … Continue reading

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