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It all started with another one of my bright ideas. A few years back, I decided that my friends and I would all dress up and hit the town for my birthday. Girls in dresses, guys in ties. The night came, and while thunder and rain crashed down outside, I was throwing dresses out of […]

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Be proud of everything you do: On your birthday

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Alright. We all saw it. The infamous controversy over the new Starbucks cups. In case you somehow missed it, there are Christians (supposedly) who weren’t all too thrilled that Starbucks went minimalist this year and removed all holiday/Christmas emblems from their holiday cups. (I must have somehow missed back when baby Jesus was on the cup. […]

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Why the red cup really matters

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I make inexplicable choices. Because I am me. That pretty much sums it up. One of my favorite examples of this landed me bleeding on a first date. Let me back up. One of my really good friends, who I also had a crush on, invited me to his work Christmas party. I was pretty pumped […]

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Be proud of everything you do: On a date

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To be honest (that’s the whole point here, right?) I put off starting this blog for a long time. I’ve always loved writing, and I certainly have always loved giving my opinion, just ask my friends, or anyone who has ever met me. But actually putting my writing out there scared me. I was afraid of […]

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