I AM WHO I AM

This Christmas, I got a new Bible. It has illustrations of certain verses on the sides of the pages. As I was flipping through the Bible, looking at all the pretty written out verses, I saw one that stuck out to me. Exodus 3:14 “I am who I am.” Yes, God was talking to Moses […]

WHAT LONELINESS DRIVES US TO DO

Loneliness is usually described as the feeling when you are alone, but truth is, you can be in a crowd full of people and still feel alone. That’s what weird about loneliness. Personally, when I felt the most alone is when I had a boyfriend and a lot of friends. Why is that? How can […]

ABORTION

I started writing this post last week. I was gonna give answers to everyone’s reasons why people should get abortions. Then I realized, I don’t have all the answers, but I know why I believe what I believe. Abortion is murder. Yes, a “fetus” is just a clump of cells, but so are full grown […]

WHY YOU AREN’T ENOUGH

In seventh grade, I went to a winter camp over the weekend with the youth group I was attending at the time. The message was mainly about how “you are enough.” Almost five years later, I still have a sign in my room that my youth group leader made for me that says “enough.” I […]

LOSING YOURSELF IN PURSUIT OF CHRIST

I have really struggled more recently with feeling like I’m losing myself. The biggest reason i’ve felt this way is because I lost my 99% of my friends. I tend to find my identity in how many friends I have, how good of a friend I am, and how many people “need” me in their […]

MEET MY ADOPTIVE MOM

If any of you have had the pleasure of meeting my mom aka the Kathy Billings, you know that she is the kindest person you know. She makes everyone feel at home when they meet her. She’s very funny and her comments on things can sometimes make me laugh. She has been my biggest supporter […]

MY “PERFECT” LIFE

About 9 months ago, I would like to think I had the perfect teenage life. I went where I wanted. I snuck out and partied with my friends. I got invited to everything. I had a boyfriend who I loved and he loved me. I had a perfect family. It was weird to me how […]

I’M A FOSTER AUNT

I have a sister named Karli. She’s 23 years old and married to her husband, Ricky. Earlier this year, They were blessed with two beautiful foster kids. Marie who is 2, and Jacob who is 3. Jacob has bottle rot, which is when sugars decay the teeth. They both have gone through things no kids […]

GRIEF AND GIFTS

Today it truly hit me, adoption is the best gift I have. It’s not a gift that has a perfect bow and can’t wait to open, but it is a gift. I met with my friend Maggie today. Our conversation opened my mind up to many realizations about grief, my gifts, and how blessed I […]

LOVING YOUR ADOPTIVE PARENTS

Imagine your going to see your favorite singer in concert. A few years ago, I was going to see One Direction. I practically worshipped them for four years. My walls were covered with posters. I had every song memorized. I LOVED them. I thought they were perfect. Perfect looking. Perfect singers. To say I was […]