A mountain girl living a life of faith, adventure, & fun
My schedule as a homeschooler looks pretty different than most teenagers. I am a junior and have been homeschooled since kindergarten. My average school day looks like me starting my live online class at 7:45 am, this class switches every day. On Mondays & Wednesdays, it’s English (college English 101 & 203) and on Tuesdays …
It’s the new year, Yayyy the decade is ending, and it’s time for a fresh start. I don’t know about you, but usually, a couple days before January 1st, I’m making a never-ending list of resolutions. I get so excited and make about a million goals and say, “this year is going to be different,”; …
Beauty in today’s society has a lot of misguided meanings, our world has twisted beauty into outward appearances and body images. We have lost the truth that beauty is not just skin deep, it’s much more than that. When God created man and woman, he created us in his image, and I think we often …
As teenagers, we face pressures daily from all angles. Teenagers have so many things to balance and are expected to excel in all of them. This isn’t a post to complain about how hard teenagers have it; but simply to give understanding and help relieve some of those pressures. We face pressures from school to …
As a teen girl, I love fashion, clothes, shoes, accessories, and everything that comes with it! Everyone has their sense of style, and I love expressing mine. Although I live mostly in t-shirts and sports shorts, I also love dressing up and creating cute outfits. You can dress up jeans and a T-shirt with some …
I love seeing people’s reactions when I say I do CrossFit; their eyes usually get wide, and they usually just say, “wow, that’s crazy.” I started CrossFit about 2 & ½ years ago, and I’m so glad I did; my mom talked me into going, and I was really nervous. CrossFit doesn’t have to be …
In this day and age, we feel many pressures from friends, social media, and popular culture; it’s hard to stay grounded in your morals. High school is full of influences, good and evil, it’s essential to choose to follow the right people and make the right friends. I’ve definitely have given in to pressure to …
One of the hardest things about living in today’s world is learning to be comfortable in your own skin. There is a huge struggle to be ourselves, and we feel like we have to change to fit in and be accepted. We have a deep-seated fear of being rejected; we are afraid of being alone …
Loss is one of the hardest things we will go through in our lives when we lose someone we love; we also lose apart of who we are. When I was eleven years old I lost my Dad to pancreatic cancer. my Dad was a fantastic guy, and he fought a hard, long year with …