Summary: I never knew how to act after receiving a punishment from my parents. Were my parents still mad at me? Should I be mad at them? Should I avoid eye contact? Should I try to act really good for a while so that they won't get suspicious? When can we chat normally again? Are … Continue reading Way Back Home (Exodus 33)
Summary: Raise your hand if high school was an awkward and uncomfortable time for you. Sometimes I think all of my current fears about awkward situations stem from my high school years. I tried so hard to fit in with the people I thought were cool in the best way I knew how - by … Continue reading Oscar-Worthy Performances (Exodus 32)
Summary: Do you enjoy gift shopping? Are you one of those people who are filled with joy as they stroll through the aisles or scroll through Etsy, searching for the perfect item for their family member or friend or significant other? If so, then I'm glad one of us is, because I, unfortunately, am not … Continue reading Precious and Priceless (Exodus 30)
Summary: What is your favorite art form? Can you spend hours at an art museum? Do you love to dance - or at least watching people dance? Or are you a reader at heart? One of my favorite art forms, after writing, is television and film. It's fascinating the different techniques and tactics people use … Continue reading There Will Be Blood (Exodus 29)
Summary: Sometimes I suck at making decisions. Whether it's trying to decide what to do with a friend or which outfit to purchase, I get stressed out wondering if I will regret my choice later on. Will I look back at this moment with irritation, desperately wishing I had committed to something else? It would … Continue reading No More Commitment Issues (Exodus 27)
Summary I've always liked rules. I know it's odd. Most kids groaned with every new restriction placed on them, but for some reason I have happily accepted them with a sort of peace. Whether it was carefully committing to memory the new rules my mom made for my and my brother's bedtime or reading carefully … Continue reading There’s A Law For That (Exodus 21)
Summary: Who's your celebrity crush? When I was younger, I had a lot of them. Corbin Bleu, James McAvoy, Trevor Noah - the list of celebrities who put hearts in my eyes at one point or another goes on and on. I would google my celebrity crush, watch their interviews, and ogle at their pictures. … Continue reading We Can Never Be Together (Exodus 20)
Summary: One of my best friends and I like to joke that we enable each other. If one of us wants to splurge on some sweet treat, the other will enthusiastically agree and then join in! This often comes into play after one of us has completed some task that was stressful, difficult, or tiring. … Continue reading Self Care (Exodus 15)
Summary: Do you know what happened on this day in history? What about who was born on this day? Have you checked your Facebook Memories today? Maybe posted one of them? Even if the answer is no, you know exactly what I'm talking about. Maybe it's because humanity has been on this earth for *so … Continue reading Remembrance Rituals (Exodus 12)
Summary: I went to this Seventh-Day Adventist youth conference once. It was like seven years ago. The conference was called iServe, and that was really supposed to be the point of it - service. On one of the days of the conference, all the young people loaded up onto huge charter buses and went out … Continue reading People Are Dying (Exodus 11)
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