divine blogs

So, I have been working for Texas Christian University as a College Adviser with College Advising Corps for the last two years. It has been a pleasure serving Seguin HS with college access. Because it is a service job, it was only a two year contract. As sad as I was to leave my students and job behind, I was very optimistic and anxious for the next steps! My contract ended June 30, 2018, so I began searching for job opportunities since December 2017 because I do not procrast

Marriage is a beautiful thing. It is something most people desire to accomplish in their life. I say accomplish because a lot of people in my generation feel as though it is a checkbox on a list instead of a lifestyle. Some people view marriage as securing the bag instead of following God’s will. Some people view marriage as a gateway to other things in life. However, do we ever view marriage the way God intended us to view marriage? I am not married (so don’t get to judging

Have you ever felt like you were on top of the world – as though you had it all together, then suddenly – you feel like you have no purpose? You suddenly feel like everything you have been doing has been a waste of time? You suddenly feel like life has no meaning because nothing makes sense anymore? It is such an uncomfortable feeling. It is a dark place where your mind travels when you begin to feel like you have no sense of direction and that you are just living life just t

Scripture: 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 NIV Growing up in church, I use to hear how we must have “faith the size of a mustard seed”, and I use to think, just a mustard seed? My seed can be as big as a watermelon or as big as the universe. Of course I was like nine when I thought that haha, but I truly believed that my faith in God and the things he can

Y’all - I feel so convicted writing this. Yet, I feel so aware as well. So leave your attitude, preconceived notions, and “assumptions” on the home screen before you read this one because honey - this is some real, gasping tea. I consider myself a very detailed, analytical person because I over-analyze literally everything. With my over-analyzing self, I begin to form assumptions because I choose to believe what I want to believe. A lot of the time, I have to ask my close fri

When you meet someone and create a bond with them - you focus on the future of that friendship. You dream of sleepovers, shopping times, sharing secrets, maid of honor in your wedding, etc. You put that very imagination of what a friendship entails in your mind because that is what you desire. But - the one simple thing that can be a beauty and curse to your friendship is trust. When I think of trust, I think of placing my heart, my life, and things I value in the hands of so