This is my BFF Ellie/Elbel/LED. Ellie is the type of friend that I feel like I have known my entire life. However, our friendship started in the fifth-grade. Simply, Ellie is the better version of myself. I don’t remember a set beginning to our friendship, but knowing us, it probably began over debating the technical [...]
2017 was hard. I fell far too many times. My body fought against itself so deeply that I couldn’t do anything but let it fight. I missed a lot of sacred moments. Bad things happened to good people, and that angered me. But, I also laughed so hard that I must have added another five [...]
The first time I met Liz, I ditched her on fifth grade field day. It is easy to say that Liz and I have seen a lot together. We have come from calling ourselves “the clueless bunch” at the elementary school lunch tables to still cluelessly walking through life together in crowded hallways, morning practices, [...]
I believe that we have many soul mates: companions we were meant to go through life with, each for a different reason. And I fully believe that Jordan is one of mine. I have known Jordan for my entire life. We have grown up together in the church, all the way from eating cheese sticks [...]
This past weekend, 4/5 of the Landis family reunited with the other 1/5. Although I wish we could have spent more time laughing and jumping through the streets together, I am glad we were able to spend a day with the boy who chased after his dreams back in August. I decided to post a [...]
I have decided to start a new series on my blog. It’s called To Those Who Have Shaped Me, and I am beyond excited about it. It features the people who keep me going each day, the people who know me and support me and love me, and the people whom I would be nothing [...]
Summer has finally come to a close. I wish I could have another three months to try to turn my pale skin into a tanner shade, or to sleep in way too late. I would be lying if I told you that I was in any form ready for the school year to start. I [...]
Theologians talk about how there are “thin spaces” in the world where heaven and Earth get a little bit closer. And Montreat is definitely one of those places. I recently had the opportunity to spend a whole week in a place full of God’s love, grace, and mercy. This summer, my church decided to go [...]
I have spent the last few days in Yellowstone National Park, so this week I gathered a few of my favorite photos to share. Even though we found these flowers all over the park, my mom made sure that we got as many pictures as possible. I can’t speak for her, but I would say that [...]
