I remember feeling nervous about finding a church in college. My family had only attended one church my whole life thus far, and so freshman Kara had no idea what it was going to be like to visit churches. I attended a small Christian university and I remember my roommate asked me if I wanted to get lunch with some girls from her Welcome Week group. We ended up grabbing Chick-fil-A and then going to a gazebo on campus to… Read more »

I lived with a total of four different girls throughout my college career and was blessed to have an awesome living situation every time. However, I know that not everyone is as lucky as me and have to face tough roommate situations. My final college roommate, Bonnie, has had some, well, hard-living situations and so I asked if she’d be willing to write about her hard roommates and share any advice she has learned with you. So this post is… Read more »

If you are an incoming college freshman, here’s a word of advice- Just because you were at class at 8 every day in high school does NOT mean it will be “no big deal” to have an 8:00 class in college. Being at high school at 8:00 is not the same as getting up for college classes at 8:00. However, at some point in your college career, you will most likely face the terrible monster of an 8:00 class. Early… Read more »

The summer before I started college, I remember being super concerned about the prices of textbooks. One of my friends told me about Slugbooks and I started experimenting with that, but I was still leery of shipping prices. Then I discovered Amazon Prime Student. I had ordered things from Amazon before but had never tried Amazon Prime. I knew that it had free 2-day shipping and that sounded kinda nice, but I didn’t know if there would be any other… Read more »

The summer before I started college, I remember being super nervous about living in a dorm. I wondered what it would be like and how I would survive. I wanted to know what I needed to bring. And so I perused Pinterest and read blog after blog trying to understand what this mysterious concept of “dorm life” would really be like. I ended up living in a dorm for one and a half years out of my college career. I… Read more »

Shocked and overwhelmed at how expensive college textbooks are? Find out three key ways you can save money on textbooks today!

I remember the first time I looked at my university’s online bookstore. When I saw the price tags, my head spun. How on earth could textbooks cost so much? I wondered if there was any way possible that I could save money on textbooks. I researched a lot and asked friends for recommendations, and it wasn’t long before I discovered a few ways to save money on textbooks. Hallelujah! I started college in the fall of 2014 and graduated in December… Read more »

Shocked at how expensive college textbooks can be? Let me introduce you to Slugbooks. I remember being overwhelmed when I pulled up my university’s online bookstore. I couldn’t believe that textbooks could cost so much! Thankfully, someone introduced me to Slugbooks the summer before I started college. And today I’m passing this magic information along to you! I don’t even want to think about how much money I would have wasted by buying all of my textbooks through my university’s… Read more »

I discovered essential oils right around the time I graduated from college. But, man, do I wish I had some before then. Since receiving my Young Living Premium Starter Kit last year, I have discovered a ton of ways I could have used essential oils during my college career. Today I’m sharing 5 of those essential oils with you! 1. Lavender Lavender is amazing at supporting sleep! I wish I had had this oil when I was in college because… Read more »

The summer after I graduated high school, I was constantly on Pinterest looking for college-related tips and tricks. I especially wanted to know what it would be like to be a Christian at college as I knew it was common for people to leave their faiths behind once they moved away from home. The fear of the unknown was strong for me. I had so many concerns and questions that summer, many of which went unanswered until I was there, on campus,… Read more »

I am sad. I am sad because I am finished with school. You see, this past Friday, I graduated. Which is great and happy and all, but I’m gonna miss my university and my professors and my friends so much!! This last semester has been so crazy busy. I’ve been student teaching and taking my teacher certification tests and taking my very last Spanish course. Swamped. I’ve felt swamped and stressed out.   But now it’s over and I’m sad…. Read more »