Today I am so excited to introduce you to my friend Katie! I like to consider Katie my first “adult friend,” as she was the first friend I made after graduating college. She and I met at a sidewalk counseling training in May 2019 and quickly connected over the fact that we are both passionately pro-life. She and I have decided to start a pro-life book club segment of the Coffee With Kara podcast and you can be looking forward… Read more »

Should you be friends before you date someone? I think being friends before you date is totally awesome and I recommend it for three reasons.

Should you be friends before you date someone? I don’t think there’s a black and white answer to this question. To prove this point, I have several friends who got married last year. A few of them had been friends with their spouse for a while before they started dating. Others didn’t really know their spouse before their first date. I say this to show I recognize that there is more than one way of doing things. A while ago,… Read more »

It’s my first official day of college. I sit at my desk in my dorm room working on a Spanish assignment. Distractedly, I fiddle with my pencil. The college group at the First Baptist Church had passed out fliers for a back-to-school part, and they were going to watch The Lion King and eat ice cream. I really want to go. I love The Lion King. Besides, it’s my first day of college. I should go do something fun. I… Read more »

Wanna know an easy way to boost anyone’s day? SNAIL MAIL!!  When I was in elementary school, a couple of my friends and I exchanged letters back and forth. One of these friends lived four hours away. Another lived five minutes away. We wrote letters in sloppy handwriting and they were full of misspelled words. Sometimes we would draw pictures in our letters, or include a coloring sheet for our friend to complete. I still have most of these letters. They’re… Read more »

This past week was awesome! My best friend, his family, my cousin, and another one of my besties went on a cruise to Mexico. It was my first cruise, and I had no idea what to expect. It was much more fun than I could have imagined, and it was so great to be able to vacation right after finals. Day one: Here we are, about to drive to Galveston. From left to right there’s Paul and Lynn (Caleb’s parents),… Read more »

So, Halloween was lots of fun :) I dressed up in the ceiling fan costume I made last year, and then spent the day helping one of my besties, Bre, make her Halloween costume. She decided to be a scarecrow, and I had a blast stuffing her with straw. While we were at the dollar store buying costume supplies, I stumbled across some foam swords. And got really excited. Because foam swords are awesome. So I bought 3 swords so Bre and… Read more »

It’s my first official day of college. I sit at my desk in my dorm room working on a Spanish assignment. Distractedly, I fiddle with my pencil. The college group at the First Baptist Church had passed out fliers for a back-to-school part, and they were going to watch The Lion King and eat ice cream. I really want to go. I love The Lion King. Besides, it’s my first day of college. I should go do something fun. I… Read more »

My first year of college ended about a month and a half ago, and I figured it’s high time I do a quick recap of the year. So, today I present you with the top ten memory countdown- freshman edition. Here we go :) 10. Welcome Week Welcome Week was a blast! I met lots of awesome people and made some really great friends. My “family group” and I played a bunch of crazy games, ate Frosty Cones, learned about… Read more »

My 2015 Valentine’s Day Adventures! I had a fantastic Valentine’s Day!! This is my favorite one I’ve had thus far. My friends and I got all dressed up and splurged on Valentine-y donuts. Then we went exploring! Later, I met up with another one of my friends, and we enjoyed frozen yogurt and then wandered along the creek. Then, I enjoyed dinner and a movie with mi familia :) Anywho, here’s the photo recap:       Today was a… Read more »

I attend the best Christian university ever! (And, no, I’m not biased.) (Well, maybe a little bit.) The University of Not Hogwarts (as I like to call my university here on my blog) is absolutely amazing and I love it  so much! I feel so at home here, even though I’ve only been attending college for a little over one semester. I know this is the place I’m supposed to be at. I know God has a plan and a purpose… Read more »