Have you ever taken a minute to think about your brain? You know… that big squishy blob of pink that is in your brain and firing signals along its vast maze of neurons at a rate that – if you think about it – may actually make your brain hurt? You don’t give much thought to it do you [I mean now you are cuz I told you to BUUUTTTT…] and yet it is constantly working to keep you alive. It is deeply and intimately involved with every aspect of your life. It regulates your balance

My story begins in high school - feels like AGES ago but in reality it was only 4/5 years ago :) Honestly the beginnings of the illness crept up slowly and I didn't notice it was there until it had already embedded itself inside of my head. From what I remember though, my story begins fall of my junior year.... I was a varsity soccer player, involved in band (nerdy I know), and part of honors society. I had a great group of girl friends, I was in a healthy relationship, and w

What a year…. I mean when 2020 started Kylie and I kept telling each other we thought God was going to do something big this year but we did not think pandemic ?! Even now I am writing this while suffering from another health crisis. A pain in my head that has doctors and my family at a loss once again and is draining my energy, but God gave me a word and an encouragement to share… and He gave me the strength today to communicate it effectively. How good is He? If He calls yo

Vacations in recovery are hard. You’re away from home for an extended period of time which limits your access to your usual foods and...

Wow. I honestly can’t believe we are already two weeks into 2020… time is literally FLYING by! Too soon I’m going to be walking across a stage in a cap and gown to get a diploma signifying the end of my undergraduate experience at Ohio Dominican. I can assure you that I am ready to be out and heading toward grad school to fulfill my dreams of becoming a physician assistant, however, there are many parts of undergrad that will be dearly missed. One of these are the classes tha

I'm going to blame it on the holiday season, but lately I have been thinking a lot about love. In every movie I watch, song that pops onto the radio, and book I read there are little phrases that consume my mind for the entirety of the day as I contemplate this emotion. I feel as if love is so much more complex and precious than so many of the other emotions we feel, and is so much more powerful. Earlier this week I was reading in the book of Daniel, and in my wandering throu