Fourteen Two

     Say "Hello" to little 13 year old me. Besides a few acne problems she looks like she has it all together doesn't she? That's exactly what I wanted everyone to think of me. I was a straight A student who cried if she got anything below a 93%, I was a personal therapist to my friends, I was known for always smiling, and I was an all-around people-pleaser. I defined myself by those things and I was in constant fear of falling short of the expectations that myself and others had set for me. Most of this fear came from my "best friend" of 11 years who was mentally and physically abusive.  This friend of mine had gained so much control in my life by the time I had turned 12 that I had no idea what I actually liked and disliked. Most of the time I was just confused and I felt lost; however, I was too afraid to find out my actual likes and dislikes because that could have displeased my friend. It was also around this time that most of my self-worth came from w...

Hi guys, long time, no see. Honestly I've been wanting to write a blog post for quite some time now but every time I sit down to write it the words just don't seem to come. I've been praying about it and the problem has been that the things I've wanted to say have not been helpful and probably would have turned into a rant and that's not what this blog is about. So hopefully soon I will have an actual post about self-worth up, I've been doing a lot of praying about it lately. Anyway today I just wanted to post about something that has been on my heart. Some of you may know that I have been sponsoring a little girl from El Salvador named Idalia Marisol for a year and 8 months through World Vision. It has definitely blessed me and has opened my eyes to the poverty in this world. When I worked for Family Christian, who closely partnered with World Vision, I saw sweet little faces on the packets in our store and desperately wanted to see all of them sponsored. Eve...