My name is Rachel. For those of you who don’t know me- I attend Purdue University. This past fall semester, I had the amazing opportunity to study abroad in Beijing, China for six months. While I was there, I got to experience a new culture, a new language, new foods, and meet some incredible people from all over the world! But, coming back took some work. I had to re-adjust to our American culture and get ready to go back to school. In spring semester, I took 18 credit hours

As a teen girl I understand whats its like to not be confident in how God made you. I'm praying for you and how this is a blessing to you! Have you ever looked in the mirror nitpicked every imperfection you see in your reflection. Every teen girl has a list of things she wishes she could change. To combat these thoughts Psalm 139 comes to mind. Specifically verse 13 and 14, but I want to draw attention to verse 17, "How precious to me are your thoughts, Oh God! How vast the s

Are any of you struggling with anxiety? Do you feel like you are chained down by the emotional strain it has put on you? Maybe you even feel like you can't make it past your anxiety battle. I'm here to tell you that even though you feel anxious and doubtful, you have to trust that God is fighting the battle with you and you're not alone. For those of you who struggle with anxiety (myself included), we know that if we don't fight through it, it will take over our lives and tho

Dear _______, We have all been through times where we are struggling and feel completely alone. We feel like no one understands and that no one could possibly care, and so we often bottle up our feelings. Although we feel this way sometimes, we are not alone. God is always with us no matter what we are going through or what we have done. "God is bigger than you know but closer than you think" -Steve Walton I know you've probably heard it a million times, but in times like thi

Over the past few months, God has been teaching me who he says I am. Life has been so hard lately. It often feels like issues will be coming my way nonstop, and it honestly gets so overwhelming. When I struggle, it always flips my view of my self upside down. I tend to spiral into a hole of self hatred and anxiety. But God has recently revealed to me that the extra pain that I have is really just extra pain that I give to myself, because I don't give it to him. When my life g