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The world is in chaos right now. I’m not sure when you are reading this, but as of June 10, 2020 we are on level 6 of the apocalypse. I...

This is an old post from 2015 during my Oman trip: The first full day is really where the adventure begins. I was able to get to know my...

My favorite part about going on these trails is honestly the beauty surrounding them. I have grown to love looking at how God uses a paintbr

I’ve need to share this with everyone for such a long time. I just hadn’t really had the time to sit down and write this post. I needed...

*this blog post is also available on www.wanderlustingandcarpediem.wordpress.com Well, well, well here we are. Day I don’t know what of...

Today I am writing about suffering. Well I don’t like to use the term suffering because the reality is I will probably never truly...

My prayer is that who ever reads this is able to say with me “but it doesn’t matter. Only what God thinks matter. And Jesus is enough.”

Today I started the 52 Hike Challenge. I am super excited to do this. If you have been following me for a while you know a little bit...

Hello there beautiful Roses! It’s been quite a long time. Let me tell you. School and life are no joke. But when you have goals you take...

Truth seems so elusive and hard to find nowadays. I remember having the discussion with some friends in undergrad. As a group they...

2020 is finally here! We are starting a new decade. It’s crazy to think this new year is here already. As I’ve gotten older it seems like...

3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and charac

What resonated with me and I cannot get out of my head when she said, “…if I perish, I perish (Esther 4:16, ESV)”. I mean I can’t get that

If you have been following my Instagram page (@lifeasmalpal) then you know this past weekend, I spend it in Washington DC. Washington DC is

On Travel Tuesday I am talking about something that I find important to do whenever you go on a vacation: Journaling! Journaling is not only

I like taking road trips because the journey is fun. The last few trips I’ve taken with my boyfriend. It’s fun just talking, singing in the

Sometimes as humans we need some action to separate us as we head into a new season. We should all make this a habit. I am very glad I did i

I was determined to do at least one touristy thing. It turned it out that the giant eye ball was just a quick walk from my hotel. What’s th

The United States is blessed with such diversity from the people to the landscape. We have so many different types of landscapes from mounta

As I am finishing up my last year in graduate school (woo-hoo), I really want to make this year my best year. My mother always told me in ev