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NEW THINGS!!!

It has been a hot minute since I have posted here because I have been working hard to change sites!! I will not be deleting this one...

emma

Dec 30, 20211 min read

The Last of the Last

Do you ever make it to something you've been waiting for and it all feels like a dream? Christmas morning. Vacations. Birthdays....

emma

Dec 16, 20213 min read

Jesus and Medication Can Co-Exist

I have been in a season of healing for the past year. I began my blog to document my journey of recovery after I was hospitalized, but it...

emma

Dec 8, 20215 min read

Some Feelings Never Change

I seem to have found myself in somewhat of a catch-22 at this point in my life. I have struggled with a lot of loneliness over the past...

emma

Dec 3, 20215 min read

Facilities Are NOT The Cure & Kids Deserve Better

There has been a lot of growing talk about not only mental health, but also hospitalization among teenagers and young adults as we...

emma

Nov 20, 20217 min read

Anywhere But Here

My dream, since about the seventh grade, was to move out of my small town. I love going on vacation, because I love knowing that there is...

emma

Nov 10, 20215 min read

Beauty In the Suffering

There is something beautiful about our suffering. There is something gracious in our ability to feel pain. There is something wonderful...

emma

Oct 29, 20213 min read

Depression Just Hurts

I keep typing and deleting words that don't exactly seem to fit how I have been feeling the last week or two. There isn't an adjective...

emma

Oct 26, 20215 min read

A Survivor’s Thoughts on Suicide

Suicide. That word often falls stiffly off of my lips, not sure of where it belongs within the conversation. If you want my honesty, it...

emma

Oct 11, 20216 min read

He Calls Me Worthy

I think that it is easy to assume that when people attest to loving us that they will not be the same people behind our pain. I've always...

emma

Oct 8, 20215 min read

You Deserve It

Have you ever felt like a stranger within your own mind? That is how I am feeling lately because, well, I didn’t have much of a plan for...

emma

Oct 4, 20215 min read

Words From The Hallway

When I was around ten or 11, my older brother received his calling to ministry. I won't steal his spotlight, as he has his own platform...

emma

Sep 24, 20214 min read

It's OK To Be Angry

Experts say that a human goes through five different stages while grieving: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. I am...

emma

Sep 20, 20215 min read

September 3rd

It was 1:45 p.m. My arm was interlocked tightly with my mom's. We walked slowly, our feet in sync with each other. My heart was about to...

emma

Sep 3, 20215 min read

Selfish For The Right Reasons

[I finally made it back to my iPad, so no more lowercase typing for now.] One of my biggest fears in life has always been being selfish....

emma

Aug 18, 20216 min read

july 26th, 2021

i will eventually quit writing blog posts from my phone, but today is not that day. it is really easy for me to write only about my...

emma

Jul 26, 20215 min read

pieces

i’ve found a lot of comfort in writing, drawing, painting, journaling, etc. in any situation where i have the chance to document...

emma

Jul 16, 20216 min read

cruel cruel summer

i’ve typed and retyped this intro, trying to really make sense of a lot of my feelings, emotions, thoughts, knowledge. nothing has seemed...

emma

Jul 7, 20215 min read

reframing

[ i’ve been too lazy to actually get my ipad and type, so yet another post from my small, rectangle, computer ] i am so tired. i have...

emma

Jun 28, 20214 min read

[another post from my phone because it’s hard typing with acrylics] i have been 14 hours from home for the past (almost) eight days. this...

emma

Jun 12, 20215 min read

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NEW THINGS!!!

The Last of the Last

Jesus and Medication Can Co-Exist

Some Feelings Never Change

Facilities Are NOT The Cure & Kids Deserve Better

Anywhere But Here

Beauty In the Suffering

Depression Just Hurts

A Survivor’s Thoughts on Suicide

He Calls Me Worthy

You Deserve It

Words From The Hallway

It's OK To Be Angry

September 3rd

Selfish For The Right Reasons

july 26th, 2021

pieces

cruel cruel summer

reframing

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