Authentissidy

When in fear, ICE SKATE

2015-11-19T12:17:00.002-08:00

Yesterday, ISIS released a new propaganda video threatening New York City. Scenes of a man strapping a bomb to himself amidst flashes of Times Square and other crowded streets were in the clip, making us the second city to be "targeted" in the United States, behind D.C. As my roommate and I watched the video, a rush of fear and anger took over my body. I could feel my face losing a

DOC NYC

2015-11-14T19:25:00.002-08:00

The other day I had one of those experiences where I felt like my soul was fed the food it had been craving. I attended the "First Time Filmmakers Day" of DOC NYC at the IFC Center and let me tell you... I am pumped for where life is heading. I've had an idea for a documentary floating in my brain for a little bit now, so when I found out about DOC NYC I knew I had to attend.

Storyline Conference

2015-11-09T19:52:00.000-08:00

This past weekend I flew to Chicago to join my parents and my boyfriend for a conference called, "Storyline." The man behind the whole thing, Donald Miller, has been one of my favorite authors since high school with his books, Blue Like Jazz and Searching for God Knows What, Scary Close, and others. I remember becoming a Christian and reading his book thinking, "

Memory Keeping

2015-11-02T19:52:00.000-08:00

I can't tell you how many times I have sat in front of a computer screen, stretched out my neck on either side, rested my hands on the keys... and froze. Days, weeks, even months of experiences piled up inside my head yet I haven't been able to complete an entire thought about them before getting frustrated and moving on. I've kept these moments inside my mind hoping they will stay

"We live in a fallen world..."

2015-09-01T19:50:00.000-07:00

First off, let me start this by saying that when I moved here, I wanted to be uncomfortable. I wanted a change of scenery, to be in the mix and to get to know people from different backgrounds and experiences. I wanted to be challenged, my eyes widened and my mind opened to a world outside of the bubble I have comfortably lived in for so long. I have been experiencing these things for the

Change for the Better

2015-02-26T21:58:00.000-08:00

I cannot tell you just how many days and nights I have sat in my bed wanting to type out all of the things floating around. I want to document the craziness that has been my life for the past few months and keep up with the amazing things God is doing but the more time passes the more I just think, "It's been too long now and nothing will make sense." However, I am finally throwing all of

Matt & Ben

2013-09-04T21:34:00.001-07:00

Remember how I was talking about not being able to be present or see the big picture right now? Well, yesterday was one of those days where I intentionally tried to kick those things in the face and live. So you know what I did? I woke up and spent my morning doing some of the things that I love most: meditating with the Lord on my porch with my favorite iced coffee and watching the rest of the

Let me be honest here...

2013-09-03T12:40:00.001-07:00

I need to be honest. When it comes to being patient or taking the time to learn and grow, I think I just might be the absolute worst. Now, I value learning and growing but the process hurts and I don't know about you but I really hate hurting. Time and time again I am told that growing pains are good even though they can feel absolutely strange and uncomfortable. They stretch us and

At a loss for words

2013-08-27T20:34:00.000-07:00