Student life can be overwhelming for anyone! I wanted to share some tips that have helped me focus on my studies while working on my masters. I wish I had many of these tricks up my sleeve while pursuing my undergrad degree. My grades and my self-esteem have definitely improved while pursuing my masters.  1. ...

This fall, my son starts his junior year of college. For a myriad of reasons, his meal plan is smaller this year. There was a moment of anxiety when he realized he would have to feed himself and his budget is limited. He is living in the dorms so has a microwave and mini-fridge with ...

My sister Sarah and I are 18 months apart. I made sure that everyone knew that, especially when strangers would mistake us for twins. I didn’t grow as fast as I should have, so I was always asserting my age. I was the older sister, she was my little sister. Little, younger child. I held ...

Recently, my husband and I took the upperclassmen from our small private school on a college trip. We traveled twelve hours (one way) from our rural community to Maranatha Baptist University in Watertown, Wisconsin.  In preparation for this event, the school rented a Ford Transit for us to take. No one said anything, but I ...

It’s that time of year that many Americans wait patiently to arrive. Fall means football Season. The NFL, college, high school, pee-wee football is everywhere you look. Why do people like it so much? What captivates society and captures our attention to this sport? These are the top five reasons society enjoys football in all ...

There aren’t many stories that take me by surprise in regard to how racial injustice is portrayed but “Tony’s Story” does just that. “Tony’s Story” allows the audience to glimpse a twofold experience of racial injustice. There is a divide between Leon and Tony’s beliefs. Leon’s beliefs are ‘watered down’ and Tony’s are traditional. Leon ...

I have struggled my whole life to find that one thing I’m more passionate about above all else. Growing up, I wanted to be everything from a teacher to a singer to a lawyer to an astronomer. When I was about 11, I decided I wanted to be a fashion designer, and this is the ...

Periods commas exclamation When writing you must remember to punctuate. Who cares where a semi colon goes And when to use a colon! I use a colon to remember to pause: While reading Good Grief adjectives, synonyms and metaphors! As if that isn’t enough, look at this run on sentence Be sure to use a ...

Is it wrong to be selfish? At an early age, it is taught to be selfish is wrong. Religions have taught selfishness is a sin and praise acts of selflessness. One of my earliest memories of childhood is bonding over a toy in the third grade with a girl named Rebecca. This taught me the act ...

When I graduated high school in 2004, learning a course online was almost nonexistent. The traditional college endeavor required physical presence and extra costs for room and board. The idea of going off on your own was exciting and new. However, Act Educational Services published a statistic in 2004 that stated only 70 percent of ...