A Life That Could Not Be

Saturday was my 21st birthday. I've been asked about my expected first hangover at least 5 times... But I'm not hungover. I still haven't had a single drink. Well, if I am hungover, it's the classic anxiety hangover that most of us know so well.  For the past few weeks, I've bounced back and forth between…

The Girl With The Dog

I'm at work right now. I can hear my bosses footsteps down the hallway. He's with someone. He asks if anyone's working in the nursery yet. "The girl with the dog is here" I hold my breath. "Allyson. Her name is Allyson." Sigh of relief. I have major identity issues, stemming from the time I…

5 Ways to Manage Chronic Illness in College

Happy Tuesday friends!! I want to introduce you to one of my favorite blogger friends, Liu! Today she's sharing her top 5 ways of managing chronic illness in college on my blog, and I'm sharing my top 5 things to bring to college on her blog! Make sure to leave us a comment telling us…

Malibu Monday

Hey friends! Been a little while, I know. Life got insane for a second... and it's about to get a whole lot more wild. My heart grew by 78 pounds yesterday! Meet my girl Malibu! Malibu (Mali for short) is a 4 year old Great Pyrenees mix- likely with St. Bernard. She's a big girl…

What I wanted to tell you

I wanted to tell you everything. I wanted to tell you what I did today, the conversations I had, and the places I went. I wanted to tell you how I saw Jesus around every corner. You wanted to know. I wanted to tell you. I couldn’t. I wanted to tell you that I was…

Six Years Later

(I've sat down to write this too many times to count. I'm not one for writer's block, but here it is) Today's the day we celebrate my life. Every year my friends and I get a cookie cake and balloons and we eat all the food and and blow out all the candles. It's not…

Friendship Friday: with a twist

Happy Friday! Sorry for missing you here on Wednesday - someday you'll here about the roller coaster I've been riding this week. But in the mean time, I want you to meet one of my favorite people: Jenna! Normally on Friendship Friday, my friends answer 4 questions to give you an inside look at our…

Quoted: Never

Recently I had a five hour conversation about Jesus on my couch with one of my favorite Jesus-lovin' people. Life was hard. We were tired. He was good. The usual. As I spilled my life juice all over her, and told her my fears of being a burden or being "too much" or "less than,"…

Quoted: Home

Ram Dass once said "We're all just walking each other Home." Whoa. This is powerful & I’m not entirely sure why? Lately, the concept of “home” has been so prominent in my heart. Where I am now – this place with this body – it’s temporary. It’s not my forever home. But what I’ve failed…

Eight Years

Today marks eight years since the day that turned my life upside-down. Eight years ago, I tore my achilles tendon- leading to the onset of my now life-long battle with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.  In honor of the past 8 years, I've decided to share with you the ~short~ version of my chronic illness testimony. I…