by Simply Olivia Grace | Apr 15, 2019 | journaling
“If I do not write to empty my mind, I go mad.”Lord Byron It’s been estimated that we think between 50,000-70,000 thoughts every day. Many of these thoughts are repetitive, or go unnoticed, but they can often build up like weeds in the garden of your...
by Simply Olivia Grace | Apr 11, 2019 | thoughts
Growing up in the Church, I used to be under the general impression that the Christian life was meant to be miserable. Oh sure, I figured God wanted “good” things for me—salvation, an eternity strumming harps in the clouds, a healthy dose of suffering, and a lifetime...
by Simply Olivia Grace | Apr 8, 2019 | thoughts
Last Saturday, I got to see a concert of one of my favorite bands in existence: Switchfoot. They are an amazing band with a message of hope and intentionality to spread to the world. I wholeheartedly recommend their music, with thirteen albums released in the last...
by Simply Olivia Grace | Apr 4, 2019 | thoughts
“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.”C.S. Lewis Have you ever felt a boundless sensation of longing, a feeling like a siren’s song in the distance? It sweeps...
by Simply Olivia Grace | Apr 2, 2019 | series: live like heroes
Over two centuries after Jane Austen published her novel Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet is still arguably the most well-loved heroine in all English literature. In the course of the novel, she becomes the reader’s best friend: she is clever, quick-witted,...