Philippians 4:11 “Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.” This lesson is hard. I constantly want to be doing more and I want to be at a different place in my life. For as long as I can remember I have been […]
Being single has some pretty great moments. The fact that there is no guy in my life does not make everything suck. I quite enjoy my life. Still, I have these moments when I feel totally devastated. I know that I am only 21. That has been told to me time and time again. The […]
My name is Destrea. I have brown hair. My eyes are blue. These are the things that I know about myself. They are the facts. They are truth. When I look in a mirror I recognize my face. We learn to do this as a baby. There is an amazing moment when a baby looks […]
Do you remember high school? I am not talking about remembering every class you had or every teacher who taught you. What I mean is do you remember what it was like in high school? I do. In high school I knew who pretty much everyone was. Sometimes you know their name and other times […]
Do you ever have those moments when you are hanging out with a group of friends, then all of a sudden those friends decide they want to go and do something else. I am usually down for something else. In fact, I light up at the thought of something else. New and exciting activities with […]
My Life I have reached the goals I wanted for my life. I teach math in high school while also being involved with youth ministry. I have a group of teenage girls that come to my home once a week. We talk about all of the things going on in their lives. They trust me […]