DISCO DANCE PARTY!!! What’s better than dancing the night away to glorious mainstream music? Absolutely nothing! Grab a group of your girl and guy friends, blare some Taylor Swift, break out the party lights and there’s your perfect Friday night. Plus, as an added bonus, dancing is your cardio for the day. Sadly this was… Continue reading Last Friday Night
I looked around Huntington University’s auditorium and said, “Wow! It shrunk!” I stood there chatting with an old cheer friend. It was homecoming and a sprinkling of alumni were back to watch the Davis Hall Follies—a talent/Huntington based humor show. He was the first to point out the space difference and, after glancing around the… Continue reading Perspective
Last Sunday I forced myself to chug down bitter coffee in an effort not to cry. The message Sunday morning really got to me. I’ve been meaning to write about it all this week. It struck a truth that’s ignored day after day, and made me a little emotional—or maybe a lot emotional. I was… Continue reading We NEED People
There’s a gravel road beside my family country home. It’s exactly one mile long with nothing but fields and an old, abandoned farming homestead –a leaning barn and a couple small accompanying buildings. I’ve used this road quite some time now for my runs. There’s next to no traffic, its mile… Continue reading Creeps in Cars
I’m back from camp and I’m back to routine….kind of. The morning after camp I slept in until 12:30. I promise that’s not the norm for me. I didn’t realize just how exhausted I was. Kudos to people who work at camp all summer long! Despite my achy muscles (the beds weren’t the greatest and… Continue reading Five Funny Camp Moments
Today it has been five years since my mom had her cancer-removing surgery. I praise God that my mother is a survivor. During one of my undergrad writing courses, I had the assignment to write a biography. I thought it only fitting to share this biography on my mom on the date of her five-year anniversary.… Continue reading Five
This past Sunday evening I returned from a five-day high school church conference in Grand Rapids, MI. I went to CDYC, a Missionary Church conference, with my home church as one of their leaders. Apparently when you wear the exact same t-shirt as a group of high school students, combined with athletic shorts, it transforms… Continue reading Free to Choose
Wedding season can sometimes be rough for a 20-something single. Sooner or later at the reception you know they’re going to do a bouquet and/or garter toss. And you know they’re going to call all the unmarried people to gather in a mob. And then you have to fight each other for an object flying… Continue reading Bouquet Pickup
I’m sure I wasn’t the only little girl to pick dandelions. I use to gather bundles of the little yellow flowers and run inside, excitedly handing them to my mother. I use to gather dandelions at recess, this time popping off the yellow heads and splitting open the stems. I’d lay the stems flat before… Continue reading Dandelions
I’d like to think I’m a creative person. By no means do I see myself as an astonishing artist, but I do always find my mind wondering to this or that potential creative project—and oftentimes this happens at work. I just finished reading a book by Summer Pierre called, “The Artist In the Office.” I… Continue reading The Life of a Creative Person
Rachel Batdorff 