Magnolia Strength

100 more days until I get to marry the love of my life. Chance and I have been together for over 5 1/2 years and when we think of being...

How beautiful is that we serve a God who cares about what we are feeling and what we are going through. I am reminded of this as I face...

I constantly find myself getting caught up in hurt, worry, doubt, and stress of different things in life. The current season that I am in...

Dear Ex-Best Friend, I went to one of our favorite stores yesterday and bought a pair of jeans. This isn't the first time that I've gone...

Whenever I was growing up, I was told in church "you are not suppose to date in high school." In fact, I remember being told that you are...

I try to be transparent on my blog because I believe that putting on a front is harmful in our current society. It's dishonest in my...

Did you ever want something so bad that you felt like your heart was going to burst if you didn't get it? Maybe you want a certain job or...

Today calls for a special post. Today marks 4 years of dating the love of my life. 4 years ago, I was crazy about my best friend. He was...

I'll be honest with y'all, earlier this week was rough. I mean crying ugly tears, feeling like I can't breathe, nasty couple of days. It...

So in my last blog post, I had mentioned how I am a planner. Being a planner is one of my qualities that I am most proud of truthfully....

Some of you might identify as a dreamer or a planner and some of you may live your life day-by-day. I've always wanted to be the...

This semester, I have noticed how some of my insecurities as well as longings have been amplified. For a while, I thought I was alone,...

I’ve walked through this week with a heavy heart. Missing loved ones when you live over 100 miles away is never easy. Since moving to...

As we are approaching the end of this year and look forward to the beginning of the next, many of us take time to reflect on the past...

When you're in college, you tend to forget the importance of taking care of yourself. I know that for me, it is so easy to let the...

So do you remember when we were little kids and dreamed about being an adult? Well I guess this is what it looks, although I'm not...

Howdy y'all! So if you read my Pilot post, then you saw that I was planning on moving into an apartment in College Station in mid-August...

Howdy! So this summer has been super busy for me and I’m sure most of y’all can relate. From being a full time nanny, to spending time...

Howdy! For those who don't know me, my name is Lanie. I am a 19 year old, incoming sophomore, K-6 Education Major at Texas A&M...