My name is Brielle Rathbun. In 1999, I was born in Kansas City, Missouri, but hauled butt to St. Louis, Missouri and lived there for a short period of time before a big family leap to Johnson City, Tennessee during the whirlwind of my first 5 years of life. At the age of 8, I […]
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In 2008, I had four fantastic siblings, a mom and a dad who loved me well, and a home that instilled a love of art, people, and the crazy goodness of Jesus inside my passionate little body. When I was ten years old, my parents started adopting my little brother, Aklilu, from Ethiopia. Now by […]
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Im graduating. For most young people that sounds a lot like: first apartment, first parties, first late nights out, first solo grocery run, first serious relationships, first (fill in the blank)…. but tonight, all my spirit can hold are the many many “lasts” that come and go each day I brace myself through on my […]
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I’ve thought so much about this post. Ive thought about what might offend, what might confuse, what might cause conflict. But as my boldness to be transparent grows, I ask myself instead, what might INSPIRE, what might CHALLENGE, what might HEAL and UNITE, and most importantly I ask myself what I can say on behalf […]
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You know, for a long time I tried to align my life with the expectations of the people surrounding me. I watered down my opinion and I walked through any door directly in front of me just because it was open. Its funny, because at the time, each path seemed so comfortable because I was […]
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Sitting on the floor of the airport, people watching and listening to music, I find my every thought producing another one. All my flights have been delayed, cancelled, or problematic. Im sweating, my legs are cramping, my face is breaking out, and all I’ve eaten today is Oreos, bananas, and Pringles. Im not killing it. […]
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LISTEN BETTER I think that too often we run up to God, scream out our questions, and then leaving without staying long enough to listen, we complain we’re “not getting an answer”. STAY. Wait on the Lord. Hear what HE actually says, not just what YOU assumed you’d receive. STOP making coffee dates with […]
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Well, parts of me are exactly what you might label them, but as a 17 year old in the year (almost) 2017, I’m ready to take a sharpie to this topic. With my own two hands, 26 alphabetical resources, and this big heart I have (that might not be the way I thought it would […]
Read more »There I was. with a cold. staring into the confusion that is the pharmacy section at Publix. When you live at home with your family, you somehow just have everything. But, when you adventure out on your own, it becomes very clear, very fast that you are building your life from practically nothing and you are […]
1. Say yes to (almost) everything! Extrovert? Say yes. Introvert? Say YES. Hate bowling but are invited to bowl? Definitely go, my friend. There’s no way around it—this is hands down the best way you are going to set yourself up for both meeting new friends and finding new places. As long as you don’t […]
