AVA JEAN'S JOURNAL

Hi blog:) These past few weeks have been a rollercoaster for me in the best and worst ways possible all at once. I cannot seem to shake...

Hello blog, it’s been way too long. So much has happened since the last time I wrote back in June. I have been horrible about keeping...

It’s 4:23 in the morning on June 25th. I am sick to my stomach and cannot sleep. Since it was announced, I’ve been fixating on the SCOTUS...

Here I am again, writing another post 3 months after the last one… I promise I can explain. Lately I’ve been feeling that I, along with...

Hello old friend, let me reintroduce myself. My name is Ava, and I’m an 18 (almost 19) year old student at Kalamazoo College. I’m the...

And just like that, high school is over. All of the memories I’ve made, the lessons I’ve learned, the things I’ve accomplished in this...

I have always lived by the belief that people come into your life at just the right time. For example, this might be a time at which you...

Last Sunday I went to church for the first time in a year and a half. As soon as I walked through those doors, my mind was flooded with...

Allow me to paint you a picture. 4 years ago, I stepped foot in High School as a blank canvas. At 14 years old, I had yet to discover the...

The other day an incredibly discouraging comment was made to me in regards to my future plans, something in which I take great pride....

I took a brief hiatus from my blog due to the fact that I have been under a lot of stress lately. However, writing my thoughts down...

I had a different post that was almost complete and ready to be shared, but today I felt inspired to talk about someone in my life that...

I sometimes find myself in situations that make me realize the fragility of life. Typically when one considers the word “ fragile”, it is...

“I just want to live a life worth living” Now, after reading this phrase, you are probably thinking to yourself, “dang Ava, you must have...

Considering that the motivation behind creating this blog was to capture my growth through writing, I felt this would be the most fitting...