Author: Annie

October is for speaking love.

It’s that easy. That’s what this month is about. 31 ways we can speak love to the ones we know and the ones we don’t. 31 ways we can be different than the generation before us and lead the one behind us. 31 ways we can impact and change our culture. Each day will tell

31 Ways To Speak Love

You guys? God is up to something. And He’s inviting us to join in. The Bible says our tongues (and typing fingers?) are always speaking life or death. So let’s spend this month focused on our words and watch as beautiful things grow when we choose words of life towards God, others, and ourselves. This

October is gonna get crazy.

It’s Thursday night. I’m sitting in a hotel room in Indianapolis after the first night of Influence. My roomie and real life friend Amanda is over on her bed, I’m on mine, and I’m reflecting on the goodness that is retreats/conferences. [I know. You’ve read posts upon posts this week about the dislike and distrust

Wanted.

You know those songs that just hit you the first time you hear them and you’re all HOW DID NO ONE ALREADY WRITE THIS BECAUSE IT IS PERFECT AND WONDERFUL AND EVERYONE NEEDS TO HEAR IT?!? Right. So that’s how I feel about Wanted by Dara Maclean. [And probably Wanted by Hunter Hayes as well,

The internet got too cute today.

I’m a sick little birdie today, so the AWESOME GIVEAWAY I had planned for today will now be moved to tomorrow, as it’s awesomeness deserves a fully focused, less mucusy, less coughy day. But trust me. It’s awesome. But luckily for us, this video will make any sick day feel better. A father daughter mouth

Reasons Not To Clean Your Room: A Cover Girl Story

I entered a contest in 10th grade with Brio Magazine to attempt to have the messiest bedroom. I did nothing to make it worse- I just took pictures of the situation. Mainly, it looked like my closet threw up everywhere. And my dresser. And my bookshelf. You just haven’t seen a place like Annie’s Teenaged

For Rebecca Sedwick.

Please take time to watch this video. If you haven’t heard the news story yet, here it is in full. Rebecca Sedwick, a 12 year old girl in Lakeland, Florida committed suicide last week after being cyber-bullied for years by other middle school girls. FIFTEEN OF THEM. And as you saw in the video, Rebecca

Marshmallow bricks.

For starters, let me apologize for the silence the last few days. If you keep up with me on instagram, you know I spent last week in Orlando at the Youth Leader Experience and Rock The Universe. [Which, good gravy Rock The Universe has already got it’s 2014 website up and I haven’t even finished

Come to Influence!

I wish I could see all your faces. You know, one of the funniest things about this blog world is that I think we’re friends because I talk to you every day and you think we’re friends because you leave comments talking to me every day and yet, we could be in the same grocery

I Need Africa

You know I love Mocha Club. Whoa love it. I used to work there, but before that, I was a volunteer, a member, and have always been a huge fan of what they are doing. And today, they are launching INA 2.0. A few years ago, I wrote all the reasons that I need Africa.