My Everyday Runway

Today, my sweet friend Annika Richardson will be sharing her words as a guest blogger. Thank you, Annika, for sharing your heart and the good news of Jesus! Let's dive right in. --------------- When all of this corona craziness started, I wasn’t really sure what was actually happening and I surely had no idea that it could eventually come so close and affect my life. I first heard about COVID-19 in February when it was running rampant in China, but I did not notice the severity of what was happening nor did I consider the possibility that the U.S. could be affected in the same way.  Now, here I am, stuck at my house. In the past few weeks I have felt extreme disappointment, frustration, anger, bitterness, sadness, loneliness, fear, and isolation. These feelings aren’t bad, it is okay to feel these emotions, but what we do with them is so key. The first week or so of being home and practicing social distancing I was miserable. I moped around and did not ...

 to my fellow seniors --------- oh dear friends, i am weeping with you.  i feel the heartbreak of this season almost everyday.  and i too am weeping with you. i ache for my childhood best friends and my classmates from not only northfield, but from kennedy and holy angels too. i remember the schools that have shaped me and the first day feeling i had not once, but three times. each time thinking,  i am on the road to where i am meant to be.  i am on the road to where i am meant to be.  i think fondly of the friendships i cherished in ninth grade and the memories i made in 10th grade acting class. the waffle surprise half birthday party my sweet friends threw me as a junior and the first date i went on with my cute boy as a senior.  these things are on my heart more than ever.  i am cherishing the wonderful more than ever.  but i also know the pain here.  i know the heartbreak of this season, as it come...