Tag Archives: broken

A Secret: To Be Broken and Beautiful.

Posted on August 28, 2014 by lightthelie

As I sat on the back porch and tried to choke down my black coffee, I was reminded of someone in my life who is truly beautiful. I wondered to myself, “What is so beautiful and captivating about her?” Yes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Encouragement, Peace, Vulnerable | Tagged Beautiful, Beauty, broken, encouragement, Friend, Heart, Hope, Life, Love, Pain, Teenager, Vulnerable | 27 Comments

A (not so) Love Story.

Posted on August 21, 2014 by lightthelie

First to set the scene, I was a freshman in High School and just landed a spot on the Varsity girls soccer team. Growing up my dad always pushed me to practice practice practice, and if I would have ended up anything … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged abuse, abusive, Afraid, Alcohol, Alone, broken, College, encouragement, False, Fear, High School, Hope, hurt, Lie, Life, Love, Real, Reality, relationship, Scared, school, Teen, Teenager | 12 Comments

Light the Lie: Let’s do this.

Posted on August 11, 2014 by lightthelie

Can we be real with each other? Being a teenager is tough. Every day there are a bazillion things you have to worry about and you are totally alone. So alone that there is no way anyone else would understand … Continue reading →