“You should date a girl who reads. Date a girl who reads. Date a girl who spends her money on books instead of clothes, who has problems with closet space because she has too many books. Date a girl who has a list of books she wants to read, who has had a library card […]
Author: Megan Filipowski
“Isn’t It Pretty to Think So?,” Nick Miller
“Write to write. Write because you need to write. Write to settle the rage within you. Write with an internal purpose. Write about something or someone that means so much to you, that you don’t care what others think.” Nick Miller, “Isn’t It Pretty to Think So?”
Honoring Newtown, CT
The tears come and go as I try to wrap my head around what happened in Newtown, CT. I cannot fathom the pain or the grief, but I continue to pray that these families will find the strength they need to move forward. The lives of those children will never be forgotten – they will […]
Chicago Conference
This past weekend I was blessed with the opportunity to go to Chicago for the ACP/CMA Journalism Convention for college students. It would be my first conference ever and as cliche as it sounds, it was the best conference ever. As I sat down to think about all of the things I learned while there, […]
Thankfulness
It’s November and many of the people that I know have been doing “30 days of things they are thankful for” posts on Facebook. I’ve decided to put mine here on my blog with detailed explanations because that’s what a blog is for, right?
read more, write more
I am so blessed to be a member of the department at the university in which this man teaches. When he read this to us I remember thinking about how amazing it was and for days I kept thinking about it. So I looked it up on his blog and have now posted it here. […]
Pink in October
One of my favorite things about the fall is being able to sit on the couch, wrapped in my favorite blanket, watching a football game on TV. But there is something special about watching NFL games in October. It has everything do with the pink accents that grace everything from gloves to hats and shoes […]
An emotional return
I cannot even begin to fathom what the loss of a child feels like. The pain must seem insurmountable, never-ending. The grief must overwhelm your soul. The support of family, friends and teammates is helpful, but it doesn’t seem like enough because they don’t understand. And to go even beyond that, how can a person return […]
A Biblical challenge
For one of my courses this semester, my professor handed out a challenge of the Biblical sort. Read a book of Proverbs, Acts and one of the gospels that corresponds with the number date of the month. Read the Bible EVERYDAY and not just for a homework assignment, but to make it a daily habit. […]
The biggest part of me
Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it. Julia Child knew what she talking about when she said this. Having a passion for something changes the way you look at it, how you complete it and how you go about loving it. Because for me, I’m passionate about sports and about writing.I […]