by kandersen | May 30, 2018 | Poetry
Sometimes I wonder if Laura Ingalls Wilder knew a more beautiful life than me, with the rippling brook and the towering trees; breathing in air as it was meant to taste, and walking on the same floor as the bugs and the bears. Sometimes I wonder if anxiety is the...
by kandersen | May 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
As a five-year-old, I knew very little about media. Most of my life consisted of playing outside with my neighborhood best friend until our moms called us inside for dinner. I didn’t watch the news and didn’t think it mattered – until September 2001. My mother...
by kandersen | Oct 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
I remember the summer breeze flowing in our rolled-down windows as we drove down the highway. It was a sunny summer afternoon. We had just gotten off work at the summer camp we worked at and we were carefree as we cruised down the road towards a home cooked dinner....
by kandersen | Aug 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Today’s world says a lot about gender. Our world values gender very differently than one hundred or even twenty years ago. Nowadays, we can change it, swap it, and redefine it with very few lasting consequences. Many of us grew up hearing our parents tell us...
by kandersen | Aug 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
When you read your history books in school, who did you want to be? You see, I grew up with grand visions of the American Dream dancing in my head. I learned about different people throughout history, and I wanted to be them. I was especially enthralled with two...
by kandersen | Aug 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
*Originally posted on take-it-from-kayla.blogspot.com on 6/10/17* I don’t know about you, but summer makes me feel like I could take on the world. There’s just something about the sunny heat and the faint smell of sunscreen, chlorine, and freshly cut grass...
by kandersen | Aug 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
We’ve all heard about it before. Lent. The season where religious folks give up something for 40 days and Catholics can’t eat meat on Fridays. Many protestants view it as a religious ritual that is strict and unnecessary during this Easter season, but is...
by kandersen | Aug 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
*Originally posted under the title “50% Makes a Difference” on take-it-from-kayla.blogspot.com on 10/16/16* What do you see when you look at the women around you? Do you see moms, daughters, friends, wives, grandmothers, or aunts? Do you see a doctor, a...
by kandersen | Aug 1, 2017 | From the Archives
*This was originally posted on take-it-from-kayla.blogspot.com on 1/3/15* Sometimes I just want to go around wearing a disclaimer. I want people to know what they’re getting into before they involve themselves with me. I want to apologize for all the reasons I don’t...
by kandersen | Jul 31, 2017 | From the Archives
*Originally posted on take-it-from-kayla.blogspot.com on 12/17/14* We arrived at the airport when it was still dark outside. The chilliness in the air only reminded me how alone I would be mere minutes from now. My eyes were puffy to notify me that I was lacking the...
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