Here's how it should go: If you buy dinner, I'm buying dessert.  If you give me a free ride, I'll pay for your gas. If you give me a...

Four years ago yesterday, I was a confused, paranoid, exhausted thirteen-year-old girl. I knew I needed a Savior, but was too stubborn...

I must admit—— I care a whole lot about what people think of my writing. Whether it's a blog post, an essay, an email even, and...

You have a roof over your head, clothes on your back, food in your stomach and money in the bank. You have friends and family around you....

Let's first discuss the obvious: I haven't blogged in months. But, if you're willing, I'd like to excuse myself with this: I graduated...

First, it was the date of publishing. I remember telling friends and family in the fall of 2014, "The book will be out next summer!" What...

On April 10, 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote one of America's most brilliant classics. Behold, The Great Gatsby. I've always wondered if...

Let me be the first to say... This winter was the worst. It lasted at least, just off the top of my head, one million years, it cancelled...

I believe in Jesus Christ. Even further, I read The Bible every day. I talk to Him whenever I'm alone. I mention Him in most of my...

1) Sleep. I'm not just saying this from a lazy teenager's point of view. A good night's rest will put you in a great mood. 2) Clean....

A little fun fact about me: My last name is not Symone. It's my middle name. And something else? It's not even spelled Symone. It's...

Sunday's are the days where I'm supposed to have all of my words. But today, I have none. This morning I signed my book for more people...

A lot mistake The Bible for some magical fairytale, where everything is perfect, angelic, free of trouble and injustice. But just by...

So I'm sure by now, most of you have heard the gospel of Jesus Christ. Whether you grew up in church, studied it in school, ran across a...

Didn't we leave that whole teen angst thing back in 2012? Umm.. I wish. ​ Anxiety is a monster. It destroys your relationships, your...

It was only three months after I gave my heart to Christ when God whispered a line in my ear. It was an odd line. A creative line. A line...