My boyfriend lets me cheat on him. At first glance, in the society we surround ourselves in, this makes a heart skip a beat. But, Thomas encourages this.  As much as I want to think that my best friend is perfect, the world is designed uniquely so that he will fail me; resulting in having to […]

On October 18th, 2008 at 7:54pm, I did not become a Christian. I may have been in the process, but my relationship with the Lord and realization He was my Lord did not happen quickly; it was a reluctant decision & full of hesitation. It was a cycle of being frustrated with my life, having […]

““Always keep running but never lose sight of where your feet are.”” I obviously received my dad’s way of thinking: intuitive, type A, future oriented and ready to make my dreams happen. But, recently I’ve been reflecting on this- as great of a blessing this characteristic could be, it’s also a curse. I often lose sight of […]

This isn’t my first post about my dad. And it probably won’t be the last because the saying, “you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone” could not be any more real.    I would have always described myself as a “daddy’s girl” considering we enjoyed playing golf, watching golf on lazy Sunday afternoons […]

The first time I saw my daddy cry was when I was eight years old. He was lying in his bed, exhausted, with a mask on his face and tubes connected to his body draining itself from toxins. Dialysis. This was not an uncommon practice in the McAfee household. Dialysis interrupted everything. A meal, a […]

Being a student at Clemson University I have had many choices to make. What to have for breakfast, to do homework or to watch youtube videos with a hall-mate, to get up 20 minutes early to actually get ready for class or to roll out of bed in your athletic sleeping apparel and throw on […]