Hello, hello, and happy May! April was quite a bumpy ride for me, and I feel a little dazed from the month to even sit down and bring you the next chapter of Candidly Kristen. If you haven’t seen these posts before, be sure to catch up (or at least read what they’re all...
To my dearest Second Year of College, Thank you, Second Year. You have been a trip. But all trips must come to an end. You’ve taken me into my 20th year of life and through my last full year of ‘the college experience’, and while you weren’t the easiest year to live with, I’m...
Hello, friends, and happy Sunday! Sunday’s are for coffee & Jesus, and today was no exception. It can be difficult making it out of bed and into church every Sunday morning in college, but I do my best to make it a priority. I actually did miss mass last week, so I was glad...
The transition to college can be difficult, but it really is about finding a healthy balance between stress (of classes, responsibilities, and so many activities) and stress-relief (doing the things you enjoy). When you master that balance, and find that happy place, college is enjoyable, and you can easily thrive. When you lose that...
Have you been picking up on the inspo from my recent posts (on here and on Instagram)?! I go between feeling so inspired and filled with God’s grace, and feeling like things I do don’t really make a difference… The world can feel so overwhelmingly huge, and it's easy to lose sight of...
In reviving an old Barry-girl-tradition, my mom, sister, and I headed to New York City for the weekend of spring break. My sister is a senior at Clemson and her spring break was the week after mine, but it worked out for us to share the weekend in the city together. My mom has...
Hey, friendly friends! Happy Holy Week & weekend! I hope you’re doing well :). It’s been a minute since I posted here, but I hope it gave up time to catch up on all my extra posts from spring break! Things have been a little extra crazy in my life lately, but I’m talking...
Today I’m writing you from New York City! I’m here visiting for a few days with my mom and sister. My sister’s spring break is next week so it worked out to take a quick trip over the weekend. The three of us went to NYC for a couple spring break years ago (I...
Dance Marathon at FSU is the largest and highest-fundraising philanthropy event on campus. This year, we decided it's #UptoUs to do even more, and we set a total goal of $2,000,000. Click to read more about the event and see whether we reached out goal!...
Do you ever (or always) feel like you’re too broken or too unworthy for God’s daily grace? Let alone worthy of entering the gates of heaven… Don’t worry friend, I’m right there with ya. In fact, I think we’re all right there with ya. God’s grace and forgiveness are so great and so huge...
