Faith Friday is where I post my thoughts, opinions, frustrations, and fears regarding Christianity, God, and everything in between. I recently purchased C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters (along with Mere Christianity and Surprised by Joy) at a local $5 book store near my mom’s place. I had heard from previous roommates how much they enjoyedContinue reading “Surprised by Joy”
Author Archives: Erika Hopkins
New Installment: Faith Fridays
Happy Fourth of July! While this post isn’t going to be remotely patriotic, I did want to mention that today is our nation’s independence day. While my relationship to America is a love/hate one, I can recognize that today is a day to celebrate being an American. Star-spangled banner, fireworks, BBQ…. other American keywords. Okay,Continue reading “New Installment: Faith Fridays”
So Many Things
I’ve come to realize that I have very eclectic interests and that’s starting to make me lose my mind. Being someone who spends a good amount of time online (mainly social media) I find myself thinking about the following things in the span of…oh…5 minutes with the relentless updates and postings: I see a linkContinue reading “So Many Things”
Letter to my Brother
Today my brother turns 24 years old and I would like to write him a (very public) letter of celebration on his big day! Josh: You are probably still sleeping (living the Scripty life!) but I want to wish you a very happy 24th birthday. You have had a crazy year and I wanted to remindContinue reading “Letter to my Brother”
Ever since I first saw this picture online I’ve wanted to do a blog update using it as the prompt. So I’m going to make it a regular part of my blog updates. It’s helpful to reflect and do a self-check every-so-often. I was… depressed for much of the last year. It’s an odd feelingContinue reading
I’ll Be There For You…
Raise your hand if you grew up believing your best friends would look like the cast photo above. *Raises both hands* I wonder how many of us would keep those hands raised when asked if those beliefs actually became reality? [Warning: No answers to life’s tough questions can be found in this post. Simply thisContinue reading “I’ll Be There For You…”
Knowing Next Moves
I’ve been at my job 5 years now. Whew. When did THAT happen? It feels like just yesterday that I was hired full-time and so flipping relieved to have employment and a regular paycheck. In fact, I remember running into someone from high school during my lunch break one day (she was a transfer studentContinue reading “Knowing Next Moves”
To: My Mom
I saw another blogger do this for her kids on their birthday and wanted to copy it! I don’t have kids but I do have someone that I’d like to write to: My Mom. Mom, today is your ___(age removed for security purposes…) BIRTHDAY !! You’ve survived so many hardships and overcome each and everyContinue reading “To: My Mom”
Falling Behind in Life
We interrupt our normal blogging schedule to bring you these thoughts. Below is a conversation I may (or may not) have had with God. You know what, you’re timing is tough to understand. Sometimes you send things/lessons at the perfect moment (and it’s glorious) and other times it feels like you’re dragging your feet onContinue reading “Falling Behind in Life”
The Purge: Brotherhood for the Winchesters
This may be hard to explain to all my non-Supernatural friends so I wanted to start of by saying that the following post is actually a submission to write for a Supernatural fansite. If you have NO idea what I’m talking about please just disregard this post. Also spoiler alert for those wanting to catchContinue reading “The Purge: Brotherhood for the Winchesters”
Everyday Erika 