By RTF Editor Abbie Miller

As soon as I walked into the youth room, I knew.

There was a certain tension in the air. Deep lines creased the foreheads and lips of our leaders. The youth pastor was pacing like a caged, nervous, blushing animal. When we all sat down, we realized we were going to be talking about sex. Ugh. In .0004 seconds, exactly 100% of the people in the room wanted to be anywhere else. (more…)

…And other things I’m sick of hearing.

By Editor Abbie Miller

So, confession time with Abbie. (And don’t get excited – no stories of coffee shop humiliation today.)

Ready? Here goes… (more…)

By RTF Editor Abbie Miller

It all went down one day in my local Starbucks, where I’d gone after class for a few hours of homework, studying, writing, and mindless Facebook surfing.

As I waited for my laptop to come out of hibernation mode, I looked around at my fellow caffeine worshippers. It was a full house that day, your typical mixture of coffee shop types; a couple businessmen, a young mom with kids in tow, a college study group. And of course, a rather cute guy over at the corner table.

*Note to self: do not spill your drink or fall out of your chair at any point during this evening.*

I gave the space bar a couple of good whacks to get things going, and soon my desktop screen popped up. As I clicked to go to my school website and check my email, a sudden obnoxious digital voice broke the polite semi-quiet of the coffee shop…  (more…)

By RTF Editor Abbie Miller

{I say “perfectionista” to make it sound cooler somehow… like “fashionista” or “barista”. Is it working??}

I’m one of those freaks.

You may have see me having an excitement-induced seizure in the school supplies aisle of Target.

I’ve been spotted skulking around in sweaters and jeans despite the 87 degree weather.

And that unfortunate-looking girl straggling down the sidewalk attempting to sip a pumpkin spice latte while carrying a 50-ton book bag? Well. That might have been me. (more…)

Halee: Once upon a time, there were some slightly crazy editors. Okay, fine. There were some definitely crazy editors. And in the spirit of collaboration and fun, they decided to gather and create some collective craziness.

(Okay, 3 look crazy and 1 just looks scared…) (more…)

by Editor Abbie Miller

A naïve 2 years ago, I wrote the following after having gotten my first real job:
“I’m really relieved. I was beginning to think I would be spending the next 2 to 4 years as a completely broke college student, worshiping morning, noon and night at the altar of Ramen, and clothing myself in thrift store threads.”

In hindsight, I think I jinxed myself. Those words were strangely prophetic. (more…)

By Editor Abbie Miller

I didn’t give up anything for Lent this year. In fact, I’ve never given up anything for Lent, but next year I’m thinking about forgoing exercising for 40 days.  Seriously, too much exercise has become a problem in my life and…

…. Okay fine. So that might be a slight exaggeration. Maybe I should give up Snickers instead.

In all seriousness, I’m one of those types to let holidays sneak up on me. December 23 rolls around and I’m the girl who’s actually out buying musical ties and Guinness Books of World Records for the important people in my life. (more…)

by Staff Writer Abbie Miller

Not to beat a dead horse or anything with this theme but… I’m single.

19.

Never dated.

Utterly single.

Sometimes this bothers me, and sometimes it doesn’t. But it would be slightly more glamorous and valiant, I think, if I was single by choice… if I had turned down scores of guys and went on my lone, merry way.

But that’s simply not the case. (more…)