Welcome to the Journey

There comes a point in most people's lives where something just seems to be missing. Our lives are filled from one moment to the next with endless activities like school, work, sports, clubs, family, friends, Netflix and so much more. At the end of the day, it's easy to fall into bed and sleep just to get up to repeat the day over. Through all of these activities though, something deep inside of yearns and longs for something more - something to fill the emptiness and the ache. The only remedy long is Christ.

So before we go any deeper, let me introduce myself. My name is Emily Silverwing, and for those of you who are wondering, yes, this is a pen name. I'm one of God's billions of children on Earth. Currently, I am in the last semester of my senior year in high school, and just three days ago, I decided to attend a Catholic college in Tennessee this year. I guess it's hard to describe who I am, especially when all my family and friends would give you different adjectives describing me. The words empathetic, kind, thoughtful, smart and analytical are the most heard words though from my friends. In my free time - whatever that is! - I enjoy reading, researching, dancing, biking, playing board games and writing.

The most important thing to know about me though is that I am Catholic. Born into a Catholic family and baptized as an infant, I'm what people call a cradle Catholic. My faith has gone through cycles of growth and decay since I was born. I had very strong faith until I hit public high school. I've never stopped believing in the God nor have I stopped celebrating the sacraments; however, my prayer life has struggled. Over the past year or two, my interest in renewing my prayer life and going deeper into my faith has grown and grown. I've made more time to pray and read the Bible, and since then, my curiosity about the faith has skyrocketed. I've been longing to read more books about the saints and the faith and begun to research more and more into why I believe what I believe. Last October, I made a Youth Encounter - a retreat meant to spark a deeper relationship with the Lord. Since that retreat, my desire to pray, know God and learn about the faith has grown to new heights. The retreat was three days, and we were told that every day after the retreat is called our 4th day. This means that every day is a day to live out our faith and what we learned no matter what. If we mess up one day, the next day is a new day to start over.

I believe that one of my talents is my writing. I love words, connecting and spreading ideas to others. In making this blog, it is my hope that one day I will inspire others to grow and learn about the Catholic faith. With this blog, I plan on writing about anything Catholic. This could include things that the Catholic Church teaches and believes, Bible verses, discussions about Catholic books/podcasts/movies, anecdotes from my own life and just a down to earth discussion about what it means to be Catholic and live the faith as a young American adult in today's society. I love to record my thoughts and look back at them to see what I learned and discovered over time. Instead of journaling, I wanted to try blogging so that my journey through my Catholic faith can reach other people. I pray that God will use this blog for His will and that through it, His plan for the world may become more complete. I encourage anyone who comes across this blog to share it with others and comment questions or thoughts about any of my posts.

God bless!

Your Sister in Christ,
Emily