hi, i'm kels

HELLO BLOG PALS!!!  me & my cutie roommate that i ADORE, katie leffers, ILY long long LONG time no see, and I hate to say this but it is solely because I have been the most unmotivated, discouraged WOMAN ON THE FACE OF THIS PLANET! yes i said it!!  soOooOo, I'm a college gal now!!! WHOOO! super exciting y'all!!! and yes it most certainly is... to some extent. MAN, am I overwhelmed with this new life!!! school, new relationships, keeping up with my family's life at home, a long distance relationship with my man (shout out J. Miller!!!) it has all been so drastically different from the life I knew!! keep reading if u dare... MWaaAaHaAaHA!! (sorry, fresh outta spooky szn!!!) Remembering who God is & seeing yourself THROUGH the hard seasons referring to my post about being vulnerable, I am going to be completely honest. I have never felt more lost and far away from God in my life!!! and boy, does it hurt! I feel numb, and not like myself. I'm sure tho...

Self worth is something that I am sure that everyone struggles with. It seems like someone is always better than you. Prettier, funnier, more out-going, better at a sport, nicer, more fun, or happy and the list goes on and on. Comparing yourself to others sucks. It leaves you feeling less-than. The basic advice many give is "stop comparing yourselves to others." This is a great message but WHAT A CHALLENGE THAT IS. It is honestly difficult to walk through the hall ways without looking at someone else and being jealous of the way they look or act or who their friends are. IT'S HARD. I KNOW. But listen, stop trying to find worth in earthly and temporary things and start finding your worth in JESUS because He loves every hair on your head for God made you PERFECTLY in his image. (Genesis 1:27) As I look back in my journal entries of the last couple of months, so many of the topics are of how I am let down and don't feel good enough for anyone. I know the feeling...

Well hi!! Above you will see a pic of me so, you know, you can picture me talking to ya!! (jeez, I'm a dork) I thought since this is my first blog post I might as well title it "first impressions". Creative right? No, probably not. I'm sure you could find 57 other blogs where a 17 year old girl started their first post with the title, "first impressions." Anyway... I'm Kelsey Matthias. Middle name: Anna. Obviously. 😉 I decided to start a blog about 10 minutes ago hahah. Sometimes when you feel like you should do something, just do it. (which is one of the topics I plan to talk about) If you follow me on Twitter (@kelseymatthias), you will most likely see uplifting tweets from me talking about Jesus or giving a little bit of everyday advice... but I always want to go deeper. ALWAYS. Unfortunately, Twitter only allows 140 characters so I try my best to change my 'you's to 'u's and my 'and's to '&'s to squeeze your ...