Southern Class & Sass

I have honestly started to question “Is there anyone out there for me?” I think and imagine my perfect guy all the time just treating me and others with such kindness, and I imagine myself putting so much trust in him. I imagine someone that I can go to church with but someone that I can enjoy a social outing or concert with. I imagine a guy that is into me for my heart and not just my looks. I imagine a boy that is simple and cute and a little country. I imagine my perfect person ALL the time. And while this is a good thing, it can also be unhealthy. When we start to obsess over finding the right person it takes away from the season of life we are in right now. Yes, you should pray for a person to come in your life one day that makes you realized why it never worked with anyone else. But no, you should not spend everyday in misery waiting for your person. And no, you should not just date ANYONE that breathes oxygen just to feel wanted. No, you should not feel unhappy in your singl...

Thank you. Dear graduates, family, and friends, I would like to welcome you all to the 2018 Kossuth High School Commencement Ceremony. I am Katherine Elizabeth Newcomb, valedictorian for the 2018 graduating class, better known as Katie Beth. Many of you probably did not expect me to be the student speaking today, considering all the blonde jokes I have grown used to and I’m sorry if you lost that bet.  I would like this address to be very original and fairly brief. I know you do not want to endure an extensive, cliché speech. Follow your dreams, shoot for the stars, you can achieve anything you set your mind to, blah blah blah. Those types of speeches are heard time and time again. I, however, have chosen something that touches me personally: regarding our high school years, right now, and our futures, I would like to talk about the bittersweet truth of graduation. During the past four years we did not realize we were making memories; we just thought we were happily survi...