Finding a Church Community After Graduation

By: Kyla Schnell

Help, I Got Dumb After College

By: Taryn Murphy

Open Doors

By: Lauren Daffenburg

Two Tips for Financial Wellness: College Edition

By: Lindsey Mertz

The Luxury of Time

By: Grace Balkan

Laughing at Yourself

By: Danae Sollie

Where Hearts Unfold

By: Josephine von Dohlen

Rituals and Routines

By: Mary Greco

College is an incredibly formative season of life…There’s no more valuable time to start pondering God’s plan for our bodies and what that looks like lived out in your own life as you pave personal routines of work and worship.

You are prepared for so many excellent things! Go and do them!

Meals for holidays, special occasions, or just “family dinner” Sundays have helped shape who I am, given opportunities to strengthen my convictions, fostered lifelong friendships, and taught me a practical skill.

Even in seasons plagued by discontentment, we can choose to be grateful because there is always something to be grateful for. In our chosen and practiced gratitude, we can find contentment.

If I could offer any piece of advice to my freshman self, it would be to stop wasting time comparing yourself to others and allow yourself to become the person that God created you to be.

Though it can be challenging, over the past several years I’ve learned that living intentionally during schooling can lead to so much fulfillment and joy amidst some of the challenges.

In the decision-making process of where and how to travel young, I found some helpful tricks to keep me on track with my goals without breaking the bank. Here are some of my favorites!

Cultivating a well-balanced life helped me find a sense of stability and peace during a time of uncertainty and change.

That is your unique and mysterious vocation as a woman: to expand the glory of God on the earth; to bring life, order, and beauty to the wilderness. Clearly, motherhood fits neatly into this calling, but I want you to realize that is not where it ends. If you are reading this you are most likely not a mother, but that does not disqualify you from this calling. You are able to answer the vocation of your womanhood right now, as you are.

As college students, in a temporary season of life, we may not have the resources that older women have, but we do have the opportunity to serve in small, quiet ways. Service can be difficult and draining, but when we serve, “content to fill a little space,” we begin to build meaningful homes and find a sense of true belonging.

How can you get the most out of the Curate Summit? I have a few suggestions for you to consider based on my experience at the last two years of Curate.

Cultivate community, inspire authenticity, and discover purpose. These are the three things we strive to accomplish in all Curate does on campus - but what does that mean? And what does that look like for an on-campus women’s conference?

I’m here to tell you what the Curate Summit is meant to be - how we’ve envisioned, designed, and planned it - from the very first ideas of the Summit to what it’s become today. But don’t just take my word for it, we’ve also added quotes from previous attendees about what they enjoy most at the Summit. Take a read!