Welcome to Originalilly!

If you are reading this, I want to say hello! and thank you! I am so glad you’re here! This is where I am going to introduce myself to you, but before I do that, I would love to ask you a question. 

What makes YOU special? 

This is a question I have asked myself probably a thousand times as the idea for a blog came to me. Doubts and insecurities kept creeping into my mind. And the more I tried to push them down, the more often they’d pop up. So I decided to sit down and really think about what makes ME special. This is sort of my way of introducing myself, but also a wonderful affirmation tool I use when I am feeling insecure or anxious. 

- My name is Lilly Grace which, growing up, I thought was super basic since Lilly means “lily” and Grace means “grace.” But as I’ve grown up, I’ve found so much love and joy from being Lilly Grace. LG. Lil. Call me whatever, I just hope you’ll call me a friend!

- I am one of nine children in my family! My family is super important to me. Stac & Kim, my lovely parents, have raised me and my four brothers and four sisters to be strong humans who are full of love and running after Jesus. 

- I love Jesus with my whole heart. I am working hard to be the woman He’s creating me to be and chasing after the plans that He has for my life. 
- I used to work at Walt Disney World in Orlando! In 2018, I participated in the Disney College Program and I loved it! I have found so many forever friends through Disney. 

- I am a strong leader! As an enneagram three, I struggle with equating my worth with my accomplishments, but as I have gotten older, I have learned to find my identity through Christ! And I am stepping fully into the confidence and direction He gives me! (I could, and probably will, write more about this & other enneagram things!)

- I am (nearly) finished working towards my bachelor's degree in Digital Journalism & Media at Penn State (with a minor in theatre!) As I begin searching for jobs post-college, I wanted a space to write and showcase my ideas and projects. But the main reason I created Original Lilly is simply because I love to write! I look forward to bringing you fresh and interesting and vulnerable posts in the future. 

 Thanks for reading till the end! 
I can’t wait to get to know YOU! Tell me something that you love about yourself in the comments!
 Peace. Lil.