My Latest Thoughts

Honest ADHD Grocery Store Experience

...immediately after wrangling a cart, my eyes are met with thousands of colors, bold fonts, and numbers each screaming for my attention. This is all while my brain is simultaneously cycling through thoughts about my day so far, my fears, things that annoyed me today, something funny my friend said yesterday, and the one tik tok sound that’s been in a constant loop for three days and never really pauses long enough for me to notice.

All Posts

Honest ADHD Grocery Store Experience

...immediately after wrangling a cart, my eyes are met with thousands of colors, bold fonts, and numbers each screaming for my attention. This is all while my brain is simultaneously cycling through thoughts about my day so far, my fears, things that annoyed me today, something funny my friend said yesterday, and the one tik tok sound that’s been in a constant loop for three days and never really pauses long enough for me to notice.

Feb 277 min read

See Ya, 2025.

...while my list of “Good Things God Did,” is absolutely full of good things, sometimes good is heavy too.

Jan 28 min read

War Torn Eyes: Getting My Homeless Friend to Rehab

All we did was treat him like a person, not his mistakes or circumstances. As he was ready to take steps, we stepped with him.

Nov 8, 202510 min read

Fight Darkness with Light: My Thoughts on the Assassination of Charlie Kirk

Somehow respecting other people with human decency has become a rare acquired skill as opposed to a basic human expectation.

Sep 14, 20255 min read

Dementia Sucks

This look was how I knew there was still hope that the Grandma that was mine was still inside her frail bones.

Aug 9, 20256 min read

"You are not the darkness you endured. You are the Light that refused to surrender."

― John Mark Green

Hi, I'm Makaela

An Imperfect Girl Just Trying to Love The Imperfect People of our Imperfect World

I love to write, and I know I’ve been called to share my story. So in the spirit of growth, obedience, and wanting to positively impact the world, I’ve created this space.