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What Is Biblical Womanhood?
What does “Biblical womanhood” look like to you? When you hear those words, what comes to mind? Do you picture a woman tucking her kids into bed, cleaning her sink? Maybe you see the Proverbs 31 lady rising before dawn. Maybe Jesus shows you a picture of yourself, right where you are, in the very…
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To The Single Woman of God
This post is for every woman who loves Jesus and has experienced marriage or family focused ministry and felt left out or forgotten. This post is for any woman who wants to understand her single sister’s heart. This post is for the woman who needs to be reminded that she isn’t worth any less because…
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Of Hopes And Dreams
I have wanted to be a writer as far back as I can remember. Poetry, investigative journalism, novels… I just wanted to write. Books inspired me, grew me, and kept me alive. In my darkest and loneliest times I had Jesus and books. I started writing books as a preteen when I learned that Christopher…
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The Hidden Pain Behind Mother’s Day
I wrote this post a few years ago on my old blog, but I felt led to share it again. This was written because I’ve met many other women who were raised in abusive homes struggle with Mother’s Day. There’s so many inspirational posts for new moms, great moms, those who’ve lost their moms, but…
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Ten Years
While I was born in Ohio, I grew up in North Carolina. It will always be home to me, the place I spent my childhood and “grew up” and fell in love with Jesus. I learned to drive there, I made lifelong friends, I experienced heartache and grief and joy and growth. Ten years ago…
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Celebrating Joy in the Midst of Depression
2020 has brought on a “silent rise” in mental health crises. It’s no secret that it’s been a rough year, but viruses aside, the job losses, bankruptcies, and isolation has had devastating repercussions for mental health. People already struggling with anxiety and/or depression may feel like they’re barely treading water with their mental health. Others…
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Take Every Thought Captive
Refining. It feels like such a Christianese term nowadays… “I’m being refined.” Do you know how silver is refined? It’s a process to be sure. Yet afterwards, the metal is gleaming and shining with all the impurities removed. Despite the overuse of this term, I feel like I’m being refined right now. This season is…
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Let’s Do Life Together
Have you heard the phrase “do life?” Like “I love doing life with you?” I like it… It makes life an action, a verb, which it kinda is, right? This post today was inspired because I saw a meme about homeschooling, something akin to “homeschooling isn’t about lesson planning, it’s about doing life with your…
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