One of the biggest questions I faced going into marriage is one that many female Christ followers face: what does it look like to submit to your husband? There are a hundred different opinions on what submission means and how to do it, and many of those opinions can make women feel as though God…
The very first Bible verse I remember my mom having us memorize was 2 Timothy 1:7, which says, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (NKJV). I couldn’t tell you why she wanted us to memorize this one before anything else,…
I saw a Facebook post today that has completely shifted the way I think about earthly suffering. In the post (you can see it here), the writer described how Mary, mother of Jesus, was the ultimate example of God giving and taking away, of trusting that the pain was all for something greater. As I…
Some of the links in this post might be affiliate links. This means that if you click on the link and make a purchase, I’ll receive a small commission as an Amazon affiliate – at no extra cost for you. So often over the years, I have found myself in a place of distance from God….
Background Image by Before the Foundations Photography Do you have a horror story experience with your family? Are the in-laws exceedingly difficult? Does every family gathering feel like one of those holiday movies where the family has fight after fight or embarrassing moment after embarrassing moment with no end in sight? If I am being…
There’s nothing like the holidays to make you realize how alone you are, am I right? A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about grieving through the holidays, and in it I was really focused on grieving the loss of a loved one. But let’s be real, that’s not the only type of…
With the holiday season here, one of the biggest hurdles many families are probably facing is finances. Money, after all, tends to be one of the biggest snares in life. Many of us probably learned that lesson at a rather young age. Where I grew up and live now, so many are living in poverty….
The holiday season is here! Thanksgiving is in a few short days, and Christmas is right around the corner. While the love and laughter are beautiful things, it’s important to recognize if you are grieving through the holidays. At this point, I’ve lived through 13 holiday seasons without my dad, and eight without my mom….
I had a really great dad. He wasn’t perfect by any means, but he loved us with his whole heart, and he really demonstrated what it should look like for a husband to love and honor his wife, and what it should look like for a father to love, protect, and guide his children. I…
You know that saying “when life gives you lemons…”? I have had a lot of lemons in my life. Except, I couldn’t just make some lemonade and move on, because a lot of my “lemons” turned out to be traps designed to latch onto me when I least expected it and literally suffocate the life…