We live in a world of “here and now” and sometimes we forget that there is a bigger picture. A greater purpose. A specific reason for every single beat of our heart. We focus so much on the external, temporary things of life and get caught up in worldly pursuits that we forget the reason […] Read more…
WOMEN
When you have too much on your plate
We live in a fast-paced world. A world that thrives on getting things done as quick as possible. We run around from one activity to another. Fill our planners with things to do until there is no time left in our day. Keep ourselves on a constant treadmill without taking any time to get off […] Read more…
Power of Words
“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.” …and there goes one of the most popular and well-known lies of all time. The truth is no matter how much we pretend that words don’t hurt, no matter how hard we try to forget words that people spoke against us, no […] Read more…
Worth More Than Gold
Ugly. Not talented. Alone. Useless. Fat. Hopeless. Unwanted. Dumb. Not good enough. These are just a few of many labels that people are given. Labels the world gives them, labels people give them, and sadly…labels that they often give themselves. I’m sure one point in life we’ve all felt inadequate, unwanted, or just not good […] Read more…
A Prostitute, a Blind Man, and a Tax Collector…
They saw an adulterer who deserved to be punished for her shameful misconduct. He saw a woman who needed to be loved and cared for like a fragile child. {John 8:1-11} They saw a blind, rambling man that needed to be shut down and ignored. He saw a man who was desperately in need of […] Read more…
“I want to be beautiful”
You know there’s something twisted with the world we live in when before little girls learn to read and write they learn how to put on make-up, spray tan themselves, and wear fake hair. Where before they are taught to develop their character they are taught to develop their awareness of reaching their ideal beauty […] Read more…
Becoming: Proverbs 31 Girl ✓
Growing up I always had the mentality that Proverbs 31 was qualities that a wife and mother needed to have. Whenever I read that chapter I always thought to myself “Wow, what an amazing woman of God – I’m going to have a LOT to work on to keep up with the standards that she […] Read more…