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CategoryA Skinny Story
Of all the blog posts I’ve ever written this is the one that makes me most uncomfortable. It’s the one that makes me feel the most vulnerable. As much as I wanted to, I couldn’t make myself delete the draft from my “works in progress” document. I’m really not sure who, but I had the feeling that someone might need to hear this. And so it has survived, somehow become a full length article, and..
Thoughts From a 29 Year Old Single Woman
Another birthday has come and gone, but what makes this birthday unique, you ask? The fact that I am almost thirty, still unmarried, and living at home with my parents. Those facts mean little to me, but to the world and even most Christians, it almost unforgiveable. The world is telling me to “live up” my single years by acquiring as much money as possible, date recklessly, become a..
Modesty Part 2: Men
It’s likely that you’ve been told before that you should dress modestly to help the men in your life not lust. I know I was told was that if I was wearing something that was too “revealing,” men would just be picturing me naked automatically. It was presented to me as a reaction that they couldn’t help but have. So, if I didn’t want men picturing me naked, I needed to make sure they didn’t..
Modesty: Part 1
Picture this: you’re in a grocery store aisle, and suddenly you see a girl walk in barefoot, wearing nothing but a one-piece swimsuit. Suddenly most people notice her, wondering why she’s only wearing a swimsuit in the grocery store.
Now picture this: you’re at a swimming pool, and a girl enters the swimming pool wearing a one-piece swimsuit. Most people think nothing of it.
Why is it that..
Were You Expecting Mr. Perfection?
It’s a beautiful picture, right? Whenever I’m upset or anything, he knows exactly what to say, understands me perfectly (because he’s Mr. Perfection, of course)…
Top 10 Blog Posts of 2014!
Hello there, Beautiful!
It is the start of a new year, new goals, new friends, new days to begin and enjoy. As we look back on the year we have just experienced we are reminded of the times we were made stronger through hard days, the times we smiled and laughed so hard we couldn’t control ourselves, the times we loved deeply, and the times we cried ourselves to sleep. But we look ahead,..
Cooking, Cleaning, & Romance
A few days ago, my husband told me that my cooking and cleaning is his love language. “It just makes me so happy,” he explained. “When I get home and things are cleaned up, I think, ‘She must have been thinking of me today!'”
Who knew that these seemingly insignificant tasks could have such a profound impact on our spouses? No one told me that my husband would find it so romantic if I tried..
You Can’t Say You Didn’t Know
You are living in a part of History where there are more slaves in the world today than in ANY point in History. 27 Million to be exact. Every day more children and young girls are sold into slavery for forced labor or sex trafficking. Read up on the facts in the link below.
“You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know.” -William Wilberforce