Today, I had an MRI. If you’ve ever experienced the panic that shoots through your body as the little platform bed slowly creeps closer and closer to what seems to be a hole the size of a toilet paper roll then you understand how badly I wanted to get up and run out of the room. I’ve never been one…
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What joy may come: What does happiness look like to God?
Can I make a confession? I don’t always see the bright side of things, in fact if I allow myself to I can delve pretty far into the rabbit hole of pessimism. Lately, I’ve been in a little bit of a funk, I’m not sure if it’s quarantine, my constant worries of the future, or the fact that I’m not…
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God, have you forgotten about me?
There have been plenty of times in the past where I have asked myself this. Mostly as a result of desiring a family of my own and it just not panning out. Now as I move further into my 40’s I still desire those things, but my reaction to not getting them and maybe never getting them has shifted a…
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Love in the time of ghosting: 10 Ways To Protect Your Heart
It happened again, You met a guy you really liked, he had wonderful conversation and you just went on a fantasy-like first date. He’s a Christian, seems to check off all your boxes on your boyfriend list so far and you’re eager to see where things may going. You’re excited to hear from him the next morning via his standard…
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LOVE AND PARABLES: 12 WAYS JESUS LOVED THE CHURCH
Most of us are aware of the fact that the Bible teaches husbands to love their wives as Jesus loved the church, but I was really interested in delving into the deeper meaning. Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice for us, he died so that we may have a closer relationship with God and bring us everlasting life. So yes, husbands are supposed to die (both figuratively…
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The Loneliest time of the year: 10 Bible Verses & Affirmations for Dealing with loss on the holidays
this blog contains affiliate links As this will be the second holiday season without my dad, I can totally comprehend the amount of sadness that comes with losing someone close to you. Many times, instead of being the happiest season, the holiday’s can prove to be the loneliest for those that have recently lost a loved one. If you find…
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Swiping Left: Christianity & Online Dating
This post contains affiliate links Since breaking up with my ex, I’ve had numerous people attempt to set me up with guys, get me to go out more in an effort to meet ‘the one’ and one friend in particular that was bent on ushering me back into the world of online dating. In the past I have visited that world…
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Banana Bread and Finding God
Can I tell you a story of how a piece of banana bread brought me closer to God? It was a couple of weeks after my father’s passing and I found myself having to come out of hiding and into the land of the living and working. I hadn’t eaten much since my dad’s death as when I get stressed…
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How To Grow In Faith: 4 practical ways to grow in your faith
I don’t know about you but my faith walk has been a long, ardous, uphill journey, that is not yet complete. This is mainly because it is my nature to question all things without blind belief, to always worry about the worse case scenario and take on the role of my own superwoman that attempts to ‘fix’ everything. Often while…
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8 things I appreciate about being single after 40
This post contains affiliate links please read my disclaimer for more information As I write this, I’m listening to a talk about praying for your future spouse, so obviously, I still have a desire for marriage. But having the desire for marriage in no way negates the fact that happiness can be found as a single. But, I wasn’t always…
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How to Control Your Emotions When You’re Having a Bad Day
As Christian women, we are supposed to have an unshakable faith that always hopes and perseveres, but in times of trials how many of us can say this has been our undeniable truth? I can’t unfortunately. There are times when our flesh makes us very, VERY weak & I know that I fall short of being righteous and faith…
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