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Dealing With a Disappointing School Year

I was heading into my senior year and was highly anticipating everything that was waiting for more.       My last year of basketball. Graduation parties. Senior trips. My favorite Christian summer camp. And all of the unknown adventures ahead.  Senior year began. Everything seemed perfect.  I was at the height of my basketball skills, had an […]

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Top Books to Prepare for Marriage

Are you married? Dating? Do you want to be married? Today I’m sharing my top favorite books for married women and my top favs for single/dating gals. These are the books that have made a huge impact on my own life and in my own marriage. These books helped me to thrive as a single, […]

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How Do I Know If I’m Ready to Get Married?

Deep down inside I hoped that this was the day. The day I’d been dreaming of for my entire life. The day I never imagined would ever actually become my reality.  After a beautiful brunch in Fredericksburg, Texas, my boyfriend whisked me off to a classy vineyard filled with gardens and gorgeous flowers. We walked […]

Bethany Beal

How to Get Through a Really Hard Breakup

Breakups are no fun. They are hard and heartbreaking. Here are a few things that I did during my dating days to help me process and work through my breakups. Strategies to help you work through your break up Give yourself permission to cry and mourn. Soak in the Psalms. Forgive Him, Repent and accept […]

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10 Verses to Comfort Your Broken Heart

A breakup is one of the most painful circumstances many of us experience. It’s something I never wanted to go through and I’m sure you didn’t (or don’t want to go through) either. I don’t know anyone who enters a relationship in hopes that it will end with sadness and a broken heart.  I know […]

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5 Hard Truths about Flirting

Let’s have a candid conversation about flirting. I want to share with you a few things that I wish someone would have shared with me back in high school. Looking back, I now realize how selfish and self-promoting my motives were. I wouldn’t have called myself a flirt, but I definitely was.  It’s so obvious […]

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