Fighting Lust with the Power of Gratitude
When I was a teen girl, I remember having moments where I viewed God’s boundaries for sexual purity as a bit…well — annoying. Striving for purity in my heart and mind wasn’t easy, and I struggled to keep my thoughts pure. I would find myself grumbling in my heart about how tough the single life […]
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The Horrifying Truth About Abortion and Why it Matters
I watched my computer screen in horror as a tray filled with bloody pieces of a freshly murdered baby parts came into view. “How can this be happening? How can the average person think that abortion (killing babies) is totally acceptable? How can these people talk about pieces of bloody, mangled baby parts with zero […]
What to do When “Loving Your Selfie” is all the Rage
“You have got to be kidding me?!” I said to Bethany in a mildly shocked tone as she showed me a photo on her phone. “Did you really see that shirt in the store?” “Oh, yeah,” she replied while raising her eyebrows and smirking. “Welcome to the twenty-first century!” A popular store in town was […]
What’s a Girl to do When God Forgets to Write Her Love Story?
I grew up reading (and rereading) the insanely popular relationship books on courtship and dating. Titles like, “When God Writes Your Love Story,” “When Dreams Come True,” “I Kissed Dating Goodbye,” “Boy Meets Girl” and several others were well worn books on my bookshelf. As a 14,15,16 and 17-year-old girl I was gung ho on […]
Shirtless Guys: What Every Christian Girl Should Know
Shirtless guys. They’re everywhere. Go to any swimming pool or beach and you will see dozens of them. Watch any modern chick-flick and you’ll probably see a generous amount of them. The sidewalks in the summer reveal shirtless guys running. Pinterest is filled with thousands of “hot shirtless guy” boards. Instagram is loaded with male […]
How to Become the Wife and Mother of Your Dreams
The organ began playing. All eyes locked their gaze on the back of the church. The moment finally arrived and the bride’s beautiful white dress came into view. The bride began her walk down the aisle toward her eagerly awaiting groom. Her eyes were in tears, his eyes were in tears and the entire crowd […]
When Guys Become More Exciting Than God
“He just texted me again!” Abby said with a girlish squeal. She and her two sisters were hanging out in her bedroom chatting about guy stuff. Abby was nineteen years old and secretly hoping that Clay was “the one.” She woke up every morning wondering if he had texted her. If he hadn’t texted her, […]
How I Handled the Hardest Day of My Entire Life
I sat there in the hospital room holding my dying baby brother in my arms. Prior to this moment in time I was a happy, outgoing, carefree 16-year-old girl. Everything in my life seemed perfect…until I got the dreaded phone call. I was on my way home from a week long summer camp and was […]
