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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Thoughts on Dating and Marrying a Shorter Guy
I’d never had a first date quite like this one. Dāv and I weren’t strangers to each other. In fact, we were the opposite. We’d been hanging out in the same friend group for several years. Our group had traveled together, laughed together, cried together, and watched several members of the group get married and […]
How Infertility and Loss Has Strengthened My Faith
“Do you ever feel angry at God?” “Do you wonder why God is allowing these trials to happen in your life?” “Does it feel like God is being unfair to you in some ways?” Over the past few years, I’ve received dozens of questions like these from various people. Most of them come through social […]
Bethany’s Thoughts on Marriage, Pregnancy and Becoming a Mom
The past few years have been a whirlwind. I started a relationship with Dāv back in October of 2017. We got married in October of 2018. Found out that we were pregnant in June of 2019. And are due with Davey Jr. in February 2020. Those are all pretty huge life changes and landmarks in […]
Grieving My Miscarriage While Learning to Celebrate with Others
It had been over six years since I saw a positive pregnancy test. My first two pregnancies had tragically ended in early miscarriages. Since those early days of marriage, I often wondered if I would ever conceive again. As each new year slowly ticked by, my diagnosis of unexplained infertility loomed like a mysterious fog […]
Bethany’s Journey of Singleness – Part 2
You are so ready to be married. Everything seems to be 100% ready to go…minus the guy. If only God would bring him into your life quickly things could finally move along. Yep, that’s where many of us are finding ourselves. BTW – If you missed Part 1 of the series, stop for a quick […]
Bethany’s Journey of Singleness – Part 1
It’s always interesting for me to reflect back on my earliest years of being single. The memories of finishing my teen years and entering my early twenties are pretty good ones. Even though I had already experienced serious heartbreak at that point (I went through a difficult breakup at 19), my future still seemed bright […]
Don’t Get Trapped in the Comparison Game
I accidentally went to the gym at the same time as my friend yesterday (I’ll call her Samantha). I didn’t mean to be in there while Samantha was there, but she unexpectedly came by while I was still working out. Immediately, I began to play the comparison game in my mind. Wow, that fitted top looks […]
