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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Tips for the Clumsy, Awkward, Self-Conscious Christian Girl
It’s happened to the best of us. That moment when something so horribly embarrassing happens and you just want to sink through the floor. I had one of those “sink-through-the-floor-moments” several years back when I was in high school. I was in tenth grade and had just finished competing in a huge basketball tournament. My […]
My Problem: I Was Dressing Modestly for Guys and Not for God
“Sometimes I wonder why I even dress modestly. I mean, guys see immodest women all the time anyway. It’s not like they don’t know what cleavage is. I’m starting to wonder if modesty is really worth it.” Those were the words of a girl who was feeling super discouraged about modesty. As she shared her […]
Three Ways to Deal with the Sin of Attention-Seeking
Chords strummed the guitar, a sweet melody flowed from her lips. I couldn’t deny the beauty of it, yet envy burned within me. I wanted to be the one singing, being admired and getting praise. Later, I rested my head on the table as a different voice droned on and on, drowning me in a […]
50 Questions to Ask Before Falling In Love
You like him. He likes you. The chemistry is jiving. Now what? Where do you go from there? Working through the nitty gritty of a relationship can be exciting and totally confusing at the same time. Figuring out if this guy is someone you want to spend your life with can be really *really* hard. […]
How Pretty is Pretty Enough?
How do you know if Hollywood thinks you’re pretty enough? I mean, beauty is in the eye of the beholder right? Well…apparently there’s a certain group of people who are trying to prove that beauty can actually be measured. They call it the “golden ratio.” The golden ratio is a number (1.62 to be exact) […]
10 Creative Ways to Live Your Single Years Well
I sat on my bed, the tears flowing. I’d done it again, interacted with a nice guy and wondered if it was “him.” I got home and realized how incredibly ridiculous I had been. I felt like an utter failure at this being “content in the single years” thing. A failure at keeping my focus […]
6 Ways to Make Your Journaling More Meaningful
I love journaling. In fact, I started journaling when I was 12 years old and didn’t miss a single day until I got married. That means I journaled for 12 years straight – every single day. I journaled everything and anything. I wrote about my most intimate thoughts, to what I did that day, to […]
