Category "Faith"

Girl 1: “Hey girl, I’m going through a really hard time right now.” Girl 2: “Oh, really? I’m so sorry. What’s going on?” Girl 1: “Well…I’m just really struggling with some worry and fear in my life. I don’t know what to do.” Girl 2: “Oh man…that sounds really hard. I’ll definitely be praying for […]

I recently saw an image on facebook that I did not want to see. The image was graphic, heartbreaking, and extremely thought provoking. The image pictured several men only moments before they were brutally put to death by the wicked hands of ISIS. When I saw that picture my mind went wild. What if I […]

How often have you seen a girl “stay on track” until college, or her early twenties, and then go off the deep end? Her Christian faith seems to have all but disappeared and she is embracing her new found “freedom.” Sadly, I’ve seen that exact scenario happen over and over and over again. Somewhere along […]

I was thirteen going on fourteen and dying for my birthday to arrive. I had asked my parents for my very own weight bench and I couldn’t wait to start lifting those weights. Yes, I know that’s a little weird. What thirteen year old girl wants a weight bench for her birthday? I knew that […]

In 1967, after graduating from high school, Joni had her fateful accident that would change her life forever. It was a hot July day so she decided to meet her sister Kathy and some friends at the beach in Chesapeake Bay to swim. They unloaded their stuff and settled down for a fun day of […]

Several months ago I was walking through a gift shop in Estes Park, Colorado, when Bethany handed me the craziest book. “Check this out!” she said in a half serious, half sarcastic tone. She handed me a small, hardback book. The title read, “Everything Men Know About Women.” With a title like that, I was […]