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Responding to Authority in a God-Honoring Way

We didn’t agree. There was tension. They couldn’t see things my way and I couldn’t see things their way. With my voice cracking and tears of frustration pouring down my face, I stomped back to my room. Say hello to my sixteen-year-old self, struggling with authority. Growing up, my parents and I always had a […]

What True Love Really Looks Like

Moments before recording this vlog, the two of us were struggling to love one another. We were on a tight time schedule and the tension was obviously lingering in the air. Instead of embracing and living out true love towards one another, we gave into our sinful hearts. We were impatient, selfish, and struggled to […]

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8 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was a Teen Girl

When you’re young, you feel like you’re going to be young forever. That’s how I felt when I was a teen. I was young, and I couldn’t imagine being any older. Then — in a blink of an eye — I woke up one morning and found myself turning 30. Bam! Now here I am, […]

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True Love: What it is and What it isn’t

James and Bridget were approaching their four year marriage anniversary when Bridget suddenly filed for a divorce. Things had become rocky within the first year of marriage and neither one did much to help the situation. Shortly before filing for a divorce, one of Bridget’s friends tried to convince her to stay in the marriage […]

Why I’ve Chosen my Sisters as my Very Best Friends

Late(ish) last night my three younger sisters and myself loaded into the car and headed to one of our favorite local coffee shops. We laughed, we talked, we sang, and we tried not to annoy each other on the car ride down. Going out for coffee on a Saturday night, with my three younger sisters, […]

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Living a Life that Younger Girls Should Mimic

The other day I was listening to a conversation between my youngest sister and youngest brother. As I sat there (harmlessly) listening to this conversation I heard my sister mimic something I had said earlier that day. I had no idea that Cali had been in the room when I said it but apparently she […]

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