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Why Chasing After Guys Didn’t Make Me Happy

I went through one of the hardest breakups in my life when I was twenty years old. I was one week away from being engaged when everything suddenly ended. I never saw the ring and my “almost” husband exited my life forever. As difficult as that season was for me, God was graciously sparing me from […]

How We Handle Pushback and Rejection

It’s no secret that our YouTube channel gets a lot of pushback. We get comments from people on a regular basis telling us to stop what we’re doing and to shut down our channel. We face pushback. We face hate. We face rejection. In today’s vlog, we talk openly and honestly about the rejection we […]

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Why Confessing Your Sin Leads to Freedom and Joy

Last weekend, Zack and I had the opportunity to teach at our church’s high school retreat which proved to be a fruitful and sanctifying experience. After weeks of preparation, praying, and pouring our hearts into the sessions, we were so excited to finally teach them together. The retreat weekend arrived and we found ourselves rushing […]

2 Truths to Replace Self-Pity with Joy

Jennifer’s tears rolled down her cheeks as she struggled to express her thoughts. “I just don’t feel like God sees me or cares about me. He’s never answered a single one of my prayers and I never see Him working in my life. I don’t have many friends, my parents don’t give me the time […]

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The Hardest Things to Be Thankful For

The Holiday Season can be one of the happiest seasons for some of us and the most difficult seasons for others of us. Instead of allowing your circumstances to dictate your holidays, be intentional to cultivate gratitude. Be intentional to choose joy even in the midst of hardship. Be intentional to think of others even […]

To the Girl Who Feels Hopeless

Feelings of hopelessness have been on the fringe of my life these past few years. As Zack and I have traveled down an unexpected road of recurrent miscarriage and infertility, I have felt the waves of hopelessness knock at the door of my heart many times (watch our story here). For many of us, unfulfilled […]

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