Are You Ugly? You are ugly, oh and fat. Don't forget. No, you can't forget. You know you are ugly, you know you are fat. You have known these things for as long as you can remember. You didn't need anyone to teach you these "truths" because they are etched on your soul. Anyone, who tells … [Read more...]

  I am so frustrated right now. I feel so ready... ready to GO, ready to DO, ready to LEAD, ready to SPEAK... So so ready, yet nothing has come. No answer to my prayers. No path to take. NOTHING So I wait. I wait to hear from God. I wait to be told what to do, where to go, what to … [Read more...]

"The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these." -Mark 12:31 Jesus tells us that there is no greater commandment that to love our neighbors. Often we look at this in the broad sense of loving everyone around us, which we should, but … [Read more...]

  I mentioned in my previous post: That Time I Got Divorced Then Remarried The Man That Divorced Me, that before John and I got married God did some pretty amazing things. I want to share some of the things that led up to our remarriage. While, I believe God is always working, there are … [Read more...]

I love music, and I also really like Jeremy Camp. I thought it would be fun to put together a list of songs from his collection that coincide with the different stages of Christian growth, so that's exactly what I've done! Enjoy! New Believer: Child of God During this stage we are zealous … [Read more...]

Teen cutting was newer to parents when I was doing it. Now more parents are aware of it, and it's consequences. This is my story.  Teen cutting is something every parent needs to understand. It's something that you can't turn away from, because it is happening. If it's not happening in your … [Read more...]

The Miserable Christian: Honestly, I wish I couldn't write about this from such a place as I am. I am growing to hate my selfishness, and praying to see it more clearly. I am finding that often selfishness colors so many of the things I do, possibly everything I do. The tricky thing about … [Read more...]

Photo Source Welcome once again to The Miserable Christian series! Today we are going to put our focus on Thanklessness. First let's take a look at what it means to be thankful. thank·ful adjective pleased and relieved. synonyms: grateful, appreciative, filled with gratitude, relieved … [Read more...]

Photo Source The Miserable Christian is a series I would like to see through to completion on this blog because I think it is a much needed study. This series will be chock-full of personal experiences because I used to be a pretty miserable Christian. I hope this series will be a blessing to you, … [Read more...]

Photo Source  Confessions Of A "Water-Walker": Yesterday our pastor preached the third message from his series "Overcomer". The message was based around Matthew 14: 22-33, and I left feeling inspired and encouraged to continue striving on, but it also made me think about how I personally view … [Read more...]

Today we are going to focus on a lesson from Romans. Over the past 11 years I have struggled with who I am, who I want to be, and how I can get there. Over the past 4 months God has revealed to me through His word, who I am. It's not that I have never read these words, I believe it was more about … [Read more...]

Our sermon on Sunday was about being happy. I'll be honest, I'm always a little weary when I hear of a sermon series or books written on Christian happiness, because all too often we tend to view happiness as the ultimate goal in life, and I personally don't believe that's what the Bible teaches. I … [Read more...]

And Life Comes Back My Review I knew And Life Comes Back by Tricia Lott Williford would be a story I could relate to, and I was interested in seeing how she dealt with the loss of her husband. While my husband (I mean ex-husband... I still hate that term) didn't die, it would have been an easier … [Read more...]

When I got the email about reviewing Kyle Idleman's newest book AHA: The God Moment That Changes Everything, I did what I always do. Assumed I wouldn't be interested and scanned the email ever so quickly to see if anything jumped out at me. Surprisingly enough two things caused me to reply and ask … [Read more...]

Okay, so clearly I stole the title of this post from Proverbs 31:10 and tweaked it for the purpose of this post. I really don't have an introduction to this post other than to say that God laid this on my heart and I wrote it out. I pray that it is a blessing to all who read it because truthfully … [Read more...]

Can you love someone who doesn't love you back? That is the question Sam Wright struggles to answer in The Grace Card. I have enjoyed watching some fantastic movies lately, and this movie is one of them. Grace is a theme I have been confronted with repeatedly over the last two years. What is … [Read more...]

I had already heard so many things about this book and read Ann's blog many times before I received it. While I admit I adore Ann's blog and her writing, I also felt a tinge of envy. To have a kind of spirit that overflows with thankfulness, yet remains humble, is something of saints. I feel … [Read more...]

Social anxiety sucks, and I've learned over the years that there is more to it than a sinful heart. I now realize that mental health and childhood trauma can change our brains in ways that only therapy and medicine can help, and that is okay! This post is part of the confessional series. Where … [Read more...]