Today's young adults were yesterday's captive audience to the True Love Waits purity movement: exhibit A is the girl typing this post. I've gotten used to wearing the ring that serves as a daily reminder of a promise made between a barely coming-of-age teenager and a loving Father who [looking back] moved mountains to keep …
Single + Looking
Ah, your 20's. Welcome to one of the most [if not the most] awkward stages of life. If you're anything like me, you've spent the last few years navigating the ins-and-outs of "adulting," as I like to call it, and wondering if you're getting it right. You've got the job; you've got the friends; and you've got …
The ‘F’ Words
Fear. Frustration. Faith. It’s taken almost 24 years to realize that fear has had its hands around my spiritual throat, ready to clench at any moment — or choke out my spirit, if you will. I wouldn't necessarily classify myself as a fearful person, but it seems that there are more things that stem from …
Secondhand Love
"I've got a secondhand love; it's been weighing me down, so I'm selling it off at a discounted price." These lyrics resonated over and over as the reality of each word sunk in with every passing moment. This is what happens when we allow the world to fill us first. We grow up and realize …
The Beauty of Becoming
Isaiah 43:1 - "I have called you by name." From the moment we take our first breath, we're given three options to become [verb]: become who we're told to be, become who we want to be, or become who we're called to be. It's easy to pursue who we're told we should be. The secret is that …
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