We’ve been talking about living in God’s Grace & Truth on the blog recently, and I’m so excited to equip you with practical ways to do just that! This year, let God’s Truth wrap around you as you jot down prayer requests, to-do lists, grocery lists, or even appointments. And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask …
Real Love Stories:: Choosing Him All Over Again, by Juana Mikels
This post is part of the Choosing Him Blog Tour which I am delighted to be a part of along with nearly one hundred other inspiring Christian bloggers. To learn more and join us, click here! I tightened my grip on the bouquet as my brother reached the microphone. I expected an older brother’s perspective on how Flaviu and I met or …
How to Break the Power of Lies in Your Life
We sat around the kitchen table, taking turns opening our hearts and looking deep into one another’s eyes, the silence lingering in the air. I was uncomfortable. Don’t get me wrong: I’ve learned to trust these women and love them and appreciate their encouragement every time I bore my soul. But sharing the most vulnerable parts of me never gets easier, …
Why You Should Trade 50 Shades of Grey (And Other Romance Novels) for Real Love Stories
Every girl loves a good love story. But as my Facebook stream is flooded with posts about 50 Shades of Grey and how excited women are to see it Valentine’s weekend, my heart breaks. How craftily the enemy has slipped into our eReaders, our movie-going, our thoughts, and our dreams. I know. I know because I’ve been there. The Tale of …
When God’s Love Shows Up in Your Mailbox
It was the brightest part of my day: running to the mailbox of our Romanian home to see what the postmistresses had brought us. For this young missionary kid, the envelopes with American stamps were the most exciting because they spoke of intentionality, distance, prayers, and sometimes even stickers. There were brown paper packages bringing Christmas gifts (like The Christy Miller series!) …