“Dear future husband, it’s getting closer to Valentine’s Day—yet another I will spend single. I am missing you more often around this time. I want you to know that I love you even though I don’t know you yet. I know God has someone extra-special planned for me—you!” Fifteen-year-old Marina penned those words. I still … Continue reading Savoring Singleness
My husband hates the idea of setting goals. And although most of the time I roll my eyes at him and continue my perfectionistic, categorized list of ambitions, this year, I heard him out. Why do we set goals? For me, it is a deep need to “get stuff done,” to check off a list, … Continue reading Goal-Setting God’s Way
Christmas is the season of giving. There’s no doubt about it. In fact, Gallup estimates that American adults will spend about $855 on gifts this year! It is SO much fun to pick out that perfect gift for a friend or family member…PLUS the sales are so irresistible! Today I got to thinking about the … Continue reading “Giving” With Purpose
Guest Writer: Ruthie White As I reflect on the semester during this special Thanksgiving season, I see that it has been incredibly beautiful, and I have seen the Lord work in mighty ways. Right now though, my department at school is going through tremendous grief and loss. It’s hard to think straight, let alone see … Continue reading Good Things
Guest Writer: Katherine Hanes Over the past year, the Lord has taken me on a journey of learning how to take care of my health and honor Him with my body. Throughout this journey, He has stretched me beyond my comfort zone and taught me so much. I have found that I place a lot … Continue reading Caring For Your “Temple”
It was a crisp, cool day as Mason and I rode the windy back roads to my grandparent’s farm. He would barely talk to me. My mind was already whirring and aware as Mason had drawn my dad away at lunch to “show him his drum set”…for almost an hour. Of course it didn’t help … Continue reading Our Story: Part 3
If I asked you to tell me 5 places you would love to go in this world, I imagine you could come up with your list pretty quickly. But equally as quickly, you would tell me a lot of excuses, fears, and questions you have before you would EVER consider actually going. Travel is an incredible … Continue reading Behind the Scenes: The Heart of a Traveler
Guest Writer: Stephanie Olford Mental health has increasingly become a topic of conversation in the world around us. Everywhere in the media there has been discussion of decreasing stress, mindfulness, depression, anxiety, suicide, and more. Often when I tell people in Christian circles about my desire to do counseling, I am asked a great deal of … Continue reading God’s Restorative Work in Mental Health
All girls dream of a magical first kiss...myself included. For years I waited and watched and wondered when "Prince Charming" would arrive and rescue me with a valiant horse and a tender kiss. What all those fairy tales seem to leave out is, well, reality. It was a hot summer day that Mason and I … Continue reading Our Story: Part 2
“Marina, on March 15 of this year, God told me you were going to be my wife.” I stared blankly at the man in front of me, trying to process the 17 words I had never dreamed of hearing. We had only been dating for two weeks. Memories, confusion, and, oddly, peace flashed before me … Continue reading Our Story: Part 1
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