What are you waiting for?
Most of us, maybe all of us, are waiting on something in life to change. We’re waiting for our job situation to improve, waiting to meet our future husband, waiting to get pregnant, waiting for a clean bill of health, waiting for a relationship to be mended, waiting for a person to change, waiting for […]
Overcoming Jealousy
Admit it. For us girls, it’s just so easy for our hearts to get jealous. I’m not talking about jealousy in a relationship (though that can happen). I’m talking about the jealousy that grows out of comparison. I don’t know if it’s generic sin nature for woman, but far too often, you and I get […]
Be Human: ask for help
I’m discouraged. I recently realized that is one of the hardest sentiments for me to admit. I hate those words together. Discouraged. It’s so heavy. Admitting I’m discouraged feels like defeat. Like somehow I’ve failed if I’m not optimistically pressing on when times are hard. I need help. Three more words strewn together that I […]
Exposing Depression
I was absolutely unprepared for the emotional tidal wave that hit me. Last week, Ginny Owens spoke at a chapel service at Belmont. Ginny is a Dove award-winning Christian artist, a Belmont alumna and adjunct songwriter professor. I grew up listening to Ginny’s music, and was excited to hear her speak, but my primary motivation […]
From Grumbling To Gratitude
I’m going to be brutally honest here. I hate folding my husband’s undershirts. I’ve never been a fan of folding laundry, but his laundry is the worst. When we first got married, folks would ask, “What’s been the biggest surprise in marriage?” “THE AMOUNT OF LAUNDRY HE ADDS.” was always my reply. My husband owns […]
Is This The Man I Married?
“Is this the man I married?!” The thought rang between my ears as I choked down the anger and panic that was quickly rising up my throat. My husband is a rock. Truly, he is the most consistent person I know. Every day of marriage, I have greater assurance that I know exactly who he is and how […]