Let's dive right into a loaded question. After my previous post, I know my younger self would have never doubted this question; it's a hardcore yes without even thinking about it. But this is one of those things that time and age and experience in a sinful world can make you think twice about. AND, it is something that lots of Christians[...]
There's a concept I've struggled with honestly since my childhood, and it's especially prevalent in the Christian community, even though you'd think otherwise. I'll cut straight to the chase: it's the fact that very few people want to be completely honest and vulnerable about and with their struggles. And this is seriously a worldwide pr[...]
Hello everyone! I hope you're all doing well. I've been wanting to create some sparkly graphics and wallpapers with some of my favorite quotes and Bible verses for you all, if you're interested in that sort of thing. Probably my male readers won't be...sorry. ;) They'll mostly be pink and shiny, but hey, the words are still good, so. �[...]
It's amazing how easy it is to get weighed down in all the wrong things. It's not anything new, either, so I won't harp on it, but I notice that people continually make life harder for themselves than it needs to be. We don't like the outcomes we get, but half the time we're the ones contributing to them. I want to talk about some of[...]
Picking a favorite Bible verse is very challenging when you come to know and love the Word so much. It's right up there with picking just one favorite song for me—I have so many that have encouraged me and that resonate with me. Picking favorite books out of the Bible is challenging, too, especially since the more you read it, the m[...]
I'm not going to be another one of those people whining about how harmful and bad stereotypes are because let's just be real, they're not going away, and a lot of times they end up being true. But it's also true that a lot of times the vast majority can be misleading, and that is certainly true for how people view Christians. The thing i[...]
One of the beauties of writing I can't stop thanking God for is remembering and tracking growth, progress, and development in my life. That's why I journal so religiously; I know I will appreciate it down the line. I have been blogging since I was 11 years old, and it's been such a gift for me to go back and see how I thought at earlier[...]
If there's one thing I hope anyone can take away from any part of my blog, it's this. I want it to be obvious that my faith isn't just a part of my life but THE center of my life, what my entire life revolves around. And I hope that I can be seen as someone who makes wise decisions out of that. Since basically everything on my blog t[...]
Almost a year ago, my mom and grandparents and I traveled to Sioux Falls together for an appointment for them. We were tagging along to help them with it all, and it was a gloomy sort of day where we suspected to run into some rain. We hoped to beat a storm that was brewing on the way home but instead got stuck right in the middle of it.[...]