Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. ~Proverbs 31:30 Everybody wants to be beautiful and attractive.  The good news is.. you are. Everyone has something unique about them that makes them beautiful. Your flaws to you, someone else may see as beauty. And then there’s always those who are always going to see your flaws no matter how beautiful you are.  Here are Four Things To Remember When Insecurities Set In: 1. Be optimistic.  You become radiant when you are exuding with positive energy.  Sometimes you wonder why some…

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Early in my Christian walk I had a real issue with guilt and shame. Not with past sins, but rather the ones I committed after I became a Christian. My reasoning was that after becoming a Christian I should be perfect, that after confessing my sins to God and inviting Christ into my heart, I had to keep up the standard of purity God had given me. Of course I know now that my purity is God -given through Christ and Jesus’ gift of salvation to me can never be tainted or taken away because of my bad behaviour. It is not based on my merit or my…

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I never had a promise ring, but I wanted one. Christian culture taught me that in order to “earn” a husband, I needed to save myself. I needed to be pure so that I would be considered a good wife. I was taught that girls who didn’t save themselves would never be happy and would also have bad relationships. I was basically taught that physical purity would lead to a godly husband. Does this sound familiar to any of you? Never did I hear a sermon about my physical purity that did not directly correlate with marriage. The two were always connected. I believed…

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“Unveiled” comes from power producing couple Mark Burnett and Roma Downey. The one-hour drama follows an ensemble of “flawed guardian angels” who attempt to restore faith and save the lives of those who find themselves facing crisis. Burnett and Downey serve as exec producers, alongside John Sakmar (“Boston Public”) and Kerry Lenhart (“The Glades,” “Psych,” “Boston Public”), who will also pen the pilot. Universal Television and LightWorkers Media will produce. During this Easter season, Downey and Burnett’s newest show, “A.D.,” will premiere as a follow-up to their hit “Bible” series. The couple says “A.D.” will pick up where the “Bible” series left off and focus…

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Over the last year we have seen Tina Campbell, of Mary Mary, share her story through reality TV. We have seen her and Teddy rebound from infidelity and the love is so apparent. Teddy and Tina have done massive work in the last year on their relationship and have had to refocus their entire worlds to get their marriage back on track. Teddy shared on Instagram a picture of him and Tina after she preached her first sermon, ‘We Shall Overcome Today!’ We already know that Tina has a word to deliver, and wonder if this will be permanent. They are a couple…

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“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me”. -2 Corinthians 12:9 I have yet to experience the joy of what it feels like to have a life growing on the inside of me, nor feel the first kick of a baby in my womb, nor am I aware of what it sounds like to have someone call me “mommy”, and I have yet to see my husband eyes light up…

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Many women dream of that special day. You know the one, where all of the attention is on her in that gorgeous white dress. The flowers, the decorations, the fancy cars and let’s not forget, her Prince Charming. Most women have an idea of what age they will be when Mr. Right asks her to spend the rest of her life with him. She has the colors picked out, the ideal season, the wedding party and even the guest list! To many women, the wedding day is the turning point in her life that will lead to her happily ever…

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I prayed for you- Mr. Right, but when you came along I forget all about God. I didn’t talk to Him anymore. I didn’t spend time with Him anymore. I barely found time to pray, except for when things were going bad for us. I can honestly say that I chose my “Mr. Right” without consulting with God and it only lead to disaster and heartache. Before we got married, I should have checked my motives. Why do I want to get married? Is it for the right reasons? I remember when we first started dating. I was convinced that you were a gift from God. You were so different from all the other men I had dated…

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“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds” (Psalm 147:3) It crashed to the floor, breaking into an explosion of pieces. Beyond repair. My favorite mug, now being swept into the trash. Broken things are common in my household. If certain broken pieces are able to be fixed, they normally find a temporary home on the shelf, awaiting the super glue repairs. Or maybe just tossed away if unable to be neatly pieced back together and strategically repaired without hint of a patchwork of super glue lines. Often, it takes too much work to fix what is broken. It’s easier…

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Christian blogger, Veronica Partridge is taking a stand against leggings. While she says that she is not trying to start a movement, she simply is doing what she thinks is the respectful thing to do for her. She blogs frequently about her family, her Christian values, and her life in Central Oregon. She has had a conviction weighing on her mind for a long while. She believes that leggings, yoga pants, or any type of form fitting-pants create a stronger attraction and cause men to look at a woman’s body more objectifying. Partridge, a happily married woman, went to her husband for some advice.…

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For years I’ve considered myself to be adequately healthy: I have great relationships I drink water almost exclusively I stay active I journal I even paid off $25k of student loans in three years But for all those years, I lived with clutter.  I thought it was a “sacrifice” I had to make. That if I was going to continue succeeding in other areas of my life, I had to live with clutter. I thought decluttering was an unhealthy waste of time and energy. Sure, I liked for things to be clutter-free, but it wasn’t worth the effort. I made…

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