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Many young girls are taught at some point in their lives that Prince charming is going to come along and sweep them off their feet. Then there are those who envision their wedding day from the time they are old enough to dream about marriage. There’s a picture perfect idea in the minds of most young girls and women of how their big day will play out. The beautiful dress…the lovely venue…the music…flowers…and of course the handsome husband to be…standing at the altar with tears streaming down his face.  You exchange your vows in front of all your family and friends.…

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Three years ago I was in a relationship with a man I was sure I would marry and spend the rest of my life with. We were inseparable. We worked together, we lived together, we partied together, and WE SINNED TOGETHER. Looking back at the relationship now, I can see that we brought out the worst in each other. I picked up his bad habits and he picked up mine. Smoking, drugs, wild sex, and parties were the norm and almost an everyday thing in our household. In 2014, I was in a really bad car accident. While I spent 3…

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Having children makes a mother feel so vulnerable. Of course you love your child, and while we can’t control everything, we can surely pray for everything. Here are my best prayers for moms. Lately I’ve been thinking about what my kids will face as they grow up and I’m determined, among the “urgency” of daily life, to pray for specific things in their future. Not just who they’ll marry or what they’ll be when they grow up (although these are great prayers) but for other less obvious things. Here are the things I think all moms should pray for their children.…

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Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me, your rod and your staff they comfort me. (Psalm 23:4) I sat in the parking lot, thinking of the last time I was in this infusion center.  I smiled thinking of the woman I met that was undergoing chemotherapy. She was fighting her second battle.  Her hair was gone; she wore her bald proudly, beautifully.  Her personality was spunky, and we talked and laughed so much it made an hour seem like ten minutes. They say first impressions…

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As I talk to more Christian women (and women who don’t identify themselves as Christians), I hear a recurring theme. “I can’t stop doing this even though I know it’s hurting me”. And their “this” is anything from relational styles to personal habits. And I completely understand how discouraging it is to feel like you’re on your life’s hamster wheel going nowhere. You can see the outcome you want, but you can’t reach it because you’re stuck going through these motions that you don’t know how to correct and you don’t know how to find the path that will get…

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