Let’s talk about dating I’ll be fully honest with you, I haven’t been on a date in 5 years! I know this is going to sound crazy and unusual for women my age nowadays, but it’s the truth. I dated a boy in high school for over a year, and when it ended horribly, I swore...
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Bad Boyfriends & Body Image Struggles
LOVE BLINDERS My body changes couldn’t have come at a worse time in my mind. I was in the midst of an unhealthy relationship (disclaimer: I did not know it was toxic at the time) with a boy that was crumbling. We’ll call him Brad (not actually his real name). To make...
Always the Bridesmaid: Do You Struggle to Feel Like the Bride?
Between Valentine's Day and wedding season it can be a challenge to not have this one thought as a single woman: Why am I still single? If you're like me, maybe the other question you're asking is this: "Why am I always the bridesmaid?" Or, "When will it be my turn to...
When You Don’t Feel Chosen: Valentine’s Day Encouragement
To celebrate Valentine's Day and raise a little money for the student council, every year our school held a carnation sale. Order forms went home and you could choose to buy a flower in either red, pink, or white for one you loved, liked, or considered a friend. That...
Three Ways to Find A Good Man
I met my husband at age 30. This was exactly 13 years later than planned. Truth is, I started college two weeks after I turned 17 and really hoped to leave with an MRS. degree. Seems God had other plans. Though now I look back on the decade (post-college) that I spent...
Four Ways (for Christian Girls) to Know if He’s “the One”
You walk through the day as if you're floating on a cloud. You no longer need sleep, food, or Netflix. You're in love. . . He's all you can think about and it seems he feels the same. Maybe you've said, "I love you" or you feel it's coming soon. You'd never tell him...
8 Things Christian Girls Need to Know Before Prom (What I Wish I Knew at 17!)
Dear Prom-Going Friend: It's spring formal season and I wanted to take a moment away from writing to women like your mom, and share some secrets with you from my high school days. So much has changed since then but the lessons I've learned in the two decades (plus)...