Author's note: I can't tell you how many times I questioned myself after I wrote this devotional to my fellow silent girls. Some parts are embarrassing to admit out loud, especially since I've very rarely spoken about some of the things that I speak of here. Some of the things still carry some hurt with … Continue reading A Letter To the Silent Girl
She had a bad day. Dozens of unexpected guests showed up at her house out of nowhere expecting her to feed them and provide them with a place to rest. Sure, they were her friends, but (seriously) couldn't they have gotten a message to her with a little warning? She ran around most of the … Continue reading Martha, Martha: Name Yourself Well
We've all heard each other say mean things about ourselves. "I'm ugly." "I'm fat." "I'm such a loser." "I hate my laugh." "I'm never going to have a guy like me." "I'm never going to be able to ____________." "I hate my life." "I have nothing to give to the world." "I'm a terrible friend." … Continue reading The Mean Girl
Do you ever feel like the world is just too big? Like your life has gotten so full and busy that you just can't take another stressful moment or add one more responsibility to your load without breaking? The best description for the modern Christian girl these days is "tired." We're so busy with our … Continue reading When the World Feels Too Big
In John 9, we find a story about Jesus and a blind man. As He and His followers went to pass the blind man, one of Jesus' disciples asked, "Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?" The general thought of society was that if something as awful as … Continue reading Bring the Light
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