the desire for “taller”

If you find a man who loves you like Christ loves the church, why should height matter? If he continually washes you with the word to make you holy with the desire to one day present you to the Lord without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, does his stature matter? If he is seeking after Christ for your heart, do you turn away because he simply doesn't meet you're "height requirements"?

our wedding- part four

Hair & Face Routine When it came to preparing my face and hair for our wedding, I only had about five months, shorter hair than I cared for and some really janky acne. If any of that describes you, read on and I will share my hair and face routine to prepare for our big …

our wedding- part three

Decorations, Flowers & Cake Todays post focuses on our decorations, where we got our flowers - how we arranged and used them - and our cake! We didn't go the usual "wedding" route, but I so loved getting to scour pinterest and blogs for different, more inexpensive, ideas! DECORATIONS As I mentioned in the second …

on Fathers Day

Fathers Day has always been a confusing day for me, but for the past 8 years, it has also been filled with hurt as well as gratitude. Every Father's Day since 2009, I have celebrated mom. During that year, she became a single mom to six confused and lost kids. I know life over this …

the other part of freedom

   “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done."//Philippians 4:6 Anxiety is a tricky thing. It goes hand in hand with fear and worry and can manifest itself in many different ways and in many different situations- yet, all we have to …

Something New

2015 started off, almost immediately, with extreme fear, doubt and anxiety. I couldn't figure out how to navigate life, reject the enemies lies and trust the Lord  simultaneously. But Jesus began to work in me despite that. The underlying theme for this past year ended up being grace and trust. My family and Nathan had …

the gut punch

   I had a great weekend. You know what I'm talking about? Like one of those weekends where life is so fun and so perfect and your heart is so full and you laugh when you think about having to go back to real life because, come on, that's four looooong days away, right? Wrong. …

good good Father

This is a post I know the Lord has been calling me to write for a little over a year now, but the fear of how it would be received and not quite knowing exactly what I should say has kept me from it. Until now. Y'all, I am convinced that I have the best …