One of the topics close to my heart is singleness. I feel for all the single ladies cause that is the path I am walking as well. I can relate to feeling lonely for someone we haven’t met yet, the fear of wondering if we’ll ever get married, to the pain of “why can’t that be me”? I am twenty-five years old, I have never received flowers from a guy, been on a date, or been kissed.
Read More2014 dawned bright and I had love in my sights. I was searching for a man to walk into the future with, because I believed I needed a man to complete me. That fall, I was invited to a collegiate worship service at a nearby university. That’s where I saw him. He had dark hair, and eyes I thought held my future. I found out the hard way, that wasn’t the case.
Read More“So, Becca, are you getting an MRS degree?” asked my uncle the Christmas after I graduated high school. I was homeschooled grades K-12, but I had decided to take some time off so I could focus on family, missions, and other passions in my life. I didn’t know what the MRS degree saying meant at first, and in case you’ve never heard it, I’ll explain: Mrs. degree. He was implying I’d skipped college to get married.
Read MorePersistent prayer doesn't change God. It changes us. Because it takes everything to keep showing up at His throne with the same request day after day, and more faith than you think you have to keep believing He will answer in His time.
Read MoreI once believed the only stories worth reading boasted of intriguing romantic plot lines. Over the past few years, though, the Lord has shown me what love truly is – and what it is not.
Read MoreAs a teenager and into my early twenties, I really didn’t like the marriage set up painted by the church and the Bible. I am not even going to the topic of submission. That’s a topic for another day. No, I want to start with the basics: being a helper to a man.
Read MoreI have so many friends who are hurting right now. I also know of many more — thanks to social media — people who I feel like I know in real life. It’s hard to know what to do or say when people I love go through hard things, and I never want to be insensitive to what they’re going through. Here are a few ways you can support someone who is hurting this holiday season:
Read MoreThis time of year always grips me with stress and fear. Not necessarily due to the busyness of the holiday season (although that is certainly there) but because of all the unknowns looming in the year ahead. As disciples of Jesus, however, we are called to allow tomorrow to inform the decisions of today, but return to the urgent business of the living present, in the moment. In other words, we are wise about the future but we do not live there.
Read MoreYears ago, when my boys were young and impressionable, one of the grandparents had a talk on modesty with them. They’d been upstairs, had all taken their bath before bedtime, and were probably running around naked (I’m rolling my eyes though - they were probably ages 5, 4, and 2). My husband’s dad taught them at that early age that it was good to keep private, what should be kept private. I don’t know why that stuck with all of us so much over the years, but I’m thankful for his lessons on this topic, because it’s something I think about often as a mom of four sons and my perspective comes more from this angle.
Read MoreThere are times though that I’m so focused on His good gifts that before I know it, my soul is out of alignment. Instead of praising Him in the present, I find myself feeling like a frustrated child. I didn’t say it was pretty, but it’s honest. And when this happens, God brings me back to a story He laid on my heart several years ago. A story of a little girl who is promised a special gift from her Good Giver.
Read MoreThe way our society portrays relationships is confusing more often than not. I spent a lot of time being single before meeting the man I later married. And I spent more time than I’d like to admit being worried about that state of singleness. The advice offered to single women seemed to fall along the lines of, “Enjoy the time that you have by yourself.” To me, this always came across as either trite or—depending on my mood—even somewhat insulting.
Read MoreLittle girls often play house, innocently imagining themselves being married and having children. Later, those same little girls grow up to be young women who start dreaming of their wedding day, the white picket fence, and the fairytale, “happily EVER after.”
Read MoreI’ve always been told that singleness in a season of waiting, and that’s almost right, we just need to make sure it’s the correct kind of waiting. We cannot be passively waiting, we need to be actively waiting.
Read MoreEven when we have sinned and are dirty, in God’s eyes, we are worth the same amount as the brand new iPhone just off the conveyor belt versus the used iPhone that needs a few Clorox wipes taken to it.
Read MoreThe Bible doesn’t say anything about dating. It talks plenty about marriage, but it doesn’t talk about who should make the first move, the proper texting etiquette, and the many other questions Christian women encounter. That is what today’s article is all about - three steps that unmarried Christian women can take to be in a better position to date this year.
Read MoreWaiting is hard. It's grueling. It can be even harder when you feel alone in the process. When everyone around you seems to be getting what they want, and you continue to beg God to answer your prayers.
Read MoreJust as there are stages to grief, there are stages to wrestling with God’s plan for our lives. My senior year is just one example of when the Lord asked me to wrestle with His plan and realign my heart with His. Hannah’s story in 1 Samuel 1 provides an outline and guidance as we step into obedience when wrestling with God.
Read MoreIt’s 2019, and I don’t think any other generation has ever been lonelier than ours. It’s the digital age of “liking” but not loving and serving. Our real-life experiences have been replaced by online connections and, because we have been deprived of any kind of authentic relationships, we live in a great isolation than ever before.
Read MoreFor that girl who is doing okay spiritually, taking all the correct steps and still feeling frustrated in her faith, keep going and keep pursuing. God shines even in times where you feel like you are perpetually waiting.
Read MoreWe put marriage on such a high pedestal that to many it becomes an idol that defines womanhood. As if a woman only has worth if she is in a romantic relationship or if she is a wife and mother.
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