We’ve gotten just a glimpse of spring weather here and there in Nashville the past few weeks. I’d love for the glimpse to turn into more of a glow - and stay a while! Anytime I get even a tinge of warm weather after such cold, dreary days I am immediately ready to travel somewhere. So where have been dreaming about? The beach of course! I think one of the most unique beach destinations is Charleston, South Carolina. It’s where the South meets the beach, where two of my favorite worlds ...
Preparing Our Hearts for Easter
Last week, I wrote a post for Lifeway’s Women All Access where I shared my thoughts about preparing our hearts for Easter. (To see the original post, click here.) With Easter being a week away, I wanted to share the post here as well. The Easter holiday is one we celebrate with joy. We associate Easter with colorful pastels, hearty meals and time together. Like many holidays, Easter may be one of tradition for you and your family, or perhaps April 1 will consist of brand new plans for you ...
A PSA: Be a Better Person, Not a Different Person
Becoming a better person and becoming a different person are two completely different concepts. There isn’t a fine line between them but rather a gaping rift something more like the Grand Canyon. Becoming a better person just doesn’t mean the same thing as becoming a different person. Imagine you’re a tennis player. There’s a difference in becoming a better tennis player and playing a different sport altogether. As is the case with life. We should always strive to grow and better ourselves, ...
Billy Graham, America’s Pastor
Last week, a man who has dedicated his life to serving the Lord, went home to Heaven. Billy Graham devoted his life to spreading the Good News, teaching the Gospel, and leading countless souls to salvation. I feel blessed to have lived during his lifetime, and I know that I will continue to learn from him long after his passing. We all will because the mark he made on this world is one that will have lasting effects. Billy Graham is known as America's pastor. He counseled every president ...
The Value of Staying in Your Lane
While I consider it important to be willing to make a change if you aren’t happy, I think it equally important to recognize your gifts because there is value in knowing what you’re good at and sticking to it. But before we can thrive using our gifts, there are a few things we must do to get ourselves there. Accept what you don’t know. Sometimes before we can best use our gifts, we must humble ourselves in knowing what areas we need help. I’ll use myself as an example here. I don’t know ...
What Loving Yourself and Others Really Means on Valentine’s Day
Whether you’re single, dating, or married, this Valentine’s Day, choose to intentionally love. Here’s what loving yourself is. It’s separating yourself from your vices. Love yourself enough to know when you need to let something (or someone) go. If you eat too many peanut butter M&Ms, stop buying them at the store. If the jeans you can’t squeeze in anymore make you feel insecure, toss the pants. If you constantly feel lesser than or hurt by someone in your life, let them go. You have ...
The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
She did not realise, when her father claimed the throne and her brother won it, that a price must always be paid for power, and it will be paid by her as well as the rest of us. The White Queen This is one of my most recent reads, so I'm sharing my thoughts on the first book in The Cousin's War series by Philippa Gregory. Here's what you need to know. It’s historical fiction. I didn’t think I liked historical fiction, but apparently I do. Philippa Gregory’s The White Queen is the ...
Three Reasons to Focus on Others
In the past year, I’ve been reminded of the importance of caring, of truly caring for others. Though we may think of caring for others as a basic teaching or easy practice, it is actually anything but - because we must constantly be intentional about it. Shifting our focus away from ourselves and onto others not only changes our perspective, it changes our entire lives. So I just wanted to share a few things that have inspired me to focus on others. Number 1: God wants us to care. There ...
Why Single Girls Aren’t Settling
I do not have an everyone-everywhere-should-be-single attitude nor do I believe that everyone everywhere should get married. In my mind, if you’re single, ok, and if you’re married, ok. You know how some married couples are happy and some aren’t happy? It’s that way for the singles, too. Not everyone who is single hates being single just like not everyone who is married hates being married. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that some of the singles who don’t like being single don’t actually ...