I thrive on words of encouragement. It’s my top score on the 5 Love Languages test. And wouldn’t you know it? My husband scores the lowest in this category. Help. Every time I get dressed …
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#19 Thoughts on JOY: What it is, What it’s not and How to have it no matter what
As Christmas quickly approaches, we are on the lookout for the promised things the Advent season represents: Hope, Faith, Joy, Peace. This past week at my church, the third week of Advent, we looked at …
#18 BE THE “REAL YOU” EVEN WHEN YOU’RE AFRAID OF REJECTION
If you had told me five years ago that this is what I’d be doing with my life, I would have laughed. How could God use a broken mess like me? Yet here I am. Being …
#15 UGLY CRYING IN UNEXPECTED PLACES
Are any of you hurting? Mourning the loss of someone you love dearly? I lost my cousin in June. June 2, actually. My wedding anniversary. Not that it matters much, but it was a stark …
#14 REFRAMING OUR FOCUS FOR THE NEW YEAR
As a photographer, I spend a lot of time honing my craft. Owning a nice camera will not get you far unless you learn how to use it to its full capacity. Much of my …
#13 THE GLOW OF A CHRISTMAS TREE
There is something inexplicably captivating in the soft glow of a Christmas tree. It is welcoming and warm. Each tiny light holds power that pierces the darkness. Yet it gently welcomes me to sit close …
#12 TO THE CHRISTIAN WITH ANXIETY + DEPRESSION: HOW TO PRAY
#TransformationTuesday #AndreaNSpeaks #ThePrayerOfFaith #ChristiansWithAnxietyAndDepression #ReframedThroughTheLensOfLove If you’re a Christian struggling to understand how to pray about your anxiety, depression, chronic illness or any other painful reality – I urge you to give this message a …
#8 YOUR PAST DOES NOT DEFINE YOUR FUTURE.
There’s no denying our pasts shape who we are. For good and for bad. The list of experiences goes on and on. But no matter what your past holds, it does NOT limit what God …
#7 CONFIDENCE BLOOMS IN THE BATTLES
“Just as a butterfly has to work her way out of a chrysalis in order to build the strength she needs to fly with her newfound wings, the confidence and beauty that is innately within us often only shows itself after having been met by tension and hardship. These become the untradeable experiences that build the strength we need to embrace the magnificent moxie that was inside us all along.”
Have you found this to be true for you, friend?
Tell me about it in the comments below!
#6 THE HOPE OF EASTER
Easter is about hope, renewal, new life. The miracle of God coming as to Earth as a baby at Christmas is made complete with the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus at Easter. Christ DEFEATED …