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Grow

It's been a long time since I posted anything here. Well... Anything of substance, at least. I've kind of missed it, but at the same time, I feel like I needed a break from something . Sometimes life just gets hectic and we get caught up in things like school, relationships, church, and everything else that gives us both stress and a reason to get up every morning. We spend so much of our energy on these things that we cut back on the things that don't require as much of our attention. For me, it's meant cutting back on my writing. Or better yet, writing for pleasure. In my last post, I talked about how I was hoping to get back into a better schedule. Yeah... Didn't happen. The past couple months of my life have been a little turbulent, to say the least. God's been working and things tend to get a little rocky when the Creator begins the shaping process on stubborn human hearts such as mine. Regardless, things seem to be leveling out a li...

Thankful for the Failures

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  Yes. I am blogging on Thanksgiving. Yes. I realize that no one is probably going to read this today because it is Thanksgiving and most people have already posted their annual “Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I’m thankful for…” status on Facebook and now intend to shun social media while they spend time with the turkey and dressing –I mean- Aunt Pearl and Uncle Roger. Family… Yes. Ahem. ;) Anyway, when I read all the “thankfulness” statuses this morning (when I logged on to post my own) my mind couldn’t help but wander over to James 1:17. So… Instead of posting a “thankfulness” status, I posted that verse because it honestly doesn’t matter whether or not you’re thankful if you don’t keep in mind who you’re thankful to. I hope that’s proper English. It sounds weird. Anyway… Sometimes, I think we’re aware that we’re “thankful” for the things that we have, yet we tend to forget about where they come from: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming d...

While I'm Waiting

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Before I post this, let me take a moment to explain my sporadic posting... I live in the middle of nowhere and do not have internet at home (except the 2 gigabytes on my phone). So, I'm pretty much having to just post when I can. Plus, I started my sophomore year of college two weeks ago and it's been busy... Anyway, that's my excuse. Moving on... Today, I'm going to be merging Musical Monday with Wednesdays in God's Word (is that what I decided to call it??) because I have internet today and it makes sense. This is the song that's been on my heart all day.  "While I'm Waiting" by John Waller Lately, I've been struggling with an old battle of mine -loneliness. Well... maybe not loneliness as much as just singleness. I have amazing, awesome, wonderful friends whom I love dearly, so I'm not exactly "lonely," but being single gets to you after a while. I did the math the other day, y'all. I have been single for ...

How to Judge a Boy by His Cover

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  Alright. I'm pretty sure some of you read the title of this post and bristled immediately. "My Mama always told me to never judge a book by it's cover! Judging is bad and..." Yeah, yeah... I know. If it makes you feel better, this post is mostly just for laughs. Mostly. There's actually a lot of truth to what I'm saying here, though. So bear with me. Week before last, I was blessed to be able to attend a wonderful Christian camp  in Mississippi. As an almost-twenty single girl, I'd be lying if I told you that I was so focused on Jesus that I didn't even notice the population of nice, godly men there. Of course that wasn't my main focus and God really moved in my life while I was there, but let's be real. I was aware that there were some good guys floating around. Now, let me just say this. I am a picky person when it comes to relationships and I am not ashamed to say it. I have high standards. I don't just want a boyfriend. I w...