We all want to be found beautiful. Attractive. Someone who makes someone else’s heart beat faster for just a moment. Someone who holds another’s gaze for a fraction longer than necessary. And of course, our society has capitalized on this desire and taken the beauty obsession to extreme, unhealthy measures – placing unrealistic expectations on… Continue reading How Rare is the Man
[Part 2 of a 3-part series on becoming a woman of strength and dignity.] There was a garden. There was a beautiful young woman. There was a deceitful serpent. There was the promise of power and control. She took the fruit, believed the lie, and with one bite, the world was forever changed. The world… Continue reading Dignity or Dominance – When Strength is Under Control
Part 1 of 3 on Being a Woman of Strength & Dignity(Thoughts from a study I’m co-leading this summer on Proverbs 31 …) She’s independent, they say. She’s “capable, confident & secure in her strengths,” they tell us. She’s powerful, they whisper. She makes things happen, they remind us. She stands and she holds her… Continue reading A Woman’s Honest Appeal – When Strength is in Weakness
I remember that journal I had when I was a kid and it had check-boxes for all the things that made me feel “grown-up”. And now suddenly those things on that list are all things I’m expected to do on my own with no one praising me because I did it right … It’s a… Continue reading 10 Ways to Better Embrace My Late Twenties
To pick up from where we left off a month ago … 11. Hold Your Head High, But Never Your NoseBe the kind of woman who has enough respect for herself to carry herself tall … but not so much regard for herself that it makes her snobbish. Know that your identity in Christ is… Continue reading A Ladies’ Guide to Keeping it Classy, Part II
Classiness is something that is quickly becoming archaic in our culture. In a society that has our female role models swinging nude from wrecking balls or wearing dresses made out of meat, it’s easy to forget that such a thing as class even exists. What happened to our beloved icons of style and manner such… Continue reading A Ladies’ Guide to Keeping It Classy, Part I
The Vintage Girl 