Sometimes we may think we have convinced people we are the image we want them to see, but there is One we cannot so easily fool. I’m a chameleon. All my life, I have been concerned about appearances and how others perceive me. I moved nine times growing up and learned to fit in anywhere.… Continue reading Thank God He Knows My Name
An excerpt from More Beauty, Less Mess, A Mother-Daughter Reading Plan I’m Not What I Do By Kimi Miller "But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8 (NIV) Suggested Supplemental Reading: Romans 8:1-17 I knew the minute she got in the car… Continue reading More Beauty, Less Mess: An excerpt from Wholly Loved’s Reading Plan
Alligators brushed against my unprotected legs as I stood quivering in the murky, moonlit bayou water. My three bosses--all Jennifer Aniston clones--required me to catch a gator with my bare hands before I could join them in the boat. Then they tossed my bathroom scale in the water. “We need to know your weight before… Continue reading Incomparable: Seeing Ourselves through a New Lens
What is Our True Identity by Jodie Bailey I remember the day when I knew I was done… but not in the way you think. I was standing in the kitchen of our gorgeous new rental house, surrounded by boxes, and holding a coffee cup in each hand. Which cabinet should they live in? The… Continue reading What Is Our True Identity? by Jodie Bailey
It took me a long time to own up to being a Christian. I believed in God and willingly accepted Jesus as my Savior—all that was fine. I didn’t want to be lumped in with some of the other Christians I knew, and frankly didn’t like very much. The sanctimonious girl at school who invited… Continue reading Owning the Label I Once Spurned
