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6 Truths About Our God-Given Sexuality + A Book Review

April 30, 2019 in devotions, encouragement, reading, singleness

Guess what y’all?! I have the privilege of being on the launch team for Sex, Purity, and the Longings of a Girl’s Heart by Kristen Clark and Bethany Beal, and today is launch day for the book! If you have read any of my other book reviews, you know I do them a little bit

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How to Live a Life of Lovely Even i...

April 1, 2019 in devotions, encouragement, lifestyle, reading

A couple of years ago, I read Looking for Lovely by Annie F. Downs. I loved it, like I love all of her books. She has a way of being vulnerable and so relatable, as well as encouraging. Recently, I read her new book,...

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8 Thinsg Every Single Girl Should Be Praying About

8 Things Every Single Girl Should B...

March 18, 2019 in devotions, encouragement, singleness, trusting God

Y’all, I am so excited about this post today! It is a collaboration with my friend Kimberly. We decided we wanted to write about prayer, and with my audience being mostly single girls, I knew I wanted to write about 8 things every single...

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How to Manage Expectations as a Sin...

January 27, 2019 in devotions, encouragement, lifestyle, singleness

I feel like God has been teaching me a lot about expectations recently. Y’all, I am like the poster child for having unrealistic, high expectations. I used to always be disappointed on my birthday and other holidays because I expected so much from them. ...

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How to Remember God in the Waiting...

January 6, 2019 in devotions, encouragement, reading, singleness, trusting God

Remember God. When I saw Annie F. Downs was releasing a book by that title, I instantly knew I was going to love it. When I read what it was going to be about, I was positive I was going to love it. I’ve...

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8 Ways to Heal Your Heart After a B...

January 3, 2019 in devotions, encouragement, lifestyle, singleness

Any type of heartbreak or breakup is hard. It truly is. I mean, think about it. God did not create us for broken relationships or hurt hearts- He created us for intimacy. But when sin entered the world, hurt did as well. Thankfully, God...

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5 Ways to Wait Well as a Single Gir...

November 3, 2018 in devotions, encouragement, lifestyle, singleness

Actually, can we just remove wait from the title? I don’t think that being single is all about waiting. Yes, most of us probably will get married one day, but it’s not promised. I think that we should be living life to the fullest...

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5 Ways to Remain Hopeful as a Singl...

September 15, 2018 in devotions, encouragement, singleness

Have you ever hit rock bottom as a single girl? When you feel hopeless and like you can’t go on another day? You feel so lonely and desire to be loved by a man. Being single can be hard. I get it. Trust me,...

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5 Ways to Truly Trust God with Your...

August 13, 2018 in devotions, encouragement, lifestyle, trusting God

I remember last fall packing up to go to Liberty University’s College for a Weekend. For as long as I could remember, I had planned on going to Liberty University to earn my bachelor’s degree in elementary education. But for some reason, I just...

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A Heartfelt Letter to All the Singl...

July 19, 2018 in encouragement, lifestyle, singleness

Single girls, I see you. Mostly because I’m just like you- single and so ready for a relationship. So ready to be fully known and loved by a man. Please know, you are beautiful and your standards are not too high. It’s so hard...

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