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  • My Top 5 Homemaking Tips for the Christian Woman

    My Top 5 Homemaking Tips for the Christian Woman

    Maybe I should start with a disclaimer? I have only been at this homemaking thing for about a year and a half. But I feel like in the past...
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  • 23 Things I've Learned in 23 Years

    23 Things I’ve Learned in 23 Years

    Today is my 23rd birthday, and I thought it would be fun to share a post on what I’ve learned in the 23 years I have been on this...
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  • To the single girl who wonders if she's enough

    To the Single Girl Who Wonders if She’s Enough...

    I get it – when it looks as if no guy is choosing you, you feel like you’re not enough. Like something is wrong with you or you are...
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  • Does God love her more? / All Things Allison Marie

    Does God Love Her More?

    I think we’ve all thought this question before, “Does God love her more than me?” At least subconsciously. It can be so easy to wonder when somebody else is...
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  • How to Find Your Identity in Jesus and Not a Man

    How to Find Your Identity in Jesus & Not a Man...

    Whether you’re single, dating, engaged, or married, it is so easy to try and find your identity in a man. I think it’s truly because we were made in...
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How to Guard Your Heart as a Single...

January 14, 2018 in encouragement, lifestyle, singleness

Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4:23 Anybody else out there wondered what it means to guard your heart?  In youth group, I was always told to guard my heart.  I didn’t want to give my...

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An interview with Shelley Black, the author of Savoring Single. She answers some of your questions on being single in a God-honoring way!

Interview With Shelley Black + Revi...

January 7, 2018 in encouragement, interviews, lifestyle, reading, singleness

Hi friends!  I am SO excited about this post!  If you follow me over on Instagram, then you’ve probably heard me talk about this new book, Savoring Single.  It is amazing and I wish every single person everywhere could read it.  It has truly...

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How to Set Attainable & Meanin...

December 31, 2017 in lifestyle

Can y’all believe it is almost the New Year??  I don’t know where the year has gone, but it’s been a pretty good one.  Rough in many spots, but so good in many more. I think my favorite part of the year was truly...

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What I got for Christmas 2017 + a Christmas and birthday gift guide for teenage Christian girls!

What I Got for Christmas 2017

December 26, 2017 in Christmas, lifestyle

Hi friends!  I hope you all had a very merry Christmas.  I had such an awesome time with family celebrating the birth of our Savior! When I was little, I used to write down everything I got for Christmas in a special notebook.  I...

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How to thrive as a single Christian girl during Christmas and the holidays.

How to Thrive as a Single Girl Duri...

December 10, 2017 in Christmas, encouragement, lifestyle, singleness

I totally get it.  The holidays can be such a tough time being single.  Although I haven’t reached the point where everybody’s asking why I don’t have a boyfriend, I still get asked if I have a boyfriend.  Never being able to say yes...

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How to Prepare Your Heart for Chris...

December 4, 2017 in Christmas, lifestyle

Y’all, it’s my favorite time of the year!  I’m seriously LOVING all of the decorations, music, activities, and gift-buying.  Yesterday, my sisters and I made a gingerbread house- one of our favorite Christmas traditions!  What are some of yours? But you know, it is...

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18 ways to be generous with your time, money, and talents whether or not it's Christmas.

18 Ways to Be Generous Whether or N...

November 26, 2017 in Christmas, lifestyle

Y’all, it’s officially Christmas!!  I’m currently listening to Christmas music (again) while writing this blog post.  I’m SO excited about this time of year, and have some fun Christmas blog posts planned!  Stay tuned! 😉 So I’ve thought a lot about being generous after...

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5 Ways to Be Content in this self focused world.

5 Ways to Be Content in This Self-F...

November 20, 2017 in devotions, encouragement, lifestyle

Happy Thanksgiving Week, friends!  I’m currently writing this post listening to Christmas music (don’t judge) and it’s just the best.  The holidays are my absolute favorite time of the year! It’s also the time to give!  I seriously love picking out the perfect present...

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How and why to give generously as a Christian.

How and Why to Give Generously

November 13, 2017 in devotions, encouragement, lifestyle

I was babysitting for my aunt and uncle one night, and I knew they were going to pay me.  They asked me to babysit, and they always do.  Plain and simple.  But that was the problem.  I felt guilty about accepting the money, and...

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35 easy and practical ways to practice self care.

35 Ways to Practice Self Care

October 23, 2017 in lifestyle, self care

Y’all, self care is something that is becoming so important to me (and it’s becoming a growing theme in Christian blogs!).  Jesus lives inside of us, and it is so important to take care of our bodies.  Not only that, but it keeps us...

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I think I first heard the term “working home” I think I first heard the term “working home” in my friend Katy’s (@faithful.homemaker) newsletter. At least, I’m pretty sure that’s what she called it. Basically, we live in our homes and spend a lot of time there. It’s okay, more than okay, if it looks lived in. Right now, I have baby toys in the middle of my living room and the coffee table is pushed to the side. Aesthetically, it’s not ideal. But it works so well for us right now. Another example would be that we moved our exercise bike into our bedroom. Again, it’s not ideal, but right now, that’s the only way I would be able to use it. It would be difficult for me to go out to our shop/garage to use it with a baby.

Things do not have to be perfectly aesthetic. All that matters is that your family is well taken care of and that you can easily use the things that are important to you. My home is still clean and organized, but things might not be exactly where other people think they should be. But my days are simpler because of it.

What’s one stressor in your life that could be eliminated by simply moving an item to a more convenient location?

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You can read more homemaking tips in my new blog post, My Top 5 Homemaking Tips for the Christian Woman.  Link in bio! 🤍
Tomorrow is my first Mother’s Day, and I’ve ju Tomorrow is my first Mother’s Day, and I’ve just been reflecting on how thankful I am to be this little boy’s mama.  I always wanted to be a mom, but I never expected to have a baby so soon.  I couldn’t imagine life without him though, and I know God’s timing is so perfect.

Motherhood hasn’t been easy- I’ve had to learn (and am still learning) how to hold myself and my baby to a standard of grace and not perfection, I am still trying to accept my new body and be thankful for all it’s done, and realizing my time and schedule isn’t my own anymore has been a challenge at times.  But all in all, I’m so thankful that God has chosen motherhood to continue to sanctify me and make me more like Him.

I’m so thankful for my little buddy. 🤍
For my birthday this year, I wrote a blog post on For my birthday this year, I wrote a blog post on 23 things I’ve learned in 23 years.  It was so much fun to write!  Today is my actual birthday, so it went live this morning.  The link is in my bio if you’d like to check it out! 🤍
Anyone else a perfectionist? I think I’ve alway Anyone else a perfectionist?  I think I’ve always been one, but lately, it’s felt all-consuming. 

I want my body to look perfect even after having a baby.  I want said baby to be on a perfect schedule.  I want my home to look perfect when my husband comes home from work.  I want to always have the perfect words to say when somebody I know is hurting.  I want the food I eat and the groceries I buy to be perfectly healthy, while staying perfectly in our budget.  And I often hold others to that standard of perfection.

But last week, I was reading in New Morning Mercies by Paul David Tripp (March 11), and he said something that made me stop in my tracks: “If you don’t keep the eyes of your heart focused on the paradise that is to come, you will try to turn this poor fallen world into the paradise it will never be.”

This world is not perfect and can never be the paradise that we yearn for.  My desire for perfection is the desire for paradise, and if this world can never be paradise, then my striving for perfection is futile. 

I have to give myself and others the grace that Jesus so freely gives to us.  I have to keep my eyes on the future paradise that will fulfill all my longings for perfection.  I have to do my best and know that on this side of eternity, that is enough.  And I have to keep my eyes on Jesus, who is perfect and can fill in the gaps where I fall short.
When I was single, I was more vulnerable and share When I was single, I was more vulnerable and shared what I was struggling with more openly on social media with the hopes that I could encourage others going through the same thing.  Now, I don’t do that as often. 

One morning last week, around 4:00 while I was nursing Levi, I was thinking about why I am not as vulnerable on social media anymore.  I realized that it was because now, my life involves two other people that I’m trying to protect.  I want to respect their privacy and not share our struggles with the rest of the world.  Middle of the night thoughts are so profound 🤪

My point in sharing this?  It made me realize that just how I am protecting my family by not posting the hard parts of our life, others are doing the same.  Social media truly is a highlight reel, and I’ve been trying to do my best to remember that as I scroll through perfect moments while dealing with a tough situation in my own life. 

Everyone has struggles, even if their life looks perfect on Instagram. 

I just wanted to post this as a reminder to us all to stop comparing our imperfect lives to a highlight reel of somebody else’s. 🤍
When Jason and I were dating, it was a struggle fo When Jason and I were dating, it was a struggle for me to find my identity in Jesus instead of him.  I tried to look to him to find my fulfillment, and that never worked for long. 

I did the same thing at times when I was single.  I tried to find my identity in my relationship status.

And now that I’m married, it’s easy to try to find my identity in my husband.

I’m guessing I’m not the only one.

That’s why I wrote the blog post “How to Find Your Identity in Jesus & Not a Man.” It’s an encouragement to us all as we put God first and try to love others well.  The link to read the post is in my bio!
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