relationships
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When Your Friend Gets the Thing That You’ve Been Praying For
I think we’ve all been there. We’re hoping and praying for something – a boyfriend, a job, a ring, a baby, a home, the “all clear” medical result – and then we see somebody else get it. We know we should be happy for them and rejoice with those who rejoice (Romans 12:15). But it almost feels like Continue reading
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6 Things I Learned as a Newlywed Wife
Honestly, some people may consider my husband and I to still be newlyweds. We’ve been married for a little over a year and a half at this point. To me, it almost feels like we rushed straight through that season because we got pregnant and became parents so early. Either way, I’ve learned a lot and am still Continue reading
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5 Important Things to Look for in Your Future Husband
My husband and I got married a little over a month ago, on December 4th. Before then, I read countless blogs and books all telling me what I should look for in my future husband. All of them were great qualities to consider as I made the decision to ultimately marry my husband. But honestly, Continue reading
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How to Pray for Your Boyfriend
It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post! Even the last post published on my blog was an interview, haha. I’ve missed sitting down and pouring out my heart through words to [hopefully] encourage you all. So I’m really excited for today’s post, and it’s one I’ve wanted to write for a long Continue reading
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A Christian Guy’s Perspective on Dating (Q&A With My Boyfriend Part 2)
I am so glad you all enjoyed last week’s blog post: the Q&A with my boyfriend part 1! That post was more about our relationship specifically, but we got so many other good questions that were more general. So we’re tackling those today! I always loved reading posts about singleness and dating from a Christian Continue reading
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How to Find Your Fulfillment in Jesus and Not Your Boyfriend
Finding our fulfillment in Jesus is a struggle in every season of life. I know I struggled with it when I was single, which you can read about here. Now that I have a boyfriend, I still struggle with it. It is so easy to try to find our fulfillment in other things in this Continue reading
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5 Things to do as a Single Girl to Prepare for a Relationship
Hi y’all! One of the topics requested by some of the people that took my survey earlier this year was how to prepare for a relationship even while you are single. So that’s what I want to write about today: 5 things to do as a single girl to prepare for a relationship! It’s not Continue reading
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How We Met + 5 Lessons I’ve Learned Being in a Relationship
Hi you guys! It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post and I’ve missed writing so much. So much has happened since the last time I wrote a post on being single, so I wanted to write an update for those of you that do not follow me on Instagram. In September of Continue reading
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5 Things to Do Once You are Engaged (for Christian Couples)
I talk a lot about being single here on the blog, and I totally love that! I really feel like, as a single girl myself, God has called me to encourage other single girls. But when Basic Invite reached out to me and asked if I’d like to work with them, I immediately thought of Continue reading
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