I’ll cut to the chase. I lost my period for 7 years due to anorexia. As a result of my illness, I lost 80 pounds in 4 months, and my periods vanished, when I was 15. Over the next 7 years, I was visited by Ms. Flow a total of 3 or 4 times for …
5 Things I’ve Learned In 2 Years of Marriage
My husband Johnny and I started dating 6 years ago. It’s wild to think about that; it feels both like we’ve known each other forever, so much longer, and like we started dating yesterday. What I can say is that being married to Johnny is the second greatest gift God has ever given me, next …
Overcoming
Recently, I have been studying the book of Revelation. Now, if you’re like many Christians, a lot of assumptions just flooded your mind to the effect of… You’re trying to figure out when the world will end! You think the COVID vaccine is the mark of the beast?! You think you know when Jesus will …
7 Characteristics of a Godly Wife
I have put off writing this. But Jesus kept gently whispering to me about it. With the sort of things I write about marriage…this is missing. This week, it’s been sooo on my heart that I haven’t been able to get this post off of mind. I had to write about it. What does it …
How to Do the Minnie Maud Method (And Why You Can’t Half-Ass It)
There are some things in life that you can get away with half-assing. It’s almost never a good idea, but some circumstances might be more conducive to it than others. I mean, for example, only putting in the bare minimum at your job at Wendy’s or writing a paper for an elective in high school. …
HIDDEN
You know what I mean. To be hidden. How do you hide? Maybe you’re shy. Ever since you can remember you’d be praying for a teacher that didn’t call on the kids in class who didn’t raise their hand. You’d sit at the back of the classroom and hide in a notebook or slumped down …
Marriage: Making the Ordinary Romantic
…And keep dating your spouse. Forever. Isn’t it true that we should date our spouses forever? That is a huge part of the commitment in marriage. It is a commitment to never stop dating, never stop pursuing, never stop loving. But dating doesn’t have to be expensive or fancy. Heck – it doesn’t even have …
Binge Eating Disorder: The Stigma
Can’t only obese people have binge eating disorder? I ate a lot of snacks with friends at movie night and felt overly full. Was that a binge? Binges are like 5000+ calories, right? My 1000-calorie raid-the-pantry fest doesn’t count? As a non-expert, but someone with first-hand experience with this disorder, speaking with other women with …
Is Anything in This World Totally and Completely Satisfying?
If I’m honest, there are times my fingers touch the Instagram app before I feel like I even know what I’m doing. Do you know the feeling? It’s like, it draws you in. And why? Is it FOMO? Is it the idea of being numbed out? Or is it that we’re actually longing for the …
How to Live Joyfully ALWAYS
There is a way to be joyful all the time, every second, no matter what is happening. I am so excited to share this way with you. You know those crying moments where the tears just won’t stop flowing? There are just tears spilling over and waves after waves of hiccupy tears, your face red …