Note: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I might earn a commission at no cost to you. I only recommend products that I truly value as a Christian woman. My mother found Christian inspiration from many sources: her ministers, friends at church, famous Christian women, a multitude of devotionals for women and prayer books for women, and more. But she didn’t always connect to the prayers she read. She didn’t always feel like her prayer books…Continue Reading
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27 Encouraging Bible Verses for Singles
As a married woman, I normally write about marriage for Christian women. But I was single once. In fact, I married my first boyfriend! So while I don’t have much dating experience at all, I do still remember my years as a single Christian woman. I could have used this list of encouraging Bible verses for singles. When I was younger, I often felt discouraged as a single Christian woman. Growing up in South Carolina, I felt a lot of…Continue Reading
On Rejoicing, Weeping, and Feeling Too Much
A friend of mine posted to Facebook to share an example of sexism she recently experienced as a mother. She asked if it was okay to feel upset about the incident. Most of the comments all affirmed her upset feelings. Others did not. In fact, those dissenting comments all told her: you’re overreacting just like all other parents overreact over something you need to be grateful you even have a child it’s not fair to accuse that person of sexism…Continue Reading
Why I Love Going on Pilgrimage to Walsingham
Pilgrimages are one of those “Catholic things” that often puzzle our Protestant brethren. In its most strictly Catholic meaning, a pilgrimage is a journey to a holy place, such as the places of Jesus’ life in the Holy Land or a shrine. But on a more basic level, it’s also a journey of growth. Pilgrimage as devotion Pilgrimages as devotions date back in the Catholic tradition from as early as the mid-3rd century. This practice echoes the Jewish one of…Continue Reading