Where God's Word Meets Our Mess
Hi friends! Today's post has a link to a recent episode of The Joyful Health Show, where I chatted with host Kasey Shuler about how anorexia affected my life, what my recovery journey looked like, and how I ended up writing Real Recovery. I really appreciate Kasey having me on the show, and I hope you have the opportunity to listen to it soon (which you can do by clicking here)!
Even though I’m not in college anymore, you and I have more in common than you might expect. First, I’ve always been an introvert; so I understand how valuable your alone time is. Second, a few years ago, I was in college—specifically, a small Christian college that was a 10-hour drive from home. I missed my family, I was scared of making friends, and I was too concerned about my grades. (Yeah, #Classic Introverted Freshman.) But in hindsight, I can see so many things I should’ve done differently in college—and this post is my friendly warning to you: Don’t do what I did.
I'm so excited to invite you to a conference this October—UncommonTEEN Live—where I'll be speaking alongside my friend Jamie Kirschner! I had a blast sharing on the UncommonTEEN podcast last summer, and I'm thankful to Jamie for the opportunity to share at this conference for Christian teen girls. If you're interested in attending this conference, check out the event details below.
This post was written by author Nicole Jacobsmeyer, who wrote the book Take Back Your Joy: Fighting for Purpose When Life Is More Than You Can Handle. Nicole has faced so many challenges in her life, and her resiliency is commendable—but so is her reliance on God. If you're going through a season of suffering, I encourage you to read her post and remember you don't go through anything alone.
I couldn’t help but notice Liam sitting across the room from me in that small circle of people. He was incredibly handsome, so I immediately tried to catch a glimpse of his left hand to see if he was married or not. To my delight, he wasn’t wearing a wedding ring! But unfortunately, the evening went downhill from there.
I recently left my job as the Proposal Coordinator of an IT consulting company to become a writer/editor of reports for donors at a Christian nonprofit organization. This is the kind of job I’ve wanted for a long time. Before I was even contacted by the organization about setting up an initial interview, I'd been praying for God to provide a position at a Christian company—specifically doing something I enjoy. When I was offered the position at the nonprofit, I knew it was an answer to prayer. However, I don't think my non-Christian coworkers and supervisors at the IT consulting company truly understood why I was leaving.
Hi friends! It's been a while since we've had an interview on TTT, so I know you're going to love this new interview with Debbie W. Wilson. She's an author friend of mine who is preparing for the launch of her book, Little Strength, Big God! Keep reading to learn more about her writing journey, as well as her suggestions for growing writers.
As I recently wrote in an open letter to single girls regarding the "church search," there are factors that do matter and factors that don’t matter. Things like worship style, preaching style, sermon topics, seating or décor arrangements, and service times can fluctuate significantly in a short period of time. But the three things that shouldn’t fluctuate—and should be the key factors in your search for a new church—are included below.
But the recently released Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling has drawn far more attention than all of the animated Barbie movies combined. Why? What’s the draw? Is it nostalgia? The A-list actors and actresses in the cast? All the pink? Perhaps it's simply unrealistic expectations.
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