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My Favorite Books From 2018 and What I'm Looking Forward to Reading in 2019

2/7/2019

Reading is my favorite pastime. I love books and words and stories. I enjoy getting to know characters different from myself, and ones that remind me of myself. I enjoy traveling to a different time period, traveling to a different place, or traveling to both at the same time. Most of all, I enjoy how stories help me grow - challenging my perspectives, sparking conversations and connection with others, speaking truth and hope to my heart.

Since reading is something I’m passionate about and a way God has helped me become more the woman He created me to be, I wanted to share just a bit of my reading journey with you.

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How Reading Helped Me Embrace My Personality in Christ

1/31/2019

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This past year was hard. It was good, but also hard. I struggled with anxiety, discontent, and feeling stuck/purposeless a lot more than I would like to admit.

But I’ve seen my faith grow, even when I didn’t think it was growing. I’ve seen my joy become more steadfast, even when I didn’t think it was being strengthened. I’ve seen God’s goodness, even when it didn’t seem like He was working.

One area of my life that helped me grow, brought me joy, and shined God’s goodness, was the time I spent reading.

Reading is my favorite pastime. More than just enjoying stories and getting to know characters and places and time-periods, reading brings me rest and renewal, connection and community.

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When Your Life Isn't What You Planned

11/8/2018

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When I was growing up, I would often daydream about my future as a grown up.

I would think about the seasons to come, mapping them out in my head to create a perfect plan for my life.

But things didn’t always go according to my plans. My life looks a lot different now than I though it would in my childhood daydreams. God had different plans for me.

And to be honest, that can be hard. There are dreams that I want to be fulfilled, things that I want to happen but they haven’t yet.

Life doesn’t always go as we plan.

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How to Share Jesus With Others When You're Afraid To

10/4/2018

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On a summer night, as the setting sun painted the sky pink, and I sat on the queen bed my sister and I shared, my five-year-old heart recognized the love Jesus has for me and my need for Him to be my Savior.

So with a bowed head, closed eyes, and a simple prayer, I repented of my sins, asking Jesus to forgive and save me.

That was over 20 years ago, and a lot has happened since.

There have been times of happiness, longing, sorrow, overwhelm, loss, learning, confusion, discontentment, loneliness, trusting, seeking, finding, provision…

Through it all, God has been good. I have been given hope and joy in Jesus.

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When My Singleness Held Me Back From Joy

9/28/2018

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For as long as I can remember, I’ve dreamed of being a wife and mom. I’ve held this desire in my heart with hope for many years, looking forward to the day that I become Mrs. Somebody.

I’ve dreamed of making a home with someone, being a support and encouragement to him, and doing life together for God’s glory.

I’ve waited on God to bring us together. I’ve prayed for a godly man.

But at one month from my 27th birthday, I’m single, never even having had a boyfriend.

Still single. Still waiting. Still praying. Still hoping. Still dreaming.

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My Favorite Books From 2018 and What I'm Looking Forward to Reading in 2019

How Reading Helped Me Embrace My Personality in Christ

When Your Life Isn't What You Planned

How to Share Jesus With Others When You're Afraid To

When My Singleness Held Me Back From Joy

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