The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. Psalm 37:23 Ah, the new year. A time to start fresh. A time to look forward, set goals, dream dreams. A time to look back, and see how far we have come. Wow. 2012. Stop and think about…
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Let Hope Arise: an open letter to the families of the children of Sandy Hook Elementary
To the families of the children of Sandy Hook, As I sit on Monday morning and listen to the many sounds of my own school building where I teach, I think about what it must have been like on Friday morning just a few miles away at Sandy Hook Elementary. Just a normal day in a small…
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If the Shoe Fits…
I was watching Cinderella the other night with my nephews, and it reminded me of this part of the story that I absolutely LOVE. I was wondering one night, “If all of Cinderella’s clothes turned back into rags at the stroke of midnight, why did her shoes remain glass slippers?” So I googled it… and…
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The Heart of the Modesty Issue
I have written about modesty before. I have written about why we need to modest in “Men are Pigs?” I have written about why Jesus expects us to be modest in “Jesus Doesn’t Care What I Wear.” But….where does modesty start? What is it all about? What does modesty really mean? It is not just…
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His unspeakable gift
Anyone can make a list of all the things that they are thankful for. We have been doing it every November ever since we could trace our little hands and draw a turkey with it. Thanksgiving is a great day to set aside some time to list all of the things we are thankful for….
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The Best-kept Beauty Secret
The world says the secrets to beauty are in diet pills, tanning booths, breast augmentations, wrinkle creams, and liposuction. We, of course, know this is untrue, but a lot of times as women {even christian women}, although we know this in our heads, we allow ourselves to be deceived by the lies of the world…
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Fashion Friday {11.9}
Hey there, Happy Fashion Friday! Floral Top: Forever 21 Jeans: Buffalo Boots: Dan Post Meet Samantha from Southern California! Jacket: Kardashian Kollection from Sears Dress: Cotton On Scarf: NY&Co Pants: Kardashian Kollection Ponte Knit Pants Boots: Good ol Charlotte Russe Love it! Want it! lol So cute! Someone to Watch: Downeast Basics has…
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Fashion Friday {11.2}
Hey, girls! Fashion Friday is back! Sorry about the missing weeks.. Hope you enjoy! :] Jeans: Buffalo Lace shirt: Fossil Sweater: Rachel Roy Boots: Sam Edelman Meet Clare :] Clare’s whole outfit is from: T.j.maxx Love it! Someone To Watch: Power of Modesty was founded to create a safe environment where teen girls…
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What is “Christian love” though?
You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say. -Martin Luther “Love” has become sort of a “pet-virtue” of American Christian society. “Christians are supposed to love” has become a term used to bully Christians who actually stand up for Christ into shutting their mouths in the…
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Purity and the Jesus Standard.
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. Hebrews 13:4 God’s standard is purity-whole purity. We, as his children are told to remain sexually pure until marriage, and for good reasons. These are some frightening statistics about sexual activity in today’s society: • Sexually active people are…
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