As someone who witnessed first-hand how much damage a narcissist can do to a loved one years ago, like Katie Oliver in my next release, On the Flip Side, I learned the hard way what not to say to someone who is in a toxic relationship. It was an extremely painful period of my life, as the narcissist isolated my loved one from everyone else who loved them and, as a result, caused friction between me and my loved one to the point where we barely spoke to one another.
If you’re currently in a similar situation, watching a loved one date (or remain married to) someone who constantly belittles them, abuses them, or engages in secret, illegal or immoral activity that harms your loved one and have no idea how to talk to them anymore, this post is for you.
My husband and I, after almost three and a half years of marriage and combatting my personal medical anxiety, started trying for a baby in March of 2025.
Almost a year ago, after going through seasons where I’d temporarily delete Facebook from my phone, I read what Cal Newport had to say about setting boundaries for social media usage in his book, Digital Minimalism, and made the decision to permanently delete the app off my phone. While in the grand scheme of things this sounds like a minor decision, this change has instead altered my life for the better. Here’s how.
A little over three weeks ago, after almost nine years of praying for God to deliver me from a place that had filled me with nothing but anxiety and dread, He led me to make a life-changing decision. With complete peace, I obeyed Him and stepped out in faith, not knowing if I was about to sink or swim. However, the Lord provided for me in a miraculous way.
This is the story of how I quit my job with no backup plan, and how God showed up when I needed Him most.
If you haven’t noticed, the world is overwhelming.
Between our families, work, church, and social lives (if we dare have one), the world has us running here, there, and everywhere, and if you’re like I was a couple years ago, it’s got you running ragged.
Last year, with my word of the year being stillness, I chose to take a step back from busyness and focus more on God. This became my favorite part of 2025, and this week, I’ll be sharing the ways I’ve managed to stay connected to God in spite of the busy world we live in.
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been praying for God to lead me to choose a Word of the Year, and the word Obedience kept crossing my path. While I’m intimidated about focusing on obedience this year based on what the Lord has allowed me to walk through over the past few years, I’m choosing to trust Him in whatever He is asking me to do and approach this year with an open mind and surrendered heart.
While the past few years have been difficult, God had a purpose in every single trial I’ve faced this year, and through allowing me to endure them, He has taught me how to thank Him in all circumstances. Here’s how He brought me to that place.
There’s nothing that pets my peeves more than being rushed.
As a Christian, I’ve decided to look into what the Bible says about rushing into things. As it turns out, God’s not a fan of rushing either, unless it’s to spread the Gospel. And if our Creator is against us making snap decisions without consulting Him, here’s why we shouldn’t let anyone lower than Him rush us.
I’m not an author who likes to share my political views with readers, but I am a daughter of God who often shares my faith in Jesus here on this blog. The horrific events of the past week, and the past several years, really, have been weighing heavily on my heart, so I felt led to dedicate this week’s post to highlighting Bible verses that can help us move forward and encourage us to share our faith despite opposition.
A few years ago, I started gratitude journaling during a stressful season of my life. Over time, logging things I was grateful for, writing a quick prayer, and jotting down a prayer list morphed into long-form prayer journaling, where I pour my heart out to God in a lined notebook. While I still think gratitude journaling can be beneficial, I’ve found that taking the time to write out my prayers in greater detail has strengthened my prayer life since I made the switch. Here’s why.
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