Official website for Contemporary Christian YA author, Allyson Kennedy
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.
Fifteen months later, our spare bedrooms remain empty.
We haven’t received a single positive test.
And, in all honesty, it’s been hard to not give up hope that we ever will.
Read MoreAlmost 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.
Read MoreAs you may have noticed from some of my previous posts this year, 2025 has been a tough year for me. Today, however, I’m not going to complain and recap about all the bad things that have happened. Instead, I’m sharing my go-to methods for powering through those hard days in hopes that they will help someone else who is struggling.
Read MoreIn the midst of an anxiety attack, nothing helps me more than cranking up worship music. Here are a few songs I recommend that help fight anxiety, remind me that God is in control, and offer reassurance that He will never leave nor forsake us.
Read MoreI can’t help but notice that 2023 has been a difficult year for many people, myself included.
I often call fitful seasons like these a Life Rut, where you feel like you’re doing your best to drag your feet in hopes of reaching the other side of this treacherous ravine.
And that’s today’s question: How do we get through life ruts as a Christian?
Read MoreThough I started off my career as an indie author doing author related tasks on Sundays, I’ve felt convicted to treat Sunday as a day of rest in this area for the past few years. Here’s why.
Read MoreComparing myself to other creatives thrust me into a rabbit hole of discontentment for a couple years, and I’m just now, with God’s help, finally stepping back onto a steady foothold and escaping that trench.
How did God help me overcome the worst of Comparisonitis? Let’s go back and trace those steps.
Read MoreHow does developing a daily Bible-reading habit affect your spiritual walk? Join me in discussing the top 3 benefits I noticed from reading the Bible daily throughout 2021!
Read MoreAre you a notebook hoarder who needs ideas for filling up your unused notebooks? Check out these 40 ideas!
Read MoreIn 2021, I started bullet journaling as a way to take notes while reading The Bible and practice gratitude and praying more. Here’s a sneak peek on how I set up my bullet journal!
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