“Til death do us part.” No young woman goes into marriage ready to face the reality of those words. Instead, we dream big and look forward to growing old and gray with the one we love. But what happens when the dreams we hold dear are shattered by sudden and untimely death? How does a […]
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A few years ago, I was in a very difficult season of marriage. Next to my mom’s passing, it was the most challenging time in my life. The hopes and dreams I had envisioned for my marriage were not coming to life as I had imagined. I was in a constant state of confusion, and
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Life is full of them. They are always inconvenient…sometimes unexpected…seldom easy…and never welcome. Yet, they are unavoidable. Surely, if we had a choice, we would “opt-out” to go the more carefree, comfortable, less-complicated route. But…(deep sigh) Life is not a fairytale. The reality is that WE WILL experience real, hard, and sometimes messy challenges and
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Have you ever struggled with accepting who you are? Do you ever want to hide or shrink back in the presence of others because of how you may be perceived? Do you feel the need to change who you are to conform to your environment? Are you ashamed to let your true self shine? Then
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Do you feel overwhelmed, overworked, and overcome by the demands of your current life? Have you said “yes” to so many things that your life is packed to the brim? Have you struggled with setting boundaries because of the expectations that are placed on you? Well, guess what, sister? I have been there, too! I
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“Give yourself permission to grieve.” Those were the words my therapist said to me as we discussed how life had been since my mom’s death. At the time of our conversation, it had been 13 years since my mom’s passing. I initiated the discussion because I was going through a challenging life transition, and I
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One day a few years ago, I woke up and didn’t feel like praying or reading my Bible. I thought to myself, “I’m just tired and have a lot going on. I’ll get back on it tomorrow.” But when tomorrow came, it was the same thing, and it kept happening. With each passing day, my
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Our son, Naylan, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) six months ago, just before his third birthday. Since that time, I have had several people ask various questions about life with T1D. In this post, I will answer the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) I have received. I will also share the struggles I
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I did not understand how serious our son’s condition was when I brought him to the emergency room (ER) after his pediatrician diagnosed him with Type 1 diabetes. A couple of ER doctors tried to explain what was happening, but the terminology was too much for me to comprehend. I was too focused on comforting
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What happens when you find yourself dealing with an unexpected, difficult situation? If you’ve read some of my previous posts, you’ll see a pattern in my faith where I struggled to reconcile God’s goodness with the difficulties and trials I was experiencing. That’s because I thought that if I followed His commands, He would keep
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