The Tissue or the Key?
Hello, my name is Traci, and I am a recovering people pleaser. I have spent the majority of my life worried about two things: what people think of me and my weight. Both of these things have provided me with either fleeting happiness (Yay, they said I did a good job! Awesome, I fit […]
You Are God’s Good Idea
Raise your hand if you are a woman or man who doesn’t see their body shape, color, or size represented in magazine pages. I want you to know that I see you. I want you to know that you matter to me more than you will ever know. The reality of God’s love for you […]
What Happens When We Are MADE NEW
Hi. I’m Sarah and I don’t wear tank tops. There, I said it. If you watch the video below at 52 seconds, I’m the gal waiving her arms up in the air on camera…in a tank top. I’m also the gal who knows how to work camera angles and clothe myself in ways to best […]
True Beauty, Freedom and the Real You
“Charm is deceitful, and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” -Proverbs 31:30 Growing up, my dad was my biggest fan. I asked him for his advice on everything, from how to thread a sewing machine to what kind of job I should have when I grew up. […]
Little Seeds Turn Into Big Trees
“So let’s not allow ourselves to get fatigued doing good. At the right time we will harvest a good crop if we don’t give up, or quit. Right now, therefore, every time we get the chance, let us work for the benefit of all, starting with the people closest to us in the community of […]
A Harvest For The Taking
I love birthdays. I love making a big deal of my friends and family. And honestly, I love my birthday just as much! It’s currently a birthday month in my world and I’m shameless about it. This year for my birthday I asked my parents for a lemon tree, which was out of the […]
The Soil of Our Hearts
“While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.” Gen. 8:22 God’s promise is that our lives will bear a holy rhythm that reflects the natural rhythm of the earth. Planting seed, watering, weeding, waiting and finally, harvesting is a natural picture of how […]
Freedom to be F.A.T.
It was a Sunday morning. I stood in front of my closet undressed. My closet was full of clothing. Much of the clothing did not fit, was well worn, or I had worn it recently. Nothing was good enough. I was fat. I was ugly. I had nothing to wear. Time was ticking, and […]
A Journey from Blah Faith
I remember a time when life was dry. Do you ever have those seasons? Seasons where things aren’t bad, but there’s not much excitement either. I would go about my day with a sense of blah faith, and while I knew there was more to life and faith than just blah, I was in no […]
God’s Goodness in the Waiting
Negative. That is how the pregnancy test read, month after month, for two years. Two years that felt like an eternity. Every hour, many days, seemed like a battle. I knew the Lord knew the desires of my heart, so why wouldn’t this pain go away? Why was I constantly being reminded of my […]
