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Nov. 19, 2017

I’m a Workaholic. I Want to Change.

I’m a workaholic. I write these words in the early hours of a Sunday morning, while I’m logged in to work. Technically, I’m supposed to work for 8 hours a day from Monday to Friday, but I don’t think I’ve ever done that.

Sep. 14, 2017

Feeling Me-Self

In my last blog post, I wrote about how I discovered my outer beauty by giving up makeup. And some of you might be rightfully asking the question if you're so "beautifully and wonderfully made" why would you ever wear makeup again? This is an easy answer; I wore makeup again because I was afraid of what would happen to my new found confidence if I wore makeup again.

Aug. 16, 2017

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

Over the last couple of years, I’ve tried to articulate why I stopped using makeup for 2 and a half years. I’d struggled to put the right words to a page, but this changed recently. The answer came to me and you’ll be happy to know that I can answer it in one line; I stopped wearing makeup because God said that I am beautifully and wonderfully made and I didn't believe Him.

Aug. 01, 2017

His Mighty Hand

As a little girl, I knew of a God that parted the red sea, gave His people manna from heaven, walked on water, calmed the storms, healed the sick, raised the dead and even rose from dead. I knew of a God who spoke the whole world and all creation into existence. And I got it; God does the supernatural.