I have compared myself to others my whole life. My nervous habits, the inability to work with numbers, my skin, over-the-top emotion, and awkward facial expressions have always made me feel inadequate compared to others. I have felt less than and not good enough.
27 Lessons I Have Learned in 27 Years
When you’re a kid birthdays mean presents, cake, and excitement over what the next year may bring. When you become an adult, birthdays seem to become reminders of time wasted and unchecked boxes. Sometimes, birthdays bring discontentment and discouragement.
Three Easy Ways to Make Exercise a Lifestyle
I used to hate working out. I could not understand people who exercised. Where did they find their motivation? What caused them to enjoy sweating to death? What was so great about breathing excessively hard? I was too tired, didn’t have the time, and the idea of getting started was less than appealing and more than overwhelming. Why would I voluntarily subject myself to such a thing?
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Called to Light: 1 Peter 2:9: Morgan’s Story
Redeeming Love.
My favorite quality of God is his redemptive nature. It’s my favorite because it is humbling that there is no circumstance he cannot redeem. As I think about the depths of this truth, I get tears in my eyes because it still baffles me how He chooses to use broken things for His glory. The concept of the choice God made to love me, despite who I had been and to call me his child makes me love him even more.
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The Wreckage of Redemption
A year ago, behind the smile on my face, I was a wreck. Everything on the outside looked put together and tidy. I had just gotten a great job, a fun-loving puppy, and bought a home with my husband.