I’m new to this whole dating thing. My boyfriend, Caleb, and I have only been dating a mere five months. Before that, I had always been single. So, when he and I started going out, I wondered how I could be a good girlfriend. After all, I had zero experience in that area. So, I did two things: I looked in the Bible for girlfriend advice I looked on Pinterest for girlfriend advice :P Confession: At first was able to… Read more »

In October 2015, I attended an interest meeting at my university for a mission trip to the U.K. I left the meeting and immediately called my dad. “Sooo I’m supposed to go to England,” I said. I filled out an application and then began to attend training meetings starting in January. Learning more about England and the spiritual darkness there stirred my heart. I couldn’t wait to go! In late February, we were assigned our teams. Three people on my… Read more »

Welcome back for part 3 of the modesty series! Today we’re going to discuss helpful hints for dressing modestly, but before we dive in I want to make sure that you have come up with your own personalized modesty guidelines. If you haven’t yet, go do so and then we can continue on. Find out how to create your personalized modesty guidelines. 4 Helpful Hints for Dressing Modestly:   Alright, so now that we know what we personally are comfortable… Read more »

This week on Instagram, I am hosting a giveaway of Tracy Levinson’s book “unashamed!” I LOVE LOVE LOVE this book! So much! I’ve already written out a review of the book, and if you’d like to check that out you can do so by clicking here. This book is written for young adult women, who are single, dating, or recently engaged.  If the book sounds interesting and helpful for you, I encourage you to enter the giveaway over on my… Read more »

For some reason, whenever I hear the words “the one,” I think of Gaston in Beauty and The Beast declaring that Belle is “the one… the lucky girl I’m going to marry!” Of course, we know that Gaston shallowly decided that Belle would be his wife because she was the most beautiful girl in town… which makes her the best… and doesn’t he deserve the best? ;) Most of us are not as shallow as Gaston and know that we shouldn’t decide… Read more »

As Christians, we are to strive to honor God with how we dress. However, dressing modesty doesn’t mean we have to all dress the same! That would be so boring! Some girls may choose to only wear skirts. Some may choose that wearing leggings as pants is fine so long as their shirt covers their bottom. There are so many ways to dress modestly, and that’s why having a personalized modesty guide is soooo important. Before we begin, let’s have… Read more »

Whenever the question “Who would like to pray for us?” is asked, I always shift uncomfortably. My mind races a million miles per second. Say you will, Kara! Be brave! Volunteer! Why won’t my mouth move to say “yes”? Come on, I can do this… But it’s not just me shifting uncomfortably. As I look around the circle, others are avoiding eye contact with the leader too. No one wants to pray!  And at that point the leader says, “Alright, I… Read more »

Modesty: The word that makes many Christian girls cringe. It’s a word that implies rules and regulations and standards and oversized t-shirts. Yet, it’s also a word that’s essential to our lives. But I’m getting ahead of myself now. ;) What you’re about to read is the first installment in a 3 part series about modesty. Before we begin, I must make a confession and a few disclaimers: I originally didn’t want to write this post. In fact, I’ve been… Read more »

The following is a guest post by Michaela “So…there’s this guy….” Ah yes! The classic beginning to every girl’s crush confession. I remember those days. I remember the excitement and nerves and butterflies that assailed me every time he walked in the room. I remember the nervous feelings I got whenever he talked to me or I talked to him. I remember thinking about him for days at a time, wondering “Could he be it? Is this the one?” Yes,… Read more »