Social media can be a double-edged sword, providing great resources while also draining emotional fortitude. Many people are now opting for social media fasts or even completing leaving the applications. Read along to see how Nyla’s break from Instagram impacted her, and maybe be inspired to take your own fast from social media.

Motherhood is difficult. You seemingly lose pieces of yourself while also finding new ones. It can often feel like a maze, trying to find the right emotions, paths and places. This is part of Chelsea’s journey to finding herself in Christ and her role as a mother.

Patience. It’s something most of us probably feel we don’t have enough of, whether you’re stuck in traffic on the way to work or waiting for your kids to change their outfit for the fourth time.

In this post, Katelyn talks about her recent journey with cultivating patience and how it took her to unexpected places.

In offering spiritual direction, I provide space for the other person to meet with God, for us together to spend time exploring what the Holy Spirit is doing in and around them.

Even though each session is unique, there are a few commonalities. I am frequently asked two kinds of questions: questions about how to create and control our spiritual lives, and questions about how to live in connection with God.

“Most women say their main reason for working out is to lose weight or control their appearance, and I can’t say I blame them. The media overflows with images and messages that tell us how we look is not good enough, but if we try x,y or z workout plan, then we will finally have the ‘perfect body’…

Until you learn to love the body God gave you, there is no diet or workout plan that will help you find the confidence and peace you’re craving."

As summer heat is in full swing, you might be struggling to decide between finding movement indoors or outdoors. Why not both? Read along as Nyla shares some practical and fun ways to move both inside and outside while the weather is still hot!

“God warned the Israelites to remember and not forget, for themselves and for their children and the following generations. Because of neuroplasticity, we know that our brains can change — no matter how fixed they may seem. But, we must be diligent and intentional to remember and not forget.”

Check out this blog as Alicia shares why and how we should remember the words of God, “lest we forget.”

In a world that often celebrates looking fit over being healthy, we can often confuse and distort the good creation God made in our bodies. We can look at our bodies as bad things that don’t cooperate or look a certain way, or we can appreciate them as God intended them — as his temple.

Running out of fun foods to satisfy your sweet tooth this summer? Read along as Nyla shares some of her favorite nutrient-dense desserts that are perfect for the summer sun.

I remember when I was a teenager and stepped on a scale one summer, the lowest number I had ever seen flashed before my eyes. I felt betrayed, lied to, deceived. I wasn’t living my best life since reaching my goal weight.

I thought I needed to lose weight to have a great life, but really I needed to spend more time with God, to have him help me see my body as good and beautiful and enough. At any shape or size.

Changes in season can be so exciting, as well as filled with tension as we find new rhythms. Then add in children and summer, and it can be an invitation to chaos if we let it. I wonder what it might be like to truly connect to God and our kiddos in the free flow of summer. I have a few simple concepts you can practice in your household this summer that will cultivate a more open and relaxing season.

As a small business owner, it’s crucial for Denika to check in frequently with where her business is going. She took some time to look back and see what she learned over the past quarter that she can apply moving forward. Denika thought it would be fun to share this process with you, so that you could ask the same questions of yourself and see what there is to discover.

God created our bodies, and he created them good (Gen. 1:27). He created them with intricacies that function both in the visible and invisible world (Col. 1: 15-17). Yet, we all have beliefs about our bodies, or trauma, or disease that impacts how we feel in our body and how we listen to our bodies.

Our bodies are wise and sometimes more connected to our souls than we are. Sometimes our body has wisdom before our brain does — you know, gut intuition. Listening to your body is a way to connect with yourself and God.

Denika set out to journal daily at the beginning of 2020 — and we all know what a wild year that turned out to be!

Read along as she reflects on the value of this habit in her own life, as well as her tips on how you can begin journaling daily.

“Nyla, recovery makes life better. Every aspect — including your marriage to Mark. How we are around food drastically impacts those closest to us. Your food struggles aren’t a you thing, it’s an us thing…

Your life gets better once you reach out for help for an eating disorder — and so does your husband’s life. He trusts you now to honor you hunger cues. He knows you will care for yourself.”

We’re often told to run from fear or to just not feel fear, but is it truly that simple? Perhaps we’ve interpreted those “do not fear” Bible verses all wrong, and just maybe fear isn’t opposed to faith.

Read along with us as Alicia dissects what God might actually be saying about fear and our faith.

As spring comes to a close and summer bursts through the door, we’re reading more than ever. There’s just something that feels right about flipping through new pages as the earth blooms. Take a peek into what our blog staff is currently reading, and maybe pick up a recommendation for your next read!

Marhaba! It’s one way to say hello in Arabic, and it’s one of the first things I learned when studying the language. Little did I know, or expect, that learning Arabic would teach me so much more than just a second language. It completely changed the way I look at the world and take part in it.