“The unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit is of great worth in God’s sight.” – 1 Peter 3:4
Below is an excerpt of my guest post for Beauty is in the Eye of Our Beholder Series hosted by Deborah Rutherford where I was invited to share my personal story about how God sees us as His beautiful daughters and how it led to my decision to blog about inner beauty. ….. I learned …
Did you know that counting your blessings starts with your thoughts? I started a routine of telling God my favorite thing about the day each night before bed. This simple time of reflection has been life-changing. It helps me remember all the things I have to be thankful for, and that ushers in a time …
I love the scene in Diary of a Mad Black Woman when the abusive ex-husband answers the altar call, hobbling forward to give his life to God. It was so touching to witness his transformation. Seeing this example of how God can and does transform lives erased the ill will I felt toward this character. …
I so admire people who have always known exactly what they want to do with their lives. I entered college having no clue what I should study. I declared psychology as my major but it didn’t take long for me to realize that I did not like the field. But my developmental psychology class at …
Introduction: In a world often preoccupied with external appearances and worldly standards of beauty, it’s essential to rediscover the true essence of beauty as presented in the Bible. The development of biblical beauty transcends mere physical attributes, delving into the inner qualities that make a person truly beautiful. In this blog post, we will explore …
When I was a teenager, I had subscriptions to magazines for teen girls. First it was Young Miss, then it was Teen and Seventeen, and in college, it was Sassy. As I entered my 20s and became a working adult, I went from teen magazines to magazines for women: Glamour, Mademoiselle, and eventually, Cosmopolitan. While …
This post is a long time in the making, since learning that my cousin (pictured above) would be competing in the Mrs. California America pageant in the summer of 2021. I knew she was competing again this summer, so I decided to wait until then to write about my experience attending. I wanted to know …
I hung some pictures of me on the board for a Bible lesson I was teaching my class one day. The pictures ranged from the time I was a baby through high school. As you can probably imagine, I did not want to do this. But since it was part of the lesson, I did …
I wanted to text her for several weeks but kept putting it off out of fear. What if she says no? What if she’s too busy? What if she just doesn’t want to do it? I knew my hesitations were rooted in the fear of rejection, so — before I could talk myself out of …
My Christian blogger friend, Erin Kiu, sent me a copy of her first book, One Transforming Love, and invited me to read it. I am so glad that I did. It is a beautifully written and very insightful fictional account of her true story transformation from party girl to church girl. Summary of One Transforming …
