Christian living blog posts written by and for today’s Christian women.
My mom inspires me. She’s one of those women who reads the Bible from cover to cover every year. She enthusiastically reads in the morning when she wakes up and in the evening before she goes to bed. I would love to be that woman. But I’m not. When Reading Your Bible Is Hard Sometimes…
It seems like most of my posts here at Candidly Christian begin with a confession. Today’s is this: I struggle with fear and chronic worry. By the grace of God, I’m beginning to recognize fear for what it is. And more importantly, I’m taking action, because I know that God has intended for me to…
Trust has always been one of those things that doesn’t come easily for me. I know some people who trust everyone right off the bat. They’re welcoming and warm and willing to open their homes to strangers and I am thankful for these friends of mine. But I’m not one of those people. I distrust…
Sometimes in my life I’ve felt so loaded down with burdens, so obligated to other people and other agendas that I don’t know how I can bear up under it. I stumble along, until finally I realize I’m carrying other people’s expectations on my back, and they’re affecting me in a terrible way. This is…
As the school year ends, many teachers will take their students through a review of what they’ve learned during the past year. Many children don’t even realize how just much their teachers have prepared them for the next school year and for the years to come. My daughter will be in high school in the…
I tried to write this post twice. I had half of both posts written, and both times my computer shut down and I lost what I had written. Key phrase, I had written. I wrote Heather saying that I wasn’t going to get this post submitted when I was hoping. It was writing that email…
My daughter has a concussion. She was helping pick up balls at her sister’s softball practice on Monday when her head and a bat accidentally collided. It could have been worse, but it wasn’t. However, she does have several restrictions on what she can and can’t do during the healing process. A process that could…
Just like anyone, I’ve had my share of bad days. I’ve also had my share of days that seemed bad in the moment but in hindsight, they only felt bad in the moment. When things don’t go as planned and my day seems to be getting further and further away from ideal, I’ve noticed that…
We guard a lot of things in our lives. We guard things of value and that are important to us. We guard our children, our homes, our finances, even our lives. But what about our prayer life? Have you thought about how you guard that? Does it even need guarding? Many things come against our…
I am writing this from an airplane and for those who know me they know that I am terrified of flying. I actually used to enjoy flying, but something happened a couple years back and I experienced a panic attack on a plane as soon as we pulled out from the gate. The pilot had…
Let’s talk about the proverbial “F” word of the Bible: Forgive. Go ahead, say it; try not to choke. Does the very thought light a red-hot flame of self-defense? Christians celebrate forgiveness as the greatest gift our Savior died to give us, yet we all struggle to forgive each other. I believe that all of…
I drew a heart in the sand. Someone came alongside me and pointed to the outline. “A turtle,” he exclaimed. He called his friend over. The woman looked at the stick drawing, the ocean foam lapping closer to the edges. “No, it’s a dog.” More people gathered … pointing and debating. Despite my protestations, few…
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