APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  As soon as I saw the two pink lines revealed on the little white strip my heart changed. As my belly expanded and I felt them move, my affection grew. The excitement built as my husband Brian and I decided...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  I didn't want to put myself out there again. Every time I did, I was met with disinterest. I already felt like I didn't belong in the group, which seemed to be affirmed each time I brought up an idea or...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  Who is your first love? Not long ago, I was rummaging through my old yearbooks and came across one from elementary school. My first crush had written on one of the blank pages. I don't know what else to...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  Not long ago I purchased a Bible for a friend who doubted God's love and highlighted all the time scripture mentioned the word. When I began this task I did not realize that according to the NIV the word...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  I received my first Valentine's gift in fifth grade. I nervously approached my boyfriend and handed him the mixtape I'd worked hard to compile with what I considered to be the perfect playlist. In return,...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  As I faced Brian in my white wedding dress, my eyes were locked on his. Holding on to each other's newly-ringed hands, we listened as his grandparents read 1 Corinthians 13 from their tattered Bible. At...