By Alexia Jones When we get married, we stand in front of people we love, and we say the words we’ve heard a hundred times: for better or worse, in sickness and in health, for as long as we both shall live. And we mean it. But no one really talks about what “worse” canContinue reading “When ‘I Do’ Gets Difficult: Holding On to Faith When Marriage Doesn’t Go as Planned”
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10 Years + 1 Day
10 years + 1 day ago, my life changed. It wasn’t cute either. Instead, it was the crying, arms wrapped around your body, trying to catch your breath, I’m tired and I can’t do this on my own anymore kind of yes. See, I was outside of God’s will. Yes, I was going to churchContinue reading “10 Years + 1 Day”
Spiritual Waiting Room
Sometimes, as Christians, we can become depressed, and feel forgotten or forsaken when things don’t happen right away. We’ll get frustrated when we witness others being blessed with the very things we’ve been praying and preparing for. But what if, maybe, this is your season to wait? You do realize we don’t go right fromContinue reading “Spiritual Waiting Room”
Will you wait?
This subject matter has been heavy on me lately. I don’t know who it’s for, maybe it’s for me. But allow me to share something I penned last year. This is for somebody who’s feeling as though you’ve done something wrong or you’re being punished. This is for somebody who is feeling like God isn’tContinue reading “Will you wait?”
They Aren’t
You’ve lost your job and no matter where you go you can’t seem to find one. You’ve put in, what seems like, 100 applications and nothing has come through. You and your family are staying with someone else and although you’re grateful for the roof, four walls, floor and amenities, there’s nothing like having yourContinue reading “They Aren’t”
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