Maybe I’ve watched too many Hallmark movies. Maybe I’ve just watched too many 90s rom-coms in general. Perhaps it’s Walt Disney’s fault or maybe the stories I was told as a child. Whatever the source, I’ve recently realized that like many in my generation, there is a “happily ever after” mentality deep inside of me that I need to overcome. Yes, you read that right—I need to overcome it. Let me explain. I started noticing it a few weeks ago as we were going through a challeng

Recently, I got a new pair of glasses. I’ll be honest and admit that I got them for completely vain reasons. I thought my old glasses were ugly—that they made me look old and drew attention to my wrinkles. Since I felt awful every time I put them on, I rarely wore them. Honestly, my eyes weren’t bothering me, so who needed glasses? Well, my brother did. While he was picking out his frames, my eyes fell on this really pretty pair of purple glasses. As soon as I tried th

“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:9-10) Most of us recognize these words as the Lord’s prayer. Recited by millions around the world, these words are easy enough to say, but meaning them can be a very different story. “Your kingdom come…your will be done…on earth as it is in heaven.” I have to admit this isn’t always how I pray. If I’m honest, there are many times when I’ve prayed just

So true confession: I’m not really a fan of Lauren Daigle’s music. Now I know that in many evangelical circles saying that you don’t like Lauren Daigle music is like saying you don’t like Chick-fil-A. (Ironically, I don’t really like Chick-fil-A either, but that’s another story.) Still, even though I’m not a big fan, a few lines from one of her songs have been going over and over in my head over the past few weeks. I keep fighting voices in my mind that say I'm not enough Ev