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Shattered

It started when I was 14 years old. I was seeking attention and approval from boys, for them to be the ones who made me feel like I was enough. When I was in junior high and even into high school I was not the prettiest one, or the most popular; I had plenty of friends like that, but it was not me. I can remember trying to buy short skirts, coloring my hair because maybe if I was blonde they would be more into me, and trying to like things I wasn’t necessarily into just to fit in. I smiled, laughed and I was friends with a variety of people, but the internal turmoil that I dealt with all through these years was so hard. Truth be told all these years later I can remember struggling so hard to just be wanted to be prettier, to be skinner, and it’s so painful to think about. “We will never be enough for this world because that’s not what God created us for”- Grace Valentine- Am I Enough I was 17 years old when I fell in love for the first time, and…

For Better or Worse

It feels most fitting for my first post to be about the man I created this beautiful family with, Adam. We met our senior year of high school and were married at 19, which now we both think is totally insane lol but here we are 11 years later. We both firmly believe that God comes first, then your marriage, and then your children. My husband had a relationship with God and a dedication to the church that I loved so much about him. He is the one who made me understand how important church truly is.  He leads our family so well, he loves fiercely, and he has never made me question his love and commitment for me and our family, not once. Marriage is hard work, but it’s hard work that is absolutely worth it. I recently read a passage from one of my most favorite books ever, Come Matter Here by Hannah Brencher. If you have not read this book you absolutely have to, because it is life changing, click the picture for the link. In her book she says, “you can never take a person at 80 percent with the hope that the…