I was ready to take on the world when I graduated from college with my communications degree. I had an internship lined up with a Christian magazine, I had been a copy editor for my university’s newspaper, and I had my first article headed to print for a real magazine. Yes, I felt on top of the journalism world for a fresh-out-of-college kid. Until I received an email from my internship stating their magazine was going under, and, therefore, my internship was gone. Just like that. I remember the immediate sinking feeling. At the time, I was working as a seasonal camp director for a Christian summer camp in Indiana. My summer had been carefree in the sense that I didn’t have to apply for any jobs. But in one email, my plans crumbled, and my stress level rose. In the midst of Continue Reading
We are Made to Brave our Story – Made For Brave Sisterhood
Anxiety twisted and turned in the pit of my stomach just minutes before I walked on stage. I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and silently prayed for peace and confirmation from the Lord about what I was about to do. I was teetering between two very different thoughts. The first was how exciting it was going to be to share God’s miraculous story of how He saved me and my marriage. The second was what in the world am I thinking in telling people about the skeletons that lay ever so neatly in the closet my past? At that moment I didn’t feel very brave. “Lord, I need you, please help me” I whispered. I suddenly felt a warm blanket of peace cover my body from head to toe. Although the butterflies in my stomach were in full fight or flight mode, the peace I felt was Continue Reading
8 Faith-Filled Ways to Brave the Wait – Made for Brave Sisterhood
In a world of instant gratification, waiting is the last thing any of us want to do. And when waiting involves crucial areas of our life, it's even more difficult. Learning to brave the wait with both hope and courage makes all the difference, and these 8 faith-filled tips from Julie Loos are sure to encourage. Doesn’t it seem like we’re always waiting? Waiting to turn sweet sixteen and learning to drive. Hanging on to finally become an adult, then we lingering as we wait for the big 2-1. We find ourselves waiting for Mr. Right, having kids, those kids growing up, and then filling the time until we retire. We are waiting to get to each of these moments, and these are just the big moments in life we have to patiently wait through. In the ordinary of life, we sit in Continue Reading