Please enjoy this guest post from Breana (@ohbreedle on Instagram): Recently, I asked a newly married couple how they saw the Gospel symbolized in their marriage. Through tears, my friend expressed that life with her husband was helping her to understand more clearly what it meant to be “fully known and fully loved”. Behind the closed doors of their home, she was completely herself: sometimes quirky, sometimes moody, sometimes homely. But despite seeing her inside and out, go

Please enjoy this guest post from my friend Angela: I grew up my whole life desiring marriage. I loved kids, and I loved the idea of a family, but for me, the desire for marriage was always focused on having a husband who loved me and who I could love. The first crush I actively remember having was when I was around 6 years old, and I marked my life by who I had a crush on for years afterwards. When I was 9 years old, I believed in Jesus Christ and He had mercy on me and sav

Please enjoy this guest post from the lovely Drew Taylor: “Oh, be careful, little eyes, what you see.” “Oh, be careful, little ears, what you hear.” The words of a childhood church song reverberate around my mind as I search online for my next romance novel to read. Since joining the #bookstagram community, I’ve found countless closed-door options (books without sex scenes), promising all the sizzle with none of the spice. At first, I was a junkie, consuming every single roma

If you have a strong desire to be married, yet God feels silent, here's how I would encourage you: you are allowed to pursue a godly marriage. You are allowed to make that goal a priority in your life, as you would prioritize any other goal. You're allowed to do what you can to meet guys, make yourself attractive, and prepare to be a good wife. If God isn't leading you to stay still, I believe you have the freedom to look for marriage. The Bible says that "Marriage is honora