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More Rejoicing in Heaven Over One Lost Poet Found - Blessed Is She

More Rejoicing in Heaven Over One Lost Poet Found

Since I didn’t get married until I was 45 years old, I lived the state of single life for quite a long time. In my early years of college, graduate...
BIS Reads // Simple Mercies - Blessed Is She

BIS Reads // Simple Mercies

When I look at the lives of the Saints, I see an ocean of personalities, vocations, experiences, and spiritualities. I marvel at the creativity of God and His goodness in...
Biblical Affirmations - Blessed Is She

Biblical Affirmations

What if we viewed ourselves the way God does? One therapeutic technique often used is known as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and the premise is this: our thoughts shape our...
Stubbornness and Your Family - Blessed Is She

Stubbornness and Your Family

"I know you hate math, honey, but you still have to do it. Don't give up; be stubborn and get it done." Those words left my mouth a week before...
How to Be a Spiritual Encourager - Blessed Is She

How to Be a Spiritual Encourager

I said, “Yes,” to the invitation to join a Bible study unlike any Bible study I had ever attended. This one did not include reading and studying Scripture; it was...
Worldly Comfort as an Ideal: How to Combat It - Blessed Is She

Worldly Comfort as an Ideal: How to Combat It

I remember when we got married, I joked with my husband that I missed the graffiti from my inner city neighborhood. It’s not that graffiti is something to be applauded...
The Heart Behind Our 2021 Lent Devotional - Blessed Is She

The Heart Behind Our 2021 Lent Devotional

This Lent, we are inviting you to offer your hearts over to the Holy Spirit to experience the transformation of His fiery love. In Set a Fire, we explore the...
Blessed Chats: Grief // My Estranged Sibling - Blessed Is She

Blessed Chats: Grief // My Estranged Sibling

Welcome to our Blessed Chats series! Each month, we will dedicate an entire week of blog posts to a topic that affects many of us. These conversations often come up...
Blessed Chats: Fertility // Charting While Single - Blessed Is She

Blessed Chats: Fertility // Charting While Single

Welcome to our Blessed Chats series! Each month, we will dedicate an entire week of blog posts to a topic that affects many of us. These conversations often come up...
Blessed Chats: Fertility // Seasons of Fertility - Blessed Is She

Blessed Chats: Fertility // Seasons of Fertility

Welcome to our Blessed Chats series! Each month, we will dedicate an entire week of blog posts to a topic that affects many of us. These conversations often come up...
Blessed Chats: Addiction // Substance Abuse - Blessed Is She

Blessed Chats: Addiction // Substance Abuse

Welcome to our Blessed Chats series! Each month, we will dedicate an entire week of blog posts to a topic that affects many of us. These conversations often come up...
Blessed Chats: Addiction // Pornography - Blessed Is She

Blessed Chats: Addiction // Pornography

Welcome to our Blessed Chats series! Each month, we will dedicate an entire week of blog posts to a topic that affects many of us. These conversations often come up...