Peculiar Treasures

Photo via Pinterest I don't know about you guys, but I'm always down for some recommendations of people to follow. And in this day and age, when hate and negativity are such a presence on social media, Christian influencers are more essential than ever. If you don't follow any Christian influencers, let this be an introduction to you; and if you do follow Christian influencers, I bet you'll see some new names on this list!  20 Christian Influencers You Should Follow YouTubers: (1) Jess and Gabriel Conte - Jess and Gabe are a young Christian couple who create vlogs about their everyday Christ-centered lives. Their love story is an awesome testimony to God's greatness, and they're both amazing examples of how to show God's love in everyday life. They both have IG too if you're interested to check them out: @gabrielconte and @jess. (2) Kristin Johns - Kristin is actually one-half of another Christian couple, Kristin and Marcu

pc: Pinterest Since the first Harry Potter book was published in 1997, there have been protests against J.K. Rowling's portrayal of magic. For nineteen years of my life, I avoided both the books and the movies, having been previously warned against them. However, this summer I decided it was finally time to see what all the fuss was about. Read on to see what I found . . . Books in Christian Perspective: The Harry Potter Series Hello beautiful people, and welcome back to another blog post! As always, I'm bringing you the tea, plain and simple, the flat-out truth. In this post I'll cover every possible angle of the Harry Potter series, every possible argument and counter-argument, so that by the end you'll have all the facts at your disposal in order to make an informed decision. Without further ado, let's get into it! Okay, so first a little bit of background info: the Harry Potter series is composed of seven books, each title beginning with "H

pc: Pinterest I've noticed that a lot of female empowerment accounts on Instagram sing the praises of being "low-key." On the surface the idea sounds pretty appealing. But honey, if you keep reading you just might change your tune. The following is my experience being low-key: tried and tested, but approved? Read on to find out . . . low-key adjective     1. not elaborate, showy, or intensive; modest or restrained. Examples : (found on Pinterest) "I prefer to stay lowkey, leave people clueless, and let them assume what they want." "Keep your relationship lowkey, business lowkey, everything lowkey because people are so sneaky nowadays they'll try to ruin what you have." "Staying lowkey will literally solve half your problems." "Be selfish with you, be unavailable, be productive, be money-motivated, be goal-getting, be independent, be lowkey." A few months ago I was at a pretty bad place in my life. I had bee

He's our rescuer  He's our rescuer  we are saved from sin forevermore  oh how sweet the sound  oh how grace abounds we will praise the Lord, our rescuer there is good news for the captive  good news for the shamed there is good news for the one who walked away there is good for the doubter the one religion failed oh the good lord has come to seek and save He's our rescuer He's our rescuer we are free from sin forevermore oh how sweet the sound oh how grace abounds we will praise the Lord, our rescuer he is beauty for the blind man riches for the poor he is friendship for the one the world ignores he is passion for the weary rest for those who stride oh the good Lord is the Way, the Truth, the Life yes. the good Lord is the Way, the Truth, the Life He's our rescuer He's our rescuer we are free from sin forevermore oh how sweet the sound oh how grace abounds we will praise the Lord ou

Photo via Pinterest Hello beautiful people! It is summertime, and in case you didn't know, I am 100% obsessed with lists. Namely, bucket lists. Of course I have a bucket list that I want to complete over my lifetime, but I also like to make short-term bucket lists just for any sort of occasion whatsoever. In addition, I know what it's like to have little or no money, and to live in the complete middle of nowhere. So for the benefit of everyone else out there who is trying not to be bored out of their brains this summer, I made a little bucket list full of FUN, AFFORDABLE IDEAS to fill up those endless summer dayzzz! 57 Fun, Affordable Summer Bucket List Ideas 1. Temporary tattoos 2. Chikfila run ++ Or just any restaurant! 3. Movie marathons ++ Or TV series! 4. Stargazing 5. Doing your nails 6. Driving around 7. Making playlists 8. Trying new beauty looks ++ Falsies, new lip color, self tanning, etc. 9. Beach days 10. Making s'mores 11. Getting bug bi

Hello beautiful people and welcome to my series,  Strong Women of the Bible!  In reading through the Bible, have you ever thought, "Okay, but where are the women??" Well, my friends, over the last few weeks I have been bringing to your attention  six underappreciated women  of the Old Testament! This final week's focus is Abigail.Weeks of research and many resources have gone into this series, with remarkable results. I can't wait to share them with you! So let's begin, shall we? 😁 Abigail: Forgotten 1 Samuel 25 I'm gonna be honest: I almost didn't include Abigail in this series. When I was making the list of women I wanted to talk about, I kept thinking Abigail wasn't going to make the cut. But the Holy Spirit kept putting Abigail on my mind, so finally I decided to keep her on the list. And I am so glad that I did, because my study of this woman of God revealed so much more to me than I ever expected to find! I've really come to ap