Peculiar Treasures

Today is the day after Valentine's Day. Also known as Discount Chocolate Day. The day after the best day of the year for some . . . and for others, the worst. But regardless of your relationship status, I believe God has something to say to you today. So sit back, eat some half-price chocolate, and open your heart to what I'm about to tell you . . . Ten Things God Wants His Girls to Know 1. Center your life around Christ. I could say a lot about this, mostly because I've lived my life both ways--with Christ and without Christ. Without Christ, my life was a struggle. I was overcome by loneliness and defeat, and when I tried to find completion in a boy, things only got worse. Life without God doesn't make sense, has no meaning, and, quite frankly, is downright depressing. Now I live my life with Christ, and honestly it's a complete 180. I now have a constant companion, and I can live in victory with my head held high. Life makes sense and is fi...

~My testimony~                This is me. Awkward smiles, self conscious, doubtful, forgetful, sinful, cowardly. I have told lies, made other people believe I am something I am truly not. I have disobeyed my parents like it was an unwritten rule the world had made. I have gossiped about others, friends that I cared about and lived with regret, knowing I had hurt so many people. I fought jealousy, wishing I had, had what other kids had. A big house, expensive electronics, the newest clothes, parents that idolized their kids with big birthday parties. It may not seem that big but for someone who thought they had so little, those things I coveted within myself and it ate me alive, more than I liked to let on. I hid many of my feelings, only sharing certain things with one of  my close friends, but even then I still fell into a never ending whirlpool of lies and deceit. I was a broken mess.            ...