Many people think of conflict as being bad. That isn’t always the case – conflict can be a productive and necessary part of any relationship. When managed biblically and compassionately, conflict can serve as a catalyst for change and an opportunity to grow a relationship. […]
Author: Leslie Speas
Leslie Speas is an author from North Carolina who is a self-proclaimed "hot mess". Her first book is Confessions of a Hot Mess: From Mess to MESSage. Through her book and her blog, she shares humor, stories, Scripture, and tips to help others bolster their faith and find strength in their struggles.
Be With Someone Who is Good for Your Soul
I saw the following quote on social media: “Be with someone who will take care of you. Not materialistically but take care of your soul, your well-being, your heart and everything that’s you.” I was lucky enough to find and marry that person the second […]
When Things Don’t Go As Planned…
How did you imagine your life? Has it turned out differently than you expected? I feel sure that, for pretty much all of us, life hasn’t been exactly as we planned it. Mine certainly hasn’t been. But I know that it’s not my plan that […]
Battling Body Image
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 139:13-14 Body image is an issue that almost everybody deals with […]
He Is With Me Always
“O Lord, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.” Psalm 139:1-3 It […]
Taming My Crazy Mind
Does anyone else feel like they have a crazy mind? Mine is constantly going and often to places where it isn’t necessarily healthy for it to go. My husband and I were hiking one day and I asked him what he was thinking about. He […]
Something New!
“I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun. Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in a dry wasteland.” Isaiah 43:19 Have you ever felt called to something? I used to […]
