Author: Annie

In the deepest parts of my heart, I think we can live in a world that the mean girl isn’t welcome. I told her so yesterday, but I also talked about it last month over at (in)courage. But if we’re going to get rid of the mean girl mentality in our culture, we have to

Dear Mean Girl, I am not one that tends to be fond of the open letter, though it seems to be the internet’s favorite form of communication. But being that you are everywhere and I can’t just mail you a note, I will today write one to you here in hopes that you see it.

After 29 days of writing about ways to Speak Love, one theme keeps coming up in conversations and in emails. How we behave online. No, not teenagers. No, not kids. No, not men. Women. You [most of you] and me. . . . . . You see it. I see it too. Women who are

Every Sunday in this month, I’m going to share one verse that really has impacted me as I’ve studied and taught about the power of words. In the NIV, this verse says “out of the overflow of your heart, your mouth speaks.” I love quoting that when I’m speaking or sharing it with teen girls

I can’t believe we are 26 days into this thing and I haven’t talked about teenagers yet. Gracious. They are my people. I’ve seen a lot of teenage/college girls this fall and it has been a treat. I love talking to them about the power of words, about what God is asking them to do

Being wheat-free and dairy-free has changed my grocery shopping significantly in the last few months. I literally have to read the label on every single product. You would be shocked how many non-cheese products have milk in them. Sheesh. So I read alllllll the labels. It takes me lots of time, y’all. Lots of time.

Life is busy. I miss my college days when it was part of my schedule each day to sit and pray and journal and read my Bible. That’s not my life now. I don’t like waking up early, I can’t keep my eyes open late, and I find myself filling each day with work and