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3 ideas for valentines day

Guys: Even though this post is directed towards the ladies, you can still learn something-- or maybe get an idea. [Hint]

Most single ladies are dreading the “couple” holiday known as Valentine’s Day. It’s a day where you see how much someone loves you (i.e. boyfriend, husband, guy you have a crush on, or secret admirer) and when you don’t receive any “love” you tend to feel worthless, unloved, and lonely.

It doesn’t have to be that way though! You are loved, and worth far more than you can imagine. So let’s re-think Valentines day as I share with you 3 ways to make sure yours doesn’t suck.

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holding onto sin

“If anyone is in Christ he is a new creation.” Easy to believe for everyone else. Difficult to believe for yourself. There have been countless times I have told people that they shouldn’t let their past rule over them because they are new creations in Christ and they are free. I totally believed it for them and wanted them to believe it for themselves.

There have also been countless times that I have unknowingly made decisions or thought certain things about myself that were driven by my past. Ultimately, I wasn’t forgiving myself. It’s easier to forgive others than ourselves. So weird huh?

A few years ago I was in somewhat of a rut. I was going to church and serving, but started to give in to some of my old ways. Needless to say, when you give the devil a millimeter you realize he’s already taken you a mile. You tippy toe that line and he grabs you by the arm and yanks you in. I thought to myself, “How could I have done this again? I should know better. I’m such a disgrace, I don’t deserve to live.”

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faith walk: anticipation

I think I’m realizing more and more that our whole life is one big faith walk. In this walk, we go through different seasons. We have seasons of ups, and seasons of downs. The season that I am currently in is anticipation.

faith walk anticipation

There is always something that we are anticipating. Right now Dustin and I are waiting for our baby to be born. We seriously only have two weeks to go and I really have no idea what to expect. Yes people have told me loads of stuff to expect and I have read up on everything, but you really don’t know what you’re in for until you experience it for yourself.

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our first year of marriage

This past Sunday was our 1 year anniversary. It sounds cliche, but time really does fly. In mine and Dustin’s first year of marriage I have learned quite a few things. In this post (my first blog post ever) I want to share the three biggest things I’ve learned.

It has been a difficult, yet rewarding process discovering that I’m really selfish, I can’t expect Dustin to know what I’m thinking, and marriage is all about teamwork. These are all things that I knew (to some degree) but once I experienced them, it was a whole different story. Allow me to break them down for you…

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