A couple of months ago, I stumbled upon something on Instagram stories that has stuck with me ever since. A fellow blogger that I follow had been asked about her religious affiliation and she went on to explain her background (some of which I have in common with) and then went on to say she and her family no longer practice in any denomination. After that she gave a few examples of charitable, ‘good’ deeds and then said that she generally just ‘tries to be a good person. Because “isn’t that what it’s all about anyway?” Before I go on, I just want to say that I’m not shaming this person. I still love to follow her and don’t hold anything against her personally. I know that a LOT of people share her sentiments and, if that’s you, I hope you’ll keep reading with an open mind. But for the…

I’m finally kicking of my Sunday series. My goal moving forward is to share something faith-based at least two Sundays a month. Not quite sure what it will look like exactly, but I know that I need to start somewhere and I pray God will use these posts in some meaningful way. I’ve actually had it on my heart to share with you guys about what I believe in for a long time now. After I became saved the summer after my senior year of high school, I prayed and longed for a way to reach people who may not know Jesus that was my own. Slowly, I began to realize that writing was the gift He gave me, and I attribute any success I’ve gained with this blog to be by His hand. With that in mind, I don’t want any influence I may have to go to waste.…

Welcome to Real Talk Sundays! I want to set aside Sundays for the chance to just do life with you all – to share what’s going on in my and G’s life and to give you the chance to respond and share as well! It could be anything from something I’m currently struggling or succeeding in, to what I plan to accomplish this week, what I learned that morning at church – whatever. There have been so many times where I have wanted to sit down and share something other than recipes or outfits, but I’ve been afraid that deviating from the normal content would deter readers from coming back.. but no more. I’d rather have genuine readers who would like to build and take part in community with me and if that means I lose some along the way… well, that’s okay. So, I encourage you all to get…

Hi, friends.. Today, I’m inviting you all to get to know me on a more personal level. Some of you may have noticed that there’s a new category up under the “Lifestyle” tab here on SS. The category is called “Faith” and it’s one that I’ve contemplated for the past few months – not if I would incorporate it here, but how exactly was the best way to add the most important thing that I could write about without offending, driving people away or turning people off to wanting to come back to this blog time after time. I finally realized, though, that it’s okay. It’s okay if I lose some viewership because of a weekly or biweekly post and it’s okay if people don’t want to read my words. The bottom line is that I want to feel good about this corner of the internet that I inhabit. I want to…