What Girls Get Wrong

Some days are a breeze. Others are hard. Like today. There's a lot of stuff going on in my life right now ("Yeah yeah, Christy, join the club." I know, you all have a lot going on, too). And honestly, sometimes I get drained from it all. Like today. I came home late from work with a bad headache and a bunch of things to get done, only to have some unexpected things pop up. My to-do-list won't be finished today. Days like this, when seemingly nothing goes my way (I admit, hyperbole, but hey, that's what it feels like), I can feel like a failure. Like somehow I messed up this whole life thing (yep, cue drama queen). On those days, and honestly every day, there's a list of things that I need to remember:  1. God loves me. " But God demonstrates His own love toward us,  in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."  ~ Romans 5:8 NKJV Isn't it amazing, that our God loved us so much, He was willing to die for us? And He pa...

“ I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint .” ~ Jeremiah 31:25 Ever notice how easy it is to get tired? And when you’re tired from everything you had to squeeze into your day and the thought of what you have to do tomorrow is crowding down on you… It’s very easy to give up. To say, “Forget it.” To bury your head under your pillows, even though you have homework and dishes and email and your cat’s clawing at your foot trying to get you to feed her… It’s easy to say, “I’m done.” Honestly, there are days where I’m dragging from morning to night. There’s so much to do, and so little time. The lack of sleep from the night before crushing me, but too much to do to take a nap… I won’t be able to focus, my mind will be spinning, wondering what needs to be done next…wondering how I can do it all… “I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.” God gives us the strength we need to get it done. He gives us the power to get through even when we...