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Christian Books for Girls
I know there are a lot of mamas who read Devotional Diva, and it seems like it can be quite a challenge sometimes to find appropriate books for Christian kids. I’d love to introduce you to a new series of Christian books for girls from Suzanne Stamboulieh. Suzanne Stamboulieh is the author of the new Christian book series, Scarlett Gray. Each book in the series will be centered on a single Biblical scripture. “Scarlett Gray Joins the Parade” is the first of the series and reminds children that God has given them parents to guide them through life. Suzanne has a Masters degree in Marriage and Family Counseling. She previously worked as a…
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I'm on Walking in Joy
This week, I had the great opportunity to be a guest on the FABULOUS podcast, Walking in Joy, from Ursula McGuire. Walking in Joy is an encouraging podcast for Christian women and I appreciate Ursula putting so much hard work into it! It was such an awesome experience to be interviewed, and I’m honored to have been nominated to share! Thanks so much for having me, Ursula. You can check out my episode here. I talk about my story, but there are some things I don’t think I’ve really mentioned on Devotional Diva. Enjoy!
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Demonstrating Your Faith (+Giveaway)
I’m excited to share with you the first “feature post” on Devotional Diva! FAITH Christian Jewelry is a family-owned and operated business that sells faith-promoting jewelry and gifts including Spirit and Truth, Bob Siemon, and many more. Since we’re all about sharing your story on Devotional Diva, I asked Andrea from FAITH Christian Jewelry to share a little bit more about the people and story behind the business. Who are the “faces” behind FAITH Christian jewelry? The faces behind FAITH Christian Jewelry are just me and my husband Matt. He loves to geek out and build websites and I love to talk about religion. Therefore we thought what a great way…
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When You Hit Bottom
While perusing for quotes today, I came across this one. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. It struck me, and I thought I’d share it with you today.
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Becoming a Mom is Completely Terrifying
Becoming a mom is completely terrifying. Almost every night for the past few weeks, I’ve started falling asleep…and then I realize, I’M GOING TO BE A MOM. I go into a panic, thinking about how hard it will be to take care of my new baby and trying to think of all the things I still need to do. I try to rationalize my knowledge of infant care and how I can get everything done. In my mind, if I can make sense of something and have a reasonable plan, I start to feel better. I’m excited for my little boy to arrive, really, I am. I want to be…
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Changes on Devotional Diva
This is certainly a season of change for Devotional Diva. First, there was the redesign (that I hope you’re enjoying!). Secondly, I want to address what will happen when my little bundle of joy arrives! And third…well, we’ll get to that! As you probably know by now, my son is scheduled to arrive in mid-May. But that’s the thing…he is scheduled for mid-May, and only God knows when he will actually get here! So, I will continue to schedule posts for Devotional Diva until he is born.When he is born, I will publish a pre-written post announcing his arrival. In that post, I will also let you know how many posts…
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Many Plans
When trying to decided on a quote topic for today’s post, I kept thinking about planning. I’ve given up making long-term plans for my life and instead I (try) to trust the Lord. You can make many plans, but the Lord’s purpose will prevail. Proverbs 19:21 There are quite a lot of scriptures regarding God’s plans for us, but I didn’t remember seeing this NLT verse. I liked the way it’s phrased!
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I'm Slipping, I'm Falling
Today, this verse really moved me. The minute I said, “I’m slipping, I’m falling,” your love, God, took hold and held me fast. Psalm 94:18 (MSG) Have you felt like this lately? I can say I have. In the nighttime, I tend to get more anxious. What an encouragement this is today! I also wanted to mention, there will be no new posts next week (March 1st-7th). I need to carve out time in my schedule to work on the Devotional Diva redesign, since I put up posts the week before! Regarding the redesign…if you’re on the page right now, you’ll notice the new logo and changes! I still need to…
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Worrying…
Currently, I am attempting to become a reformed worrier. I have been working on this for awhile, because my worrying used to get really out of hand. And there are sooo many scriptures that instruct one to not worry. It is a process. I have gotten better at handling my fears and anxiety about things, but it is still something I’m striving to improve upon. Scriptures do help ease my racing thoughts, but I chose to share this quote today because it appeals to the rational side of my brain. I find that reasoning and something “making sense” in my mind helps me to accept things. “Worrying won’t stop bad…
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Devote Yourself!
Devotional Diva will be getting a new look in the very near future (yay!), so I thought now was as good a time as any to introduce you to a new tagline I’ve come up with for the site. I’ve been playing around with this for a while in my head… “Devote Yourself.” To be completely honest, the inspiration came from the “Treat Yo’ Self” episode of the show “Parks and Recreation.” Sometimes I sneakily used it as a hashtag on my Instagram (#devoteyourself, sometimes even #devoteyoself for extra giggles), just to see how it looked. I decided I like it, and I (seriously) think it perfectly describes…
