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    Devotionals,  Faith,  Family,  Military Life,  Relationships

    Longing for Loneliness

    May 24, 2018 /

    I thought I knew what loneliness was, and I avoided it at all costs. Before my husband died, there were many times I felt lonely and ran from it. I filled my schedule with errands, my days with household chores, and it seemed to help.

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    When You Harbor Bitterness

    January 30, 2014

    Faith in What We Cannot See: Short and Sweet Christmas Devotionals

    December 16, 2017

    God is Light

    October 25, 2014
  • Devotionals,  Faith,  Relationships

    Trusting God: How I Met and Married the Love of My Life in Two Months (and what happened after)

    February 6, 2018 /

    My name is Tara and I’ve been saved for twenty-four years. I just got married to my best friend last year, May 2016. I grew up in Charleston, SC but am now residing in Johnson City, TN. I have two cats, a love for books, and a passion for following Jesus and writing. The past year and a half have been some of the most challenging times of my life. It began with a whirlwind romance to my now-husband, Justin. We met online at Christian Mingle. We texted for about a week and then decided to meet in person. We dated for a month and a half. During this time,…

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    Devotional Diva’s 10th Year!

    January 16, 2018

    Beauty Saturday: Jessica

    September 20, 2014

    How to SHUT UP the Accuser + Book Giveaway (3 winners!)

    March 6, 2018
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    Devotionals,  Faith,  Family,  Relationships

    God Cares For Me In Every Season

    January 18, 2018 /

    Nothing that happens in your life is impossible for Him to handle (Luke 1: 37). He will do the impossible for you in each of these seasons. He is the God that can convert your pain to gain and cause all things to work together for your good (Romans 8: 28). I had to learn that lesson, and you may need to learn it too. Perhaps, you will discover—like I did—the God who waits to help you in your seasons of singleness, marriage, or divorce.

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    What Does Your Soul Need Right Now?

    November 1, 2014

    A Very Diva Christmas – Writers Wanted!

    October 27, 2016

    Lately on Instagram

    April 28, 2016
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    Devotionals,  Relationships

    Single Again

    October 5, 2017 /

    When I realized my marriage was over,  I questioned everything that I ever believed about God. I questioned His goodness, I questioned His love and I wondered how a good God could allow something so devastating to happen. Days, months and even years of unexpected emotion would resurface and I would fall down on my knees to ask God why.  God hates divorce, so then He must hate me, right? Then it hit me, God wasn't trying to scold me, push me into submission, or teach me a lesson... He was actually showing me His love and goodness.

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    Criticism and Worship

    September 8, 2015

    Our Finest Christmas Tree: Short and Sweet Christmas Devotionals

    December 9, 2017

    When Your World Comes Crashing Down

    March 18, 2014
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    Devotionals,  Faith,  Relationships

    My Modesty Story

    June 22, 2017 /

      [Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Hannah Anderson. Today Hannah is sharing her personal modesty story — and I commend her for that. Everyone has different modesty standards today; let’s face it, there’s no cut and dry rules. Hannah felt led to share and I love the lesson in her story! Thank you Hannah for being brave!] A twenty-something Christian woman who always always held herself up to Christian standards of purity and modesty (sort of, more on that later) and wore her father’s purity ring he gave her a decade prior with pride. This woman always liked to talk about how above the world and the…

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    Through Christ

    April 18, 2015
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    The Black Cat: Scripture vs Superstitions

    February 27, 2018

    Writing Tips from Author Frances Gregory Pasch

    November 29, 2016
  • Devotionals,  Relationships

    Thankful for My Husband

    November 18, 2016 /

    [Editor’s Note: Today I am welcoming back veteran Diva Sarah Coleman to congratulate her on the release of her new book, Together: A Journey Of Godly Marriage. Glad to have you back with this timely Thanksgiving piece, Sarah!] It is the time of year when we are thankful. Thankful for the many blessings God has bestowed upon our lives. Yet sometimes there are blessings right under our noses that escape notice. Blessings we take for granted. People in our lives we forget to thank. “Oh, they know how much I love and appreciate them.” Do they? I met my husband when I was thirty-one. After ten years of my adult life…

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    What CHRISTmas Means to Me: Short and Sweet Christmas Devotionals

    December 1, 2017

    The Unexpected Joy Found in Waiting

    January 27, 2015
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    Inspiration for the Creative: Push Yourself

    August 1, 2017
  • Devotionals,  Family,  Relationships

    Why I Chose to Marry Young – Revisited

    November 3, 2016 /

      This post was originally published on Devotional Diva on June 8th, 2014. I decided that since my husband Brandon and I will be celebrating 5 years of marriage this month, I wanted to rework this post since I (personally) feel it’s one of my most important. Also, there will be no new Devotional Diva posts next week because we will be off celebrating our anniversary! (side note: Devotional Diva founder Renee Fisher also recently celebrated 5 years! Congrats!)   I chose to marry young — at 19, to be exact.   Brandon and I have a fairy tale love story – with some major kinks thrown in. We had…

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    Aint No Mountain High Enough

    June 7, 2018
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    My Miraculous Morning

    October 16, 2018
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    Healthy Boundaries, Healthy Soul

    July 3, 2018
  • Devotionals,  Family,  Relationships

    God Is Still In The Marriage Business

    March 17, 2016 /

    God Is Still In The Marriage Business   [editor’s note: This post was originally published on Feb 09, 2016. Due to a recent glitch, I’m just republishing it!] My husband and I decided to get married because we wanted our lives to line up within God’s order. It was not because of love, convenience, or social pressures. We made up in our minds that we will be examples to our families of what God can do when you put Him first. I wanted to share this for two reasons. First, we don’t hear enough. I even have people today that frown up at me when I say it. Secondly, I want to…

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    God Likes You! (+Giveaway!)

    April 2, 2015
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    October 10, 2017
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    Fear’s Threats and God’s Voice

    August 30, 2016
  • Devotionals,  Relationships

    Companion on the Journey

    September 1, 2015 /

    [Guest post by Samantha Hanni: Trying to conceive, infertility, miscarriages and pregnancy are difficult times and Samantha is right — it’s so important to have a female companion on the journey! God certainly placed someone like this in my life, and what an encouragement she was!] Luke 1:5-36; 39-45; 56 Elizabeth and Mary. Two pregnancies against all odds. A virgin birth? A pregnancy after menopause? Medically impossible. Highly unlikely. Imagine the looks the teenager and grandma-aged lady must have gotten from neighbors, even friends. The suspected immorality. The arched eyebrows and whispered comments behind palms. How trying and humiliating…to be pregnant is to be already vulnerable, but to be labeled as…

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    Tips for Traveling with Kids: Accommodations for Family Travel (Part 2)

    July 13, 2017

    His Grace is Sufficient

    July 31, 2018

    Living Waters: Freedom Begins

    September 18, 2014
  • Relationships

    A Christian Fairy Tale

    December 2, 2014 /

    [Guest Post by La Micia Genova: I’m thrilled for you to “meet” La Micia today because, although our stories are different, La Micia and I both dealt with depression before God gave us our knights in shining armor. I’m all about princesses and fairy tales and this is an awesome Christian fairy tale!] Do you believe God can give you a happily ever after? I’ve done things my way for 20 years and when I finally came to God, he gave me my fairy tale. I probably made just about every mistake a teenager and young adult could make, and what’s crazy is I grew up in the Church! From impurity to…

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    Single Again

    October 5, 2017

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    November 18, 2016

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    March 29, 2013
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maggie wintertonI’m a military spouse, mother of two and a Christian. I’m devoted to encouraging others and helping them share their stories! This is your place to find (& share!) encouragement — we have devotionals written by women all over the world and a new column called That Military Life especially for military families!

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