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The Crown Tattoo Meaning: Why Women Across America are Branded With a Crown

“It very much so is a psychological form of bondage.”

The Day I Overheard My Husband Talking to His Friends About My Stretch Marks

He had no idea she was listening just around the corner...

Jesus & Homosexuality: A Love Bigger Than Marriage

"I know all the arguments out there, so I know how they are all insufficient and incorrect."

Brie Gowen

Brie Gowen is a 30-something (sliding ever closer to 40-something) wife and mother. When she’s not loving on her hubby, chasing after the toddler or playing princess with her four-year-old, she enjoys cooking, reading and writing down her thoughts to share with others. Brie is also a huge lover of Jesus. She finds immense joy in the peace a relationship with her Savior provides, and she might just tell you about it sometime. She’d love for you to check out her blog at BrieGowen.com.

“I Was the Girl Who Tried to Sleep With Her Roommate’s Boyfriend”

"I slid closer to him, and I began to flirt seductively. I made some sexually suggestive remarks, and with my body language nailed home the offer..."

Husband Sees Wife Looking a Hot Mess in Public—30 Minutes Later, She Gets This Text

"With matted hair, animal-cracker stained leggings and those horrendous boots, I headed confidently home. Half an hour later... I heard the chime of an incoming text on my phone. It was from my husband..."

Why Calling Yourself “Just a Sinner” Decreases Your Worth as a Christian

How many times have you said, “I’m just a sinner?"

The Price of Perfection

"Whether we want to admit it or not we’re blinded by the sparkle. We see the glitzy world social media displays, we thumb through magazines or Pinterest with a yardstick ego, and we watch Mrs. Jones even if we think we don’t."

This Is Not the Same Man I Married

"We celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary, and I grew tearful over the inscription my husband placed in the card... one part really stuck out."

The Day I Decided to Let It All Go

"It turns out none of my stuff was making a mark on God’s kingdom."

My Facebook Account Got Hacked & Taken Over—Then God Showed Me I Had a MUCH Bigger Problem

By hacked I don’t mean someone took my photo and tried to impersonate me. I mean someone used an old email attached to my Facebook account to take control of it and make it their own...and I never got it back again.

Marriage Isn’t as Hard as We Make It Out to Be. This One Thing Makes ALL The Difference.

"Yes, marriage is complex, but it’s also elementary... Sure, it’s not easy, but it’s not as hard as we try to make it either."