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Dear Mama: This Summer, Be the One

"Be the one who drinks in long hot days, shrieking little people, and melting popsicles because you value the chaos in the moment."

Separated at Birth, Twins Who Reunited on Good Morning America Graduate as Valedictorians

Twin sisters Audrey and Gracie, separated at birth in China and adopted by different American families, reunited for the first time on "Good Morning America" in 2017. Now they're graduating high school.

105-Year-Old Great Grandmother Graduates from Stanford with Master’s Degree

It's been more than 80 years in the making, but on Sunday, 105-year-old Virginia "Ginnie" Hislop achieved a remarkable milestone by graduating from Stanford University with a Master's Degree.

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.

The Thing About Men And Mars

"I don’t think there’s a woman, or a man for that matter, who doesn’t realize how very different males and females are. Spend an extended amount of time around the opposite sex and it becomes apparent. Get married, and it’s like a piano dropped on your head."

How Religious People Hurt You

"It wasn’t the religious people who led me to the Lord. It was the friends of Jesus who I followed."

It’s Not Cute

Society teaches our daughters to show all parts of their body freely, to get what they want by using their sexual prowess, but demand that we aren’t judged by our pants or cup size. Not sure how that works.

The Night I Tried to Seduce My Roommate’s Boyfriend

To the bad girls. This one's for you...

When Getting to Church on Time Isn’t That Important

"I huffed, puffed, fussed, and got incredibly angry. Guess what? My bad mood didn’t prevent us from being late; it just made the drive there horrible. What was the point of going to church with my family if I was angry and in a bad mood?"

To the Anxious Overthinker. This One’s for You.

"In my moments of accelerated ridiculousness of inner dialogue, I have to talk myself off the ledge. I have to remind myself what I’ve learned about my character as it’s been molded by Christ."

The Shower Prayer That Changed Me

"This morning I stood in the shower talking to the Lord. It’s always the perfect time for us to chat since no one is typically in there pulling on my pant’s leg asking for fruit snacks or chocolate milk."

I Turned My Back on Him

"I had deserved to be taken away in a body bag..."