fall deeper in love with life, the Lord, and the literary world of Emma Chester

I think there's a reason that every coming-of-age movie centers on a person in the age range of 16-24; and I can now say that being in the thick of this at 23, A LOT of life happens and rapidly changes over the course of those years. You learn to navigate independence for the first time, many people move out, relocate, and/or start jobs. Friends get engaged, and then married, and then move; family dynamics adjust and accommodate for new seasons of life. Life can feel like thi

I believe it would be best if I started this post by taking a survey: raise your hand if you were a Christian, who never really dated growing up, because you didn't understand how to date, or go about having relationships in a way that looked different than how the rest of the world was "dating", who didn't want to fall into "hookup culture", but also had the emotional maturity of a 14-year old when you actually did start dating because you never got to know people when the r

For as long as I can remember, I have always loved love. I was the girl leaving notes from a “Secret Admirer” in her crush’s cubby in Kindergarten; I was the relationship counselor in middle school, despite never having my own relationship; I became a romance novelist; and there was no ending that wouldn't result in happily ever after, somehow and someway. All that to say, I am deeply passionate about relationships. But I would be amiss if I entered into a series on "Christi