I wear many hats: wife, author, boss, friend, daughter, teacher, professional coffee drinker, and now momma. I’ve been gigging at this motherhood thing for nearly twenty months now. Twenty months of the most life-altering, heart-wrenching, joy-filled, bone-weary job I’ve ever known … and I LOVE EVERY MINUTE of it. I vividly recall during pregnancy being...Read More
“The time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths” (2 Timothy 4:3–4)...Read More
In the many years that I’ve followed Jesus, He has yet to give me a detailed road map directing my future. Boy, that would be nice. Instead, Jesus gives us His Word and Spirit to lead, guide, and direct us. Even so, when it comes to making decisions, it proves hard to discern if something...Read More
Marian Jordan Ellis | Redemption Story Long before Gwyneth Paltrow became famous for her role in The Avengers and her lifestyle blog, GOOP, she starred in a movie in the late 90s called Sliding Doors. I was obsessed with this film for many reasons. First of all, Gwyneth sported this amazing pixy cut hairstyle, and I was convinced...Read More
I stepped on the scale after the holidays with ten extra pounds staring back at me. While I don’t want to become a slave to the scale (and would never want anyone who calls herself a Redeemed Girl to be one either,) I realized that extra baggage represented some really poor habits I developed and...Read More
While most Americans look forward to October 31st for the traditional feast of candy and festive costumes, I anticipate this upcoming Tuesday as the anniversary of one of the most momentous events in world history. October 31, 2017, marks 500 years since Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the All Saints’ Church in...Read More
Many of us have experienced a hurt, offense, or abuse that wounded us so deeply that we found forgiving the offender impossible in our strength. Our guest contributor today knows this feeling all too well, which is why she calls forgiveness, “The Impossible Virtue.” Jessica Trozzo is a dear friend of Redeemed Girl. As one...Read More
In the midst of one of the many sleepless stretches I’ve experienced this past year, a dear friend came over to help and said words that have defined this new season of life. She looked at my sleep-deprived and un-showered state and said, “Ain’t no ‘hood’ like the motherhood.” As her funny play on words...Read More
No one prepared me for the drastic change that would occur once I got married. I was prepared for a name change, an address change, and a status change. But the one thing I was absolutely unprepared for when I crossed the “I do” threshold was the physical change that happened once my title changed...Read More
The man I loved walked out the door with no promise to return. As I watched him walk to his car, I could barely move from the place where my feet were planted. Cemented to the spot where my heart bled, I mustered the strength to pray, “Jesus, help me.” When we were dating, Justin...Read More
