Do you want to tangibly encounter God and renew your sparkle? Many women are experiencing burnout, staleness and stillness in their lives and relationship with God. It’s time to get your radiance back. It’s happening! The Lord has told me for a while to do a women’s conference for His daughters. This past December, I spent the day soaking and …
A Miss USA’s Purity Vow
I’ve never written completely on my purity story. It’s a topic I’m asked to speak on a lot and am very passionate about. Recently, my husband Kris and I did an interview on TBN about our love story, sexual purity and whether or not we feel it blesses a marriage. I thought it was an interesting question to ask: Does …
How God’s Power Is Made Perfect In Your Weakness
Have you ever truly experienced God’s power taking over for your weakness? I hadn’t until now. Recently, I felt like I was in a storm of overwhelming demands and resistance. My car was broken into and over $700 of merch was stolen. A package with a very special item was stolen from my mailbox. I had so much on my plate, …
How To Feel Secure In The Face of Rejection
Have you ever felt insecure walking in a room full of people? I have. I had the chance to sit down with best-selling author and President of Proverbs 31 Ministries, Lysa Terkeurst to talk about how to own any room you walk in, even in the face of rejection. Triggers from past rejection and fearing future rejection prevent us from …
Two Ways To Prevent Burnout When Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone
Do you feel called to step out of your comfort zone? Have you been met with resistance edging on burnout?
Dressing Like A Lady Attracts The Right Kind Of Attention
Today, find out why Alyssa chooses to dress stylishly modest, about attracting the right kind of attention and letting go of approval seeking.
Ten Ways You Can Enjoy Valentine’s Day Single
Are you going into Valentine’s Day single? If so, you may have mixed feelings about it. I completely understand. Social media definitely doesn’t make spending the day alone, without a date or special plans easier. But you don’t have to spend it with Bitterness and Depressedy at your pity party. The way in which we can enjoy life or not comes down …
Why Hosting the Movie Guide Awards Bumps My Faith In Hollywood
I got to host the Movie Guide awards on the red carpet for TBN this year and it was an honor to be a part of such a novel, counter culture event in Hollywood. Do you know what the Movie Guide awards are? Around Oscar time, the Movie Guide channel hosts its annual show, rewarding the best family-friendly movies of …
Three Keys To Unlocking Your Purpose
We were created on purpose, not only for a purpose but for His Purpose. There are three keys to unlocking and staying in your purpose. God wants to use the gifts and talents He gave us, but sometimes He wants to use our weaknesses more. The reason is because He likes to be strong where we are weak the Word …
How To Stay Plugged Into The Power Source
It is amazing how much power we have access to as believers. It’s even more amazing how most of us don’t take advantage of it. We have eternal resources available to us all the time, but how many of us are tapping into these treasures and living a super charged life? I have experienced phases of a powerful, magical life …
Pregnant and Thirty: Part Two
Someone’s longing and heartache should not be met with a trite Christian one-liner. Although it is true about God’s timing, the flippant use of it is not helpful in the midst of grief, especially with someone who already knows it.
Pregnant and Thirty
I’m not entirely sure where to begin. When Kris and I got engaged, I made it very clear to him that I may never want children.
Will The Words You Speak Condemn You or Acquit You?
We hear a ton about the power of positive thinking and speaking. I feel like I hear it so much that a message, sermon or article on it goes in one ear and out the other.
The Unshakeable Perspective To Fireproof Your Purpose
God decided to remind me of the pain that comes with experiencing when His ways and timing are higher than my desires, prayers and questions. It caused me go deeper, to writhe in pain, to ask more questions and study the Word more.
When God Doesn’t Choose You
It’s one thing to feel overlooked or not chosen by people, but it’s confusing and painful being overlooked by God. He’s the one who’s never supposed to let us down. So how do we deal with it when it seems we’re not on his favorite list?