REAL LOVE IS WORTH DYING FOR.

REAL LOVE LASTS FOREVER.

REAL LOVE IS JESUS.

In our day and age, love is being sold for getting whatever you want, fulfilling your happiness and everything. This is true, but it's unattainable by anyone other than Jesus. Why? Because people are sinful. They can still love, but they don't have perfect love. Their emotions often sway their so-called love, and dash it to pieces. Real love does not forsake. Real love does not die. Real love does not hide. 1 John 3:16 (NLT) says,

Jesus is the perfect example of real love because He really was perfect. Experiencing this radical love can happen and has happened with millions of people. It's supernatural.

Are you experiencing real love?

Merry Christmas, lovelies!

I'm sure you've heard it many times, but in "Christmas" is the word "Christ." Christmas. Christ is at the center of this holiday, and no matter how much this culture tries to deny that, whether by saying some other greeting without His name in it, or insisting this holiday is just about giving or love, it all comes back to Christ.

No matter how much the world tries, it can't get rid of Christ. Especially not at Christmas.

Some people say Christmas is all about love. Well, it is! It's about God showing us His perfect love though Jesus, and then Jesus showing us His perfect love to God and also to us by obeying His Father.

Others saying Christmas is about giving. God gave Jesus to us and we celebrate His earthly birth. That is why we give gifts at Christmas - to remember the ultimate gift God gave to us.

See, even though people try to take away Christ from Christmas, they still grab parts of the truth and part of His actions. Just as Christ is at the center of "Merry Christmas," so should Christ be in the center of your heart - this year and always.

Quick shoutout to my amazing guest writers, Drew, Emma, Gabriel Brown, Gloria Kluth and Leanne Zuiderveen. Couldn't have done this series without you guys, so thank you for all the time and effort you threw into your beautiful posts. You. Are. Awesome!

Lastly, thank YOU, my readers, for sticking around and reading my blog. Hope you have a fabulous holiday celebrating the birth of our amazing Savior. May God bless you with the incredible joy that comes with knowing the truth about Christ - His perfect love, example and sacrifice given to us so we could become sons of God. Merry Christmas.

Happy Thanksgiving, lovelies! Today is our last day of the Grateful to God series. I hope you've enjoyed it so far!

On Day 1 I highlighted God's goodness, on Day 2; music, on Day 3; freedom and today I want to highlight love. Love is everything we've got. God is love (1 John 4:8). The thing about love is it holds things together. It holds together relationships during tough times and sees beauty even amidst ugliness. Love is so precious, and I'm so thankful for it.

I'm thankful for the love of my friends. Thank you for being there for me.

I'm thankful for the love of my family. Thank you, Mom and Dad, for loving me even when I'm disrespectful or complaining. Thank you to my sweet sisters for tolerating my sassiness and bossiness.

I'm thankful for the love of my new church. They welcomed my family with open arms and I'm so proud to call it my home. Thank you for demonstrating Christ's love!

I'm thankful for the love of my Lord and Savior. The fact that He sacrificed His perfect life for sinful me just blows my mind every time I think of it. Thank you, Jesus, for teaching me what love really is.

Thanks to YOU for reading my blog! I'm absolutely grateful to God for you! :) Happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy the turkey and pumpkin pie, but don't forget to give thanks to the Giver of all good things.


Fun fact...we are NOT having turkey at our house this year. Or mashed potatoes. But we are having prime rib and mashed sweet potatoes! ;)