Journal

Thoughts on faith, music, ministry, and the journey of worship.

More than your body
Identity & Worth
Christine Simpson WessaChristine

More than your body

Mother: Keeper of the Family
Womanhood & Motherhood
Christine Simpson WessaChristine

Mother: Keeper of the Family

Six Years Later
Womanhood & Motherhood
Christine Simpson WessaChristine

Six Years Later

Women using sparklers in front of a camera
Identity & Worth
Kara Klein OubreKara

Did Anyone Ever Tell You You're a Genius?

Kara Klein Oubre in a red dress, Christine Simpson Wessa in a flower shirt, and Maria Spears in a dress sitting on a stone wall version five
Identity & Worth
Christine Simpson WessaChristine

If You Remain Silent

Kara, Robert, and Benjamin Oubre
Womanhood & Motherhood
Kara Klein OubreKara

Ladies, Remember Your Privilege

Momma T, the Missionary of Love
Faith & Trust
Maria SpearsMaria

Momma T, the Missionary of Love

The Sexual Abuse Scandal & Why Holiness Isn't What I Thought
Faith & Trust
Kara Klein OubreKara

The Sexual Abuse Scandal & Why Holiness Isn't What I Thought

Christine walking the Camino
Faith & Trust
Christine Simpson WessaChristine

The One Thing the Camino Was Not

Is There a Place for Women in the Church?
Identity & Worth
Maria SpearsMaria

Is There a Place for Women in the Church?

The Lie of Ministry
Faith & Trust
Christine Simpson WessaChristine

The Lie of Ministry

Kara and Robert in a black and white photo holding each other close
Dating & Relationships
Kara Klein OubreKara

The One Thing I Would Have Changed

Time to Start Living
Single & Waiting
Maria SpearsMaria

Time to Start Living

The Beauty of Conflict
Faith & Trust
Christine Simpson WessaChristine

The Beauty of Conflict

Infant hands held open
Faith & Trust
Kara Klein OubreKara

God's Providence & Your Vocation

Do You Have a Soulmate?
Dating & Relationships
Maria SpearsMaria

Do You Have a Soulmate?

How to End a Date...
Dating & Relationships
Christine Simpson WessaChristine

How to End a Date...

Kara and Robert with a lens flare behind them
Dating & Relationships
Kara Klein OubreKara

The Power of Transparency

New Year's Resolutions, Losing Weight, and Dancing with the Lord
Faith & Trust
Maria SpearsMaria

New Year's Resolutions, Losing Weight, and Dancing with the Lord

Red Flags in Dating
Dating & Relationships
Christine Simpson WessaChristine

Red Flags in Dating

High Standards or Nit-Picking?
Dating & Relationships
Kara Klein OubreKara

High Standards or Nit-Picking?

A Time of Hope
Faith & Trust
Maria SpearsMaria

A Time of Hope

An Open Letter to a Porn Addict
Identity & Worth
Christine Simpson WessaChristine

An Open Letter to a Porn Addict

Hey There, Singlehood
Single & Waiting
Kara Klein OubreKara

Hey There, Singlehood

Sinner to Saint
Faith & Trust
Maria SpearsMaria

Sinner to Saint

Lessons From Dating and Engagement - Part Two
Dating & Relationships
J
Jess

Lessons From Dating and Engagement - Part Two

Lessons from Dating and Engagement
Dating & Relationships
J
Jess

Lessons from Dating and Engagement

God is Moving
Faith & Trust
Christine Simpson WessaChristine

God is Moving

Living Your Vocation When You Feel Quite Vocation-less
Single & Waiting
Kara Klein OubreKara

Living Your Vocation When You Feel Quite Vocation-less

One Door Closed...
Faith & Trust
A
Amanda

One Door Closed...

The ladies of His Own crossing the street in a black and white photo
Friendship & Community
Kara Klein OubreKara

You Become What You Behold

Friendships: A Practical Guide
Friendship & Community
Maria SpearsMaria

Friendships: A Practical Guide

Little Did I Know
Identity & Worth
Christine Simpson WessaChristine

Little Did I Know

Put A Filter On It
Friendship & Community
Kara Klein OubreKara

Put A Filter On It

Where do you find your Security?
Identity & Worth
O
Olivia

Where do you find your Security?

The Trap of Time
Single & Waiting
Maria SpearsMaria

The Trap of Time

Eve...I feel your pain
Identity & Worth
Christine Simpson WessaChristine

Eve...I feel your pain

Mercy and Perfectionism
Faith & Trust
Kara Klein OubreKara

Mercy and Perfectionism

Offer It Up
Faith & Trust
Christine Simpson WessaChristine

Offer It Up

You Are Chosen
Identity & Worth
Kara Klein OubreKara

You Are Chosen

Lent - A Time to Die
Faith & Trust
Maria SpearsMaria

Lent - A Time to Die

Save the Dates
Dating & Relationships
Kara Klein OubreKara

Save the Dates

How Far Is Too Far, And Why Women Love Flowers
Dating & Relationships
A
Anonymous

How Far Is Too Far, And Why Women Love Flowers

She Must Be Valiant
Womanhood & Motherhood
Kara Klein OubreKara

She Must Be Valiant

Attraction is a Good Thing
Dating & Relationships
Christine Simpson WessaChristine

Attraction is a Good Thing

It Takes A Village to Raise a Child, and a World to Stop a Genocide
Womanhood & Motherhood
A
Anonymous

It Takes A Village to Raise a Child, and a World to Stop a Genocide

Let's Talk Face-to-Face
Friendship & Community
Maria SpearsMaria

Let's Talk Face-to-Face

Gentlemen Exist...
Dating & Relationships
Maria SpearsMaria

Gentlemen Exist...

Risk Your Heart...Just a Little
Dating & Relationships
Kara Klein OubreKara

Risk Your Heart...Just a Little

New Year, New You
Faith & Trust
Christine Simpson WessaChristine

New Year, New You

Is God Really in the Details?
Faith & Trust
Maria SpearsMaria

Is God Really in the Details?

Kara Klein Oubre, Christine Simpson Wessa, and Maria Spears on a path near trees posing together variation one
Faith & Trust
Kara Klein OubreKara

Wait for the Beauty

7 Practical Tips for Dating: From a Girl's Perspective...
Dating & Relationships
Christine Simpson WessaChristine

7 Practical Tips for Dating: From a Girl's Perspective...

What Captures the Thief
Identity & Worth
Kara Klein OubreKara

What Captures the Thief

Love Anyway
Faith & Trust
Christine Simpson WessaChristine

Love Anyway

Holding on to Hope
Single & Waiting
Maria SpearsMaria

Holding on to Hope

Wanting His Joy More Than His Attention
Dating & Relationships
Kara Klein OubreKara

Wanting His Joy More Than His Attention

I Thought I Knew...
Single & Waiting
Christine Simpson WessaChristine

I Thought I Knew...

Ticked Off but Trusting
Faith & Trust
Maria SpearsMaria

Ticked Off but Trusting

Today's Desperate Need For the Masculine: An Open Letter to Men
Womanhood & Motherhood
Kara Klein OubreKara

Today's Desperate Need For the Masculine: An Open Letter to Men

Love in the Ordinary
Faith & Trust
Christine Simpson WessaChristine

Love in the Ordinary

The Issue with Modesty
Identity & Worth
Maria SpearsMaria

The Issue with Modesty

Mirror Mirror, What Do I See?
Identity & Worth
Kara Klein OubreKara

Mirror Mirror, What Do I See?

Will I Ever Be Enough...?
Identity & Worth
Christine Simpson WessaChristine

Will I Ever Be Enough...?

When You're Feeling Un-pursued...
Single & Waiting
Maria SpearsMaria

When You're Feeling Un-pursued...

Chasing Augustine... Running While You Wait
Single & Waiting
Kara Klein OubreKara

Chasing Augustine... Running While You Wait

Can We Really Live In This World But Not Of It?
Faith & Trust
Christine Simpson WessaChristine

Can We Really Live In This World But Not Of It?

Life-Giving Words
Friendship & Community
Maria SpearsMaria

Life-Giving Words

We Were Born to Love
Womanhood & Motherhood
Kara Klein OubreKara

We Were Born to Love

Let Yourself Be Seen
Friendship & Community
Christine Simpson WessaChristine

Let Yourself Be Seen

Daring to Be Vulnerable
Friendship & Community
Maria SpearsMaria

Daring to Be Vulnerable

Stickinwichu: The Power of Authentic Friendship
Friendship & Community
Kara Klein OubreKara

Stickinwichu: The Power of Authentic Friendship

The Lord Doesn't Need You. He Wants You.
Faith & Trust
Christine Simpson WessaChristine

The Lord Doesn't Need You. He Wants You.

Can I Trust God is Good... When I Don't Get What I Long For?
Faith & Trust
Maria SpearsMaria

Can I Trust God is Good... When I Don't Get What I Long For?

His Own blurred
Identity & Worth
Maria SpearsMaria

Admire Someone Else's Beauty

Girls humility
Single & Waiting
Kara Klein OubreKara

A Catholic Girl's Litany of Humility