Have any of you tried to read your way through the Bible? I kinda am right now. For someone who likes to be organized I am in no way going about it in a uniform way. I read a whole book through and then move on to another one somewhere else in my Bible. For instance, right now I am reading Job. Before that, I had just finished up with the minor prophets, then Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. I am not even sure that I am naming those in order of my reading. Either way, I am getting through.

It can be easy to think that we aren't beautiful enough. Good enough. Smart enough. We compare ourselves with others, even as we get older and have our lives sorta figured out. No matter what age you are as a woman, you are faced with the thought, "am I beautiful?" It has taken me a while to really wrap my mind around the true beauty of being a Christian woman. We can go ahead and love everything about ourselves, even the flaws. But what is it that makes us truly beautiful and is it ok to not like the flaws?

Have you been wanting to do something for a while, but just can't seem to get up the courage to do it? Or do you feel like you just aren't equipped to do the job? Maybe you are even doing something currently that has nothing to do with what you really want to do. I feel like this most days. The idea of possibly making a mistake or sticking out like a sore thumb in front of others makes me cringe.

I am an extremely visual person. Everything that I remember and do is based off of visual memory banks that I have set up within my mind. When I was in college and taking an exam, I would recall the actual page that the answers fell upon in my mind as images. So when I found it hard to pray, I blamed my reasons for not speaking with God on the fact that I couldn't see Him. Then I thought about how I could write down my prayers.

Feeling a little down and out? Not sure how God has been blessing you lately and it just seems like everything is going wrong? I am here to tell you that there is a way to get out and see that awesome light of blessed goodness. I too have struggled with thinking everything was wrong. I have spent different portions of my life in deep depression as well. Whether you are feeling that deep hopelessness or just had a simple bad day and will pick up tomorrow, here are a few pointers to get you back on track. And hopefully, keep it that way.