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Love & Relationships

When Life Leaves You Broken, Bruised, and Bitter

07/24/2020

It started off like any other prayer but this time, something within me changed.

“Heavenly Father, I come before You today” was all I could say before my voice started to shake and the tears rolled down my face.

Earlier in our morning devotion, my husband and I reflected on our family’s difficult season. It was nothing wrong we’d done; we didn’t fail God in any way. But yet, He allowed a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad circumstance to disrupt our lives.

And it left me broken, bruised and bitter.

I couldn’t see this situation working out for our good no matter how hard I tried. And the more I struggled to find God’s purpose, the more it devastated me.

I knew it was wrong to let in hatred or resentment towards the source of our pain. I knew that even if I had every reason in the world to be angry, God was asking me to forgive.

Still there was a disconnect between what I knew and how I felt.

Can you relate?

Everyday Woman

Why I Went Silent For So Long

06/11/2019

“For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1

Life can change in the blink of an eye.

One moment you can be comfortably cruising through your circumstances. And the next, you can be seriously struggling to keep your head above the waters.

That’s how I felt for the past year and a half.

Don’t worry, I’ll explain!

In the Fall of 2017, I got engaged to my amazing now husband, AJ. Good news right? That was the comfortable part.

Together with our families we settled on an early sumner 2018 wedding date. That gave us a little over nine months to prepare for the most important day of our lives.

It was also the beginning of the seriously struggling part.

Faith

Something We Can All Share With The World

11/23/2017

In that day you will say: “Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted.Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world. Isaiah 12:4-5 (NIV)

It’s Thanksgiving Day, and that can only mean one thing. Get ready to have your taste buds salivating all day (and night) as your family and friends share snapshots of their dinner and desserts up and down your news feeds.

There’ll be pictures. Videos. Memes. All showcasing the turkey, trimmings, and treats that will fill homes and stomachs all across America today.

We’ll see and read all about what’s happening in places near and far. It’s part of the delight of living in the age of social media.

But instead of only sharing what’s on our dinner plates, this year, why don’t we share something more meaningful with our networks.

Love & Relationships

The Downright Dreadful and Difficult “S” Word

09/14/2017

Wives, obey your own husbands. In doing this, you obey the Lord. For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church…As the church is to obey Christ, wives are to obey their own husbands in everything. Ephesians 5:22-24 (NLV)

I’ve always been an independent, do things my own way kind of girl.

My family and close friends, they’d probably say I’m stubborn or hardheaded. But I like independent better, don’t you?

It’s a much more pleasant spin on what can be a downright dreadful and difficult topic, submission.

Being the good Christian girl I am, I’ve heard all the scriptures and sermons about submitting many, many times.

But that does nothing to stop the automatic eye rolls or slow the “ain’t nobody going to tell me what to do” chorus that quickly arises in my heart and my head.

Love & Relationships

The Ultimate Wedding Season Survival Guide

06/12/2017

Here comes…the…

Status updates. With her new last name. And those cute custom hashtags dedicated to the newlyweds.

And who can forget the pictures, showcasing her new manicure color and of course, her sparkly new ring.

Yup, here comes wedding season 2017!

For some of us single gals, it can be discouraging scrolling down social media lane during the summer and early Fall months. It’s during this time when weddings and engagements seem to be the only stories featured on our timelines.

Roxanne Brown

Hey everyone! I’m Roxanne Brown and I'm so happy to have you as part of our community. In my journey, there's been plenty of days when I needed to hear "me too!" That's why I created This Is Her Journey. I pray that something you read during your time here will help remind you that you are not alone. Be sure to connect with me on social media. I am looking forward to sharing with you as we journey to the destiny God has for us!