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A girl and her jeans

May 7, 2014 by Aprille 4 Comments

I don’t know exactly how to put into words how these jeans make me feel…all I know is that they do.

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Modesty: a beautiful picture of God’s grace

July 2, 2013 by Aprille 37 Comments

But now, Christianity still so often promotes a system of modesty that is based in shame. We feebly and fearfully adopt “standards” and try to cover up our sin, our shame, with our own inflated sense of goodness – a goodness that can never be good enough.

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Plan A, 2.0

July 1, 2013 by Aprille 26 Comments

It was confusing…still believing in the ideal of being a “good Baptist girl” who followed her perfect husband into “full-time Christian service,” yet realizing that not only was it probably never going to happen, but that I wasn’t sure if I even wanted that life anymore.

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