Chasing Beauty

Gwen Smith February 21, 2017Blog, Christian Living, Devotions, Value, Worth 122 Comments

From the time I was a young girl I wanted to be beautiful. In the fifth grade, I resorted to desperate measures in a very “eleven-year-old,

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When God Does a New Thing

Gwen Smith January 12, 2017Blog, Christian Living, Forgiveness, God's Promises, Worth 303 Comments

I admit, I’m a sucker for the makeover shows. It doesn’t matter what kind… home makeovers, fashion makeovers… or even the shows that take a person from drab or flab to fab.

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When Mercy Meets Messy

Gwen Smith November 1, 2016Blog, Broken into Beautiful, Confession, Devotions, Encouragement, Forgiveness, Freedom, Grace, Worth 16 Comments

A four-year-old girl was overheard reciting the Lord’s Prayer, “and forgive us our trash baskets, as we forgive those who pass trash against us.” When I first heard that story,

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When Life is Blurry

Gwen Smith October 27, 2016Blog, Encouragement, Friendship, Parenting, Sorrow, Trials, Trusting God, Worth 25 Comments

Have you ever felt alone, scared, angry, confused, and hurt all at the same time? Ever felt like running away from a difficult situation?

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The Comparing Game

Gwen Smith March 18, 2016Blog, Christian Living, Comparison, Temptation, Worth 57 Comments

We live in a competitive world. The pressures to be thin, beautiful, fit, smart, sexy, funny, rich, and popular trap us in a relentless vise-grip.

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What We Need The Most

Gwen Smith March 7, 2016Blog, Encouragement, Love, Value, Worth 2 Comments

My mom tells a story that when I was a toddler, I used to push my older brother and sister off my dad’s lap so I could cuddle with him all by myself.

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Born To Be Wild, Part 2

Gwen Smith August 12, 2015Blog, Christian Living, Devotions, Encouragement, Forgiveness, God's Promises, Grace, Healing, Holy Spirit, Love, Value, Worship, Worth 158 Comments

Yesterday we visited the story of an unlikely champion: a racehorse named Seabiscuit. He was too small, the jockey was too big and blind in one eye – and yet,

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Born to be Wild, Part 1

Gwen Smith August 11, 2015Beauty, Blog, Christian Living, Devotions, Encouragement, Forgiveness, Freedom, Grace, Healing, Value, Worship, Worth 104 Comments

Both his stature and demeanor were unimpressive to elite breeders. He was exercised with harsh tactics, under cruel restrictions and publicly dismissed by a professionally acclaimed trainer.

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Releasing Secrets, Restoring Hope

Gwen Smith July 24, 2015abortion, Blog, Christian Living, Forgiveness, Grace, Worth 56 Comments

For years my abortion story went untold. It was a secret held tightly by a locked heart – my worst nightmare and darkest memory.

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