If you’ve ever wondered how to encourage yourself in the Lord, you are in the right place. My friend, Mary Rooney Armand, wrote this guest post from the faith-based blog Butterfly Living. Her post is a perfect fit for our favorite topics here at One Exceptional Life. It’s filled with Bible Scriptures on encouraging yourself and will answer the many questions you have on the topic. Enjoy! Overconfidence pushed me to leave the swimming pool steps. I lunged into the water and immediately knew it was too deep, a mistake.  Struggling to return to the side of the pool, fear gripped me. What had ..read more

Everything was going so well. I thought I had my life planned out. Then, in the blink of an eye, I was stuck in a wheelchair as a quadruple amputee contemplating my future. I often wondered about how to know God’s will and whether I would ever find contentment in my new disabled life. But let me back up a bit. One minute I was in bed with what I thought was the flu, and the next I was on life support with an unexpected flesh-eating bacteria, that came out of nowhere, with a diagnosis that can only be described as negative and full of doom.  I wasn’t supposed to survive.  But the doct ..read more

I was recently contacted by Girl Defined Ministries, asking if they could submit a guest post in an effort to Introduce One Exceptional Life to their younger audience.   According to their website, the mission of Girl Defined is “to help modern girls understand and live out God’s timeless truth for womanhood. In a day and age when girls and women receive so many conflicting messages about their value, purpose, and identity, they desperately need to know that the only one who can define them is the One who created them.” There is no doubt that women of all ages struggle.  Redisco ..read more

You are a loving Christian woman and you are often called upon to be there for your friends and loved ones.  Sometimes their lives are joyful, peaceful, and without a care in the world.   But most of the time the people we love and care about, have a struggle or two and they need some compassion and kindness. Every once in a while, those struggles are heavy and sometimes too much to bear.  It’s important to have in your “good friend arsenal” a handy stack of resources to call on in those times when you need to encourage those around you. Have you ever been in a situation where a ..read more

Most of us are great goal setters, but bad goal reachers. Did you know that only 3% of the population even sets goals? And then a whopping 92% of those people never even achieve those goals. Whaaaaat???  Do you know what goals I’m successful at?  Yup, you guessed it, spiritual goals. You can achieve your spiritual growth goals, with a practical trick. After I became a quadruple amputee, I was stuck, confused and questioned my usefulness in motherhood and business. Plus, I needed some spiritual help. Immediately, I added spiritual growth goals into my daily agenda. Growing my faith be ..read more

What does it mean to find joy in the journey? Would you consider yourself joyful? Would you like to be?  Doesn’t it seem like there is just not enough happiness or joy in the world today? That’s just not acceptable, is it?  Welcome to the ultimate guide to finding joy in the journey. You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Life is a journey, not a destination.” Right? In this ultimate guide, we’ll dig into the Bible to see what God says about joy. And then we’ll discover tons of ways for finding joy in the ordinary as well as ways to find joy in the journey. There’s absolutely no reason t ..read more

What does the Bible say about storms in our life? “Into each life some rain must fall,” is a famous quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. But I don’t know of anyone who hasn’t struggled through dark clouds or major storms. Do you?   While nobody really looks forward to the trials of life, they serve an important purpose. That is, tribulations help us grow. And if you’re a child of God, they help you grow closer to Him and help you grow spiritually.   But the key to success during the hard times, is in finding peace in the storm. We’re going to unlock 5 ways for finding that ..read more

Why should we trust God in difficult times? In general, we are living in some troubling times. I think we can all agree.  But each of us struggles with our own personal issues, don’t we?  When you add it all up, life can get pretty complicated. So where do we turn? For Christians, we should be trusting God in difficult times, yes.  But we should also be trusting Him in all circumstances. Why?  Well for starters, He is the Creator of all of mankind as well as this universe and everything in it. More importantly, HE LOVES US!  He is there for us. He is our Heavenly Fathe ..read more

What is your favorite season? It’s that time of year when everybody is getting tired of this long, cold, snowy, icy winter. I know that I’m certainly tired of it. So as we wait anxiously for the weather to warm up, I am here to share my favorite things about spring and why I believe that spring is the best season.  Are you ready?   If you’re still struggling this winter season, be sure to check out, 8 Solutions for Surviving the Winter Blues. From there, let’s start thinking happy thoughts with my favorite things about spring.   One other thought before we dig into things, let m ..read more

What is the best study Bible for women? Building a home that’s centered on Jesus Christ is one of the most important things you can do for your family. I have scoured the interweb to find you 10 of the best Bibles for women that are not only best-sellers, they’re affordable too. Every study Bible on this list has an affordable price tag of less than $60. That’s a small price to pay for the best education by the Creator of this universe that you can get. He is the author and finisher of our eternal security. It doesn’t get more important than that. Amiright? What is a study Bible?  Let’s f ..read more