Oak Tree In Full Leaf In Summer Standing Alone

When I Learned to Have Joy in My Suffering

The seed contains the blessings of life. It is so small, so frail, yet it produces vegetables, fruit, trees, flowers – all wonderful nutrition from which we thrive. However, does the seed know this when we plant it in the ground? Does it understand how strong and beautiful it will be after its season under…

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Living in Grace

Hi again, Princesses! My name is April, and I’m a good friend of Katya’s. (Remember me from the Examining Love series?) I’m so excited that Katya asked me to write to you girls again; having a little voice in your lives is an honor I don’t take lightly at all. When I found out that…

Autumn Park Bench

If You Cannot See, Then Close Your Eyes and Listen

I love the holidays. Getting together with family, the amazing food, remembering good times, all of it is delightful. But I also know the pressure family/friends can bring. Some ask what my plans for the future will be, others have opinions on what I am doing now, and sometimes, topics come up that target where…

Happy 1st Anniversary to TAYP!

It has been quite a year! When I first started this blog I did not consider myself to be a writer. I only knew I had been given a dream about writing a blog for girls/women. Thankfully, I am a web designer and knew how to make that happen on the technical side, but in…

Girl on a Walk

When You Give God Your Day

It all started on Sunday. I woke up that morning to a whisper in my ear. The voice said, “Daughter, give me this day. Turn off your phone, your computer, and your TV, and let me plan today.” With the haze of sleep still over me, I rubbed my eyes and asked if this was…

Selfie by Dove

“Selfie” by Dove

YouTube is awesome but the ads can be a little annoying sometimes right? It feels like FOREVER for that 5 second countdown till you can click “Skip This Ad” and can FINALLY watch your video. So, I was about to watch a video the other day and this ad came on of this girl taking…

Examining Love Series - To All You Princesses

Intro to Examining Love Series

For the month of March, we will be starting our first series called “Examining Love.” Four different wives/fiancés will be writing to you based off of the scripture 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. I broke that scripture up into eight different statements and gave the women two statements each (e.g. “Love is Patient and not Easily Angered”).…