Life is full of triumphs and tragedies.

 

We are gifted the opportunity with our lives, our stories, to share both. Not to boast or compare, but as a way of leaning in to the learning as much as God affords us the opportunities. These lessons are both for us to become the best versions of our future selves and for the many who will come beside us and behind us who need to hear “me too”, “hold on”, or “watch out”.

This is for them.

 
 
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About

Read all about the girl behind the blog and how you can jump in on the journey to helping others find their voice!

 
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THE BLOG

CS Lewis once said “we read to know we are not alone” and I have found that we write to do the same. Search the XOXO Blog archives to find encouragement, advice, and resources for whatever life has thrown your way!

 
My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity, guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of his saints.
— Proverbs 2:1-8