By Laura L. Smith My chest feels tight. Sitting still makes me jittery, like I’ll pop out of my skin, so I have to stand…
WonderfullyMadeAugust 1, 2022
By: Candace Martell For those who don’t experience depression, it can be difficult to know how to help loved ones who do. If that’s you,…
WonderfullyMadeJuly 7, 2022
By: Lisa Weidner “God, why did you make me this way?” I can feel the pain in that statement even as I type it. Have…
WonderfullyMadeJune 27, 2022
In this powerful video, author, speaker, actress, spoken word artist, and WM blog contributor Blair Linne shares her story of growing up without her father…
WonderfullyMadeJune 16, 2022
By: Blair Linne “Girls are the best. I would have five more girls if I could. I’m a girl dad.” Kobe Bryant was being interviewed…
WonderfullyMadeJune 13, 2022
By: Bailey T. Hurley A lot of us put up caution tape around our hearts when we hear the word vulnerability because somewhere down the…
WonderfullyMadeJune 6, 2022
By: Ann Swindell As swimsuit season creeps up, it’s easy to feel anxiety creep up on us, as well. We might start to worry about…
WonderfullyMadeMay 25, 2022
Are you past the point of weary? Is your burden weighin' heavy? Is it all too much to carry? Let me tell you 'bout my…
WonderfullyMadeMay 24, 2022
By: Alexandra V. Hoover Comparison is a tricky thing, isn’t it? I’ve struggled in and through it for many years. “God’s brought us this far,…
WonderfullyMadeMay 17, 2022
By: Grace Valentine For the longest time I thought the Bible was just stories about men walking with Jesus. I thought the Bible taught women…
WonderfullyMadeMay 13, 2022
By: Madelyn Stout It’s the essential question we all face: Who am I? We’ve all been there. Scrolling through our social media feeds, we see…
WonderfullyMadeApril 27, 2022
By: Kathryn Stangel Nobody wants to suffer. To suffer is to endure weakness and to admit our vulnerability. It’s the antithesis of living; our human…
WonderfullyMadeApril 22, 2022
By: Grace McCready For about two years, I struggled with an eating disorder called “anorexia nervosa” and was officially diagnosed when I was 17 years…
WonderfullyMadeApril 7, 2022
The following excerpt is taken from chapter 10 of podcast guest Kechi Okwuchi's new book, More Than My Scars, published by Baker Books, a division…
WonderfullyMadeMarch 28, 2022
Tell us about yourself! I’m a Texas-born, Alabama-raised Southern girl, currently living in Birmingham, AL, where I own and operate a nutrition and eating disorder…
WonderfullyMadeMarch 17, 2022
Tell us about yourself! I am a speaker, soon-to-be-author, and influencer for Jesus—hallelujah! I'm also an LA-based working commercial actress, a full-time business developer for @fishermenlabs,…
WonderfullyMadeMarch 3, 2022
By: Amy Carlson When I was 15, my gymnastics coach pulled me aside and asked if I thought I could “lose five pounds off my…
WonderfullyMadeFebruary 24, 2022
By: Kait Warman I grew up in a tumultuous family. My parents did the best they could, but their attention was divided by constant fighting.…
WonderfullyMadeFebruary 11, 2022
Today we're excited to share an excerpt from chapter 8 of Sadie Robertson Huff's new book, Who Are You Following? with you. Thank you, Sadie! “Are you…
WonderfullyMadeFebruary 3, 2022
By: Allie Marie Smith You are God's beloved. Nothing can separate you from this identity and love. Unbelief cannot. Insecurity cannot. Pride cannot. Manning continues…
WonderfullyMadeFebruary 2, 2022
By: Ann Swindell I spent a good portion of my twenties focusing on my body and being critical about the shape of it, the size…
WonderfullyMadeJanuary 24, 2022
By: Bailey T. Hurley The phone rang and rang. This was the third time this month I was trying to reach her. We had just…
WonderfullyMadeJanuary 19, 2022
Tell us about yourself! I live in San Antonio, Texas with my husband. We have been married for more than a year and recently bought…
WonderfullyMadeJanuary 4, 2022
By: Bailey T. Hurley When I was a senior in high school, my mom took me out of high school for a month (or at…
WonderfullyMadeDecember 31, 2021
By: Kathryn Stangel The season of Advent is a time of spiritual preparation, when we ready our minds and hearts to receive the greatest gift…
WonderfullyMadeDecember 21, 2021
By: Amy Debrucque “There is a difference between having a childlike faith and being a childish Christian.” I can’t remember anything unnatural and unexpected happening…
WonderfullyMadeDecember 17, 2021
By: Ann Swindell In a world bloated with quick fixes, instant gratification and social media profiles, it can be hard to know how to build—and…
WonderfullyMadeDecember 6, 2021
By: Amy Cummins “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things; one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion, which shall…
WonderfullyMadeNovember 27, 2021
By: Bailey T. Hurley During a routine Wednesday night—quick dinner, kids in bed, followed by small group—a guy in our community confessed how worried he…
WonderfullyMadeNovember 19, 2021
The holidays give us the chance to show the people closest to us our appreciation and love of them through gifts. If you're looking for…
WonderfullyMadeNovember 15, 2021
By: Casey Parker Photo Credit: Ashley Wingo A note from Allie: Through our ministry partnership with The Beautifully Flawed Foundation (formerly Friends of Bethany Hamilton), which…
WonderfullyMadeNovember 8, 2021
By: Amy Cummins We often speak without considering the impact of our words. How often, for example, have we thought or said to ourselves, “I…
WonderfullyMadeNovember 1, 2021
By: Jennifer Lockemeyer Hope hurts. It requires us to acknowledge that we’re not where we want to be, or where we feel we’re supposed to…
WonderfullyMadeOctober 14, 2021
Rising Above Body Shame and Living Free — with Jess Connolly How Self-Objectification Makes Us Sick — with Allie Marie Smith Becoming Healthy from the…
WonderfullyMadeOctober 8, 2021
By: Ann Swindell I recently had a former student email me some questions she had. She was wrestling through things in that email, big questions…
WonderfullyMadeOctober 1, 2021
By: Christie Myers Sometimes in life, the burdens feel too big. Recently, I battled a bit of anxiety and gloom, feeling overwhelmed by the tasks and…
WonderfullyMadeSeptember 20, 2021
By: Allie Marie Smith What if I told you not to leave? What if I told you that you would get through this? That you…
WonderfullyMadeSeptember 10, 2021
By: Allie Marie Smith Does your weary heart feel like it can't take much more? Does it seem like one more headline, one more death…
WonderfullyMadeSeptember 7, 2021
By: Amy Cummins If a stranger were to scroll through my Instagram feed, there’s not much they would learn about me. There are no pictures…
WonderfullyMadeAugust 25, 2021
By: Shari Rigby I struggled to find my purpose because I was looking for that perfect thing that would make me happy. Turns out, this…
WonderfullyMadeMay 25, 2020
Welcome our WM Book Club kickoff featuring an interview with Kate Merrick, author of this season's book Here, Now. Listen to our interview with…
WonderfullyMadeApril 21, 2020
By: Katie Messer In the cool of the morning, in the quiet of the night, God is there. As fears become behemoths and worries turn…
WonderfullyMadeApril 9, 2020
By Allie Marie Smith We are living in days of uncertainty. It can be natural to lose ourselves in worry and fear when the future…
WonderfullyMadeMarch 15, 2020
By: Debra Fileta, M.A., LPC When I was single, I would often imagine what my future relationship was going to be like. I wondered about…
WonderfullyMadeMarch 12, 2020
By Allie Marie Smith Here you are standing before an unknown future with both brokenness and beauty behind you and before you. There are some…
WonderfullyMadeMarch 10, 2020
By Allie Marie Smith This article originally appeared on Darling Magazine. I grew up with stories about life under my grandfather’s roof: the parties and…
WonderfullyMadeFebruary 13, 2020
By Allie Marie SmithI let myself go there again - to the explore section of Instagram. I made a promise to myself that when using…
WonderfullyMadeJanuary 2, 2020
Leather "Koda" JournalMy friends Brittany and Ian started Parker Clay, an amazing leather goods company for "the adventurous spirit, ethically made in Ethiopia." They are…
WonderfullyMadeDecember 10, 2019
By Melissa MaimoneI’ve battled anxiety and depression for most of my life. It has come and gone through the years, but like cobwebs that show…
WonderfullyMadeJune 3, 2019
By Kate MerrickIt seems more and more, as we live in the digital age, there is a counterfeit for every real thing. We stare at…
WonderfullyMadeMay 9, 2019
