Before I Called You Mine

by Nicole Deese

teacher’s limitations usually begin and end with the level of support they receive from their administrating staff.

Because sometimes going back to bed was the only option a broken heart could handle.

why hadn’t God offered me the same strength to endure my trial? Where was the faith I’d been promised? The unshakable peace?

I had zero appetite in light of this conversation. My stomach always seemed to knot when I thought about the future these days.

loved ones—that’s just one of the many ways He’s been preparing and providing for you since this journey began. We aren’t powerful enough to mess up God’s plan. Can we deny it? Yes. Can we delay it while we chase our own way? Absolutely. But sometimes our character needs time to catch up to our calling.”