The point is the love story. We live in a love story in the midst of war.

Truth be told, most of us are faking our way through life. We pick only those battles we are sure to win, only those adventures we are sure to handle, only those beauties we are sure to rescue.

The culture of women in the church today is crippled by some very pervasive lies. "To be spiritual is to be busy. To be spiritual is to be disciplined. To be spiritual is to be dutiful." No, to be spiritual is to be in Romance with God. The desire to be romanced lies deep in the heart of every women. It is for such that you were made. Are you ARE romanced, and ever will be.

But a wound unfelt is a wound unhealed.

In the end, it doesn’t matter how well we have performed or what we have accomplished—a life without heart is not worth living.

For after years of living in a cage, a lion no longer even believes it is a lion . . . and a man no longer believes he is a man.

Caring for our own hearts isn't selfishness; it's how we begin to love.