September 23, 2017 | By Kia Stephens | No Comments
One of more than fifty children of infamous polygamist cult leader, Ervil LeBaron, Anna LeBaron endured abandonment, horrific living conditions, child labor, and sexual grooming. At age thirteen, she escaped the violent cult, gave her life to Christ, and sought healing. Her story of healing and forgiveness is an inspiration to many.
September 18, 2017 | By Kia Stephens | 4 Comments
Sometimes you can sense a difficult day at its onset. An argument, messy kitchen, and a snoozed alarm clock have all foreshadowed a few of my most challenging times. On more than one of those occasions my bad day has been compounded by an extra surge of estrogen.
September 4, 2017 | By Kia Stephens | No Comments
A father’s rejection has the potential to color every subsequent relationship in a woman’s life. If this has happened to you or someone you know watch this live stream hangout with Rita McGlothin as we talk about “Overcoming a Father’s Rejection”.
August 28, 2017 | By Kia Stephens | No Comments
I’ve always been a dreamer. Which explains why when my husband and I were planning our wedding I envisioned an elaborate affair. I dreamt up floor to ceiling backdrops of cascading white fabric, accented by columns of varying sizes and topped with tall tower vases of huge rose arrangements. When my ideal encountered reality we actually had a little chiffon fabric and a bell hanging from the ceiling tiles: not what I anticipated.
August 21, 2017 | By Kia Stephens | 2 Comments
My husband proposed 6 months after we started dating. Everything was moving like clockwork, until it wasn’t. We hit an unanticipated mammoth sized bump on our road towards marital bliss that halted our journey towards happily-ever-after indefinitely.
August 14, 2017 | By Kia Stephens | No Comments
My mother and father divorced shortly after they married. I became a casualty: affected by things I could not control. Subsequently, I have very few memories of time spent with my dad growing up.
August 7, 2017 | By Kia Stephens | 10 Comments
‘‘I never say no to sex,” she said in response to my question on how to make marriage work. As she spoke I could tell her words were a deeply ingrained conviction that laid the foundation for her 17 year marriage. And even though I knew her statement was biblically based, I was challenged by these words.
Part of me wants this blog to be about my kids and our three goldfish. It would be so much easier to write about the warm fuzzy parts of life, but I’ve never been at ease with surface-level-connections. I feel compelled to write for women who have ever struggled with the subject of father. For more than a decade I have, and not just with my biological dad but my Father in heaven too.
