The Quiet Place

Founders Note: Today's post is written by our new friend Brooke. Her blog is called "Living as a Single Gal". (you can find the link below) We've just discovered Brooke's blog and we look forward to unwrapping more of the great wisdom she has to share. Without further ado, here is her post... Imagine, if you will, that you are in a waiting room. The room is crowded; people standing, people on chairs, people sitting on the floor; this room is totally packed full. And all of these people are waiting. Waiting for what you may ask? That’s simple; love. You are standing in a corner with some of your girlfriends having some laughs. Then one of them gets called out of the room. Then another. Then another; another one bites the dust. One by one all of your single girlfriends are leaving the waiting room and finding true love. Not only are your friends leaving you, but the rest room seems to empty out significantly. And then there’s you. --...

So one of our sponsors Kiki at In It's Time is hosting an awesome linkup called the Circle, and this month she is focusing on summer bucket lists. So being the list person that I am, i knew i had to participate. So here's my summer bucket list-   Go to the beach - - if you know me I Love the beach!, so my goal is to at least go a few times this summer.    Save money for Grad school -- I am hoping to start Grad school in the fall! So if you could be praying for that.    Have a all girls weekend --My friends are far away, so i am hoping to see them this summer.  Continue to reach young women with this blog ---God has really done some amazing things with this blog, and I pray that you are encouraged by what you read on  here. Don't hesitate to let us know what you would like to see on here, email us or find us on Facebook or twitter.   So there you have it there's my list. Be sure to check out Kiki at her blog, and let her know that w...

 This month as we have talked about singleness, we have covered how to make the most of singleness in a guest post from Erin at Sweetness Itself,  And one from Kiki at In His time on community and singleness. But we haven't touched on control, you may be asking what does that have to do with singleness? But it does, cause all of us at one time or another had a plan, what age we were going to get married, have kids..etc. All of these things are "plans" that we make up so that we can have control. Control over when we will get married, control over our lives. All of this so called "control" seems a little exhausting, and when it's all said and done we come to realize that we cannot do it on our own. When we decide to give up our "control" God is right there to take our weary, exhausted self's and let us know that he's got it. Singleness is a season where we are able to become the godly women that God calls us to be, it's a season where we...

Founders note: Today on the blog is Nannette from Hope in the Healing , we connected through the she reads truth community and once we found her blog, we knew that we wanted her to share her heart with our readers. So today, she is sharing her testimony. So, Ladies be encouraged by what God has done in her life. It seems like most “girls” dream of growing up to be doctors, lawyers, nurses or some other noble profession. Not me. I wanted to be a Mom. Sure, when I was in fourth grade I had the notion to be a teacher for a whole nine months. I loved Mrs. Berzens, she could paint the most beautiful word pictures and take you anywhere in the world in a matter of moments without ever leaving the classroom. I even received really good grades, I just always pictured a beautiful home and a beautiful family to care for. By the time I was a teenager I had met Mr. Wonderful and had fallen in love at an early age. We were smitten. We dated all through high school and talked about “life” and...

I can't stress enough how important it is to pray for your friends. If your not praying for your friends who is? Your friends need you! Over the past 4.5 years I have been so grateful to have friends who are willing to pray for me. Even more grateful that I don't have to ask them to. Sometimes I feel so needy when I ask my friends to pray for me as often as I sometimes do. I'm thankful that no matter how many times in a week I ask for prayer, I know that my friends are going to pray for me. Are you that kind of friend? I figure that if I need prayer as much as I do, my friends need it too. I have to say that there is only one thing better than friends who will pray for you when you ask, and that is friends who pray for you when you haven't asked. It's warms my heart when my friends ask if they can pray for me about anything. Especially since my friends live far away. It reminds me that they are there and that they do care about me even when we don't get to tal...

Israel’s Only Savior But now, this is what the  Lord  says—      he who created  you, Jacob,      he who formed  you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed  you;      I have summoned you by name;  you are mine. When you pass through the waters,      I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers,      they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire,      you will not be burned;      the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the  Lord  your God,      the Holy One  of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt  for your ransom,      Cush  and Seba  in your stead. Isaiah 43:1-3 is one of my favorite passages in the Bible. Not only because of it's literary beauty, but because of it's meaning. When things get tough this passage reminds m...

Ladies, since starting the Quiet Place 6 months ago we could have never imagined where God would take this blog. But as I always say, he never ceases to amaze me" and that he did. Thank you so much for your support and we couldn't do this without you the readers, so thank you!  As you know we are always looking for blog submissions, so this month we decided to focus on Singleness. So if you have something on your heart to share about singleness, or maybe it's something that you are struggling with. No matter what it is, we would love for you to share your heart on the Quiet Place. Email submissions to--tqprest@gmail.com, we can't wait to hear from you!

Sometimes finding where you fit in life is a difficult task. Believe me, I know. My senior year of high school I thought I knew where my calling was. It wasn't until the last day of my sophomore year of college that I discovered my real calling. My senior year of high school I remember sifting through brochure after brochure to find the right school to go to. In order to pick the right school I had to know what majors I was interested in. The thing was, I had no idea. I didn't particularly excel in one area over another. I was a pretty balanced student as far as grades go. The one thing I did know, science was NOT my calling. Science was definitely my least favorite subject and the most difficult. I also didn't feel particularly passionate about Math. So, what was left... English and History. For awhile I thought about being a children's author. Inspired by an author who had visited our class in kindergarten and signed my book. That dream faded and I thought that ma...

A few weeks ago i talked about what the bible says about singleness and how as women we all want to pursued and sought after. And how God is pursuing us every single day, no matter what we say or do. Today i want to talk about it more as a season of life, we all have different seasons that we go through weather it be a season of joy, pain, loss, or heartache. Even though all of these seasons are different they help us to grow as women of God in each and every way. As a single women myself, i know the struggle of feeling like you are just sitting and waiting on something that you think is never going to happen. Waiting isn't easy, and as someone who gets impatient when I have to wait, it's hard not knowing who I will be with or where I will be. It's hard to just let go and trust that God will work it all out, without worrying about what's coming next. In those times when I feel as though I am "waiting" God reassures me that no matter what he's got it, he...

 Founders Note: Today on the blog is Kiki, we connected when we asked her about sponsoring our blog. When we read her blog we instantly wanted to ask her to guest post because she shared our passion for encouraging women. So here's some of her thoughts on singleness and we hope you are encouraged by them as much as we were. We're All in This Together If you're a twenty-something (or younger), you might recognize that post title from High School Musical. And yes, I did just go there.  And while I could talk about all of the times I spent singing and harmonizing to those catchy Disney songs, I will refrain from it today and instead share what that song has to do with my heart, my blog, and my love for Jesus Christ. There's something powerful about the blogging community, amiright? When I first started blogging, I was shocked to read that other bloggers made lifelong friends over the internet. I mean, really? The internet seemed like a weird place to meet people, le...

Founders Note:  Today's post is by Erin Elizabeth from Sweetness Itself. We connected on twitter and  asked her to guest post because her blog really encouraged us. Today she shares her thoughts on singleness. Join us as we rest in Erin's words about this sometimes hard, but beautiful season of life. Be sure to check below to learn more about Erin! Waiting isn’t easy. In fact, the idea of waiting in general is pretty much frowned upon and avoided in our society. We get mad when we’re delayed and have to wait in traffic. We get annoyed  in line at the Starbucks drive-thru when it takes forever. We don’t like having to wait to get what we want. Ever. Waiting is definitely not  fun , and it’s rarely easy. But sometimes, it’s a necessary and healthy part of life. And in matters of the heart, waiting for God’s plan and timing in romance can produce beautiful results! Not just the “end result” of a God-written love story and a future spouse who the Lor...

Ever since starting this blog and weekly taking the time to sit down and reflect on what I have been learning through my own personal devotional time on "Devotional Monday." The one word that keeps coming up in my devotional is rest. The other day my devotional was talking about companionship and how we should find it in God. It said, "The way of the souls transformation is the way of Divine Companionship. Not so much the asking me to make you this or that but the living with me, thinking of me, talking to me--thus you grow like me. Love me. Rest in Me. Joy in me". --After reading this I was once again reminded of the importance of finding rest in God each and every day. Matthew 11:28-30 (which is the foundation verse of this blog) reminds me that God always meets us right where we are at no matter what we are going through. It also reminds me that not only does he meet us wherever we are but that in him we find rest for our souls. So sisters, as you are going throu...

So Today one of my favorite online devotional communities turns one. First I just want to thank the women of the she reads truth community, which has taught me personally to dig deeper into the word. Today I just want to share about what God is doing in my life and how since discovering the she reads truth community my faith has grown in so many ways. I first discovered she reads truth during the fresh start plan and as i started reading it on my phone or in my email. I was challenged to dig deeper into God's word. Also around that time my best friend and I decided to start this blog, "The Quiet Place". The Hosea plan taught me a lot about myself and how sometimes I fail to trust God by running from the plans that he has for me to my own plans. This year God has taught me that i need to trust him in everything and that no matter where I go or what I do he will be right there with me every step of the way. So i invite you sisters, to reflect on what God has done in your li...