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Character Lasts, Good Looks Don't
Character Lasts, Good Looks Don't

Have you ever been sitting in a Starbucks when a guy walks in and you think, “Dang I want my husband to look like that”? Or maybe you were scrolling through Instagram and saw a guy who was your type down to the green specks in his eyes and the type of shoes he was wearing. You start making mental notes or you add to your “list” more and more physical attributes you’d like for your husband to have. Brown/blonde hair, blue eyes, a pretty smile, at least 6’2, and an athletic build were just a few that showed up on my list the first time I wrote it out. (Don’t judge me.)

It’s funny for me to look back on that version of my list now and see how detailed I was about what I wanted my husband to look like. I wrote down things about his height, his hair color, whether or not he had tattoos, even the way he dressed. But over the past few years, my list has had several updated drafts. And in all the ways my list has changed, it’s shifted the most in regards to my standards on appearance. Because if I’ve learned anything about dating and relationships, it’s that there’s more to a person than how they look. 

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Kristen Caverelationships, relationship, dating, list, physical attributes, physical characteristics, appearance, starbucks, height, hair color, eye color, athlete, athletic build, wardrobe, attractive, good looks, good looking, character, godly character, God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, King David, david, Samuel, 1 Samuel 16:7, Romans 12:2, Romans, Paul, bible, scripture, marriage, physicality, kristen alexis camp
How To Keep Going When The Doors Keep Closing
How To Keep Going When The Doors Keep Closing

Have you ever been in a season where nothing seems to go your way? You get excited for this opportunity or that possibility, but then things don’t work out how you wanted them to. One door closes, and then another, and then another. You keep trying to make something happen, but with no luck. And eventually you get to the point where you’re afraid to walk up to another door because you don’t want to be disappointed if it closes too. 

I get it. Shattered dreams, unfulfilled expectations, failures, they’re all disheartening. And when they come in multitudes, it’s that much more difficult to keep going. I don’t know about you, but I can only get knocked down so many times before I’m ready to just sit on the ground for a little while. 

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Kristen Cavestruggles, waiting, wait, patience, perseverance, character, hope, softball, sports, dad, Father's Day, father, job promotion, new job, relationships, relationship, dating, single, singleness, grad school, college, failure, disappointment, hopeless, hopeful, hopelessness, Romans, pictures, parents, rejection, kristen alexis camp