I once heard a man say, “a beautiful wife doesn't keep a man from cheating, only thing that will keep a man from cheating is his love for God.” Interestingly, this is how I feel about waiting! What I believe this man was saying was true faithfulness is a characteristic of the heart rooted deeply in unwavering devotion. Similarly, in a world where many women aren’t necessarily sure when they’ll “jump the broom,” I’m convinced it must be that same form of devotion that would empower a woman to wait…to remain steadfast…to endure! I made this decision when I was an eighteen year old sophomore in college. Yes, high school and college, and now in my mid twenties, I am still committed to my decision to wait until marriage to have sex. And now more than ever, I am realizing this decision has more to do with my relationship with God than my relationship status.
Read MoreI am sooooo excited to present to you, Cultivating Kerri!. Cultivating Kerri is my life, it’s my mission, my passion, and my gift. It’s such a blessing to be able to share it with you. “Cultivate You!” About four years ago, I heard these words very clearly as I prayed about my passions, career goals, and future. It was a word I didn’t frequently use so I knew it wasn’t something I thought of myself. It was implanted into my heart by God and I had no idea it would evolve into what it is now and what it will be in the future, but I am really excited!!
Read MoreSomeday I’d love to create a beautiful garden oasis in the backyard of my own home. The funny thing is, I don’t know much about gardening. I have never had a garden, nor did my parents have one in my home growing up. My dad did buy me a tomato plant once and I did my best to take care of it, but sadly it died after producing only a few tomatoes:( Often I hear those who garden talk about weeding—something that’s extremely important for the life of the garden, but a task that is not so fun for the gardener. If left unattended, weeds steal nutrients from plants, inhibiting them from reaching their full potential. I find that insecurities are much like weeds; they choke life out of us, killing our dreams and inhibiting us from becoming all that we are meant to be. These past couple months, I have been on a journey of rediscovering who I am. Let’s just say, I had to do some “weeding” in my own life. My insecurities had began to consume me. Now some might say, “that’s life, we all have insecurities.” And I would have to agree. Yes, we are all human and are susceptible to insecurity. However, there is a difference between having an insecurity and allowing your insecurity to have you. My insecurity had me!
Read MoreEarlier this week, I shared my personal story about abstaining from sex until marriage entitled, “There is Beauty in Waiting,” on the Silver Ring Thing blog site. When I was told the post was finally published for the world to see and read, I got a little nervous. You would think that it wouldn’t affect me in that way since I have been traveling the country for the last year and half sharing and promoting the message of abstinence, but for some reason I still had butterflies in my stomach. This time it was different! I would no longer just be sharing this message with strangers from a stage, but people that knew me would read it via the blogsite’s connection to social media like Facebook and Twitter. So you may ask, why would someone who promotes abstinence and purity be afraid of people knowing that they themselves were actually abstinent?
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