by Mary B Safrit | Aug 8, 2018 | Christian Living, Teaching
My friend Tiffany and I were talking about modesty and she said that our bodies are powerful communicators. I don’t necessarily think of mine that way most of the time. I virtually live in workout clothes and anything soft and comfy. No one could accuse me of...
by Mary B Safrit | Aug 1, 2018 | How-to's, Singleness
If you are a woman, you know too well that the words, “No, thank you,” coming out of your mouth have little to no effect on a certain sort of man. These men come up to you in a bar, or on the train, or in a restaurant, or at the gym, or on the street, or in the...
by Mary B Safrit | Jul 25, 2018 | Singleness, Teaching
When I was seventeen, the guy I was dating got me a promise ring. It said “True Love Waits,” and it came with a little card that I signed, committing to stay a virgin until I was married. Two years later, I dramatically hurled the ring into Taylor’s...
by Mary B Safrit | Jul 18, 2018 | Christian Living, Teaching
Somewhere along the line, I heard the phrase “turn the other cheek” and assumed it meant a good Christian is a doormat. Any opportunity, any slight, or any uncomfortable situation, I thought I was just supposed to be nice. In reality, I was twisting the...
by Mary B Safrit | Jul 11, 2018 | Parables, Singleness
I like to write in bars, mainly because I am most productive between the hours of 9pm and 1am. (Point of clarification: I do this twice a week at most. One: it’s expensive, two: all of the empty calories, three: I like my liver functional) If I go on a weekday,...