Ryanne Molinari

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See any favorites? 😍 What books would you add? I’ve been thinking a lot about authenticity in art over the last couple of days (thanks, Taylor Swift). I’ve heard defenses of TTPD that argue that she was just processing, her crude or just plain mean lyrics are not meant to bash anybody (or any set of beliefs…) but just to help her process. Curiosity got the better of me and I listened to as much as I could bear of TS’s new album. Credit where credit is due: she’s a hard worker and a creative force. However, TTPD was sheer self-indulgent chaos. Does she have no friends who are willing to tell her no? Or at least an editor? If Jane Austen (our favorite) were to describe this wedding, it would go something like this… New post inspired by a current (slightly secret) project. Enjoy! (Link in bio) Thanks, Mom 💛 Very glad you were born because, well, I wouldn’t exist otherwise. And even if I did, I might have been a mess without your wisdom. 🙃 Read a few of my favorite lessons from my mom on the blog (link in bio). If you told me ten years ago that five miles would be an “easy” run, I’d have laughed and probably cried. I humiliated myself at a single high school cross country practice and never went back. I did, however, start jogging a bit every day. Just a mile here and there to start, but immediately I felt the difference. Follow for a chance to win free stickers from my current book project. Let’s face it, who doesn’t love free stickers? Did you know when Jesus says “my yoke is easy” that the word translated as “easy” means “kind”? Jesus’ yoke is not easy in the usual sense. Following him is hard. But in his kindness, he bears the weight for us—fulfilling the Law and atoning for our sins. We are still called to obedience and perseverance, but, rather than further burdening us, his yoke bears us up and beckons us onward.