If I asked your TikTok feed for advice, it would probably say something like, “Girl, just do you. Follow your heart. Protect your peace. Don’t let anyone tell you who to be.” And honestly, that sounds really good. It sounds freeing. It sounds empowering. It sounds like confidence. But here’s the thing we don’t slow down enough to ask: what if doing you isn’t actually what’s best for you? Culture makes self-expression feel like the ultimate form of freedom. Like if no one tell

Okay, let me ask you… have you ever been sitting there scrolling, maybe hiding under your blanket, thinking, ‘Wait… am I the only one asking the totally weird, totally messy, totally heart-full questions no one else will admit?’ You know the ones. The ‘Oh my gosh, if God hears this I’m doomed’ type.  Am I right? Imagine this: you’re at school, at home, or in your room, and these thoughts just… pop.  Questions like: ‘Will I go to hell because I like girls?’ ‘Will I go to hell

Imagine this. You grab someone else’s glasses. Not because you need them—just because they’re there. You put them on and immediately you’re like…Oh. This was a bad idea. Everything’s blurry. The floor feels questionable. You’re walking like a baby giraffe. And what’s wild is—you don’t even realize how messed up your vision is… until you take them off. That? That’s how a lot of us are living. We’re seeing life through lenses we DID NOT pick!! Lenses handed to us by culture,

Picture this: the man who was sold by his own brothers, thrown in a pit, forgotten in prison, and yet somehow rose to the second-most powerful position in all of Egypt . Jacob dies. The family panics. His brothers are terrified. They think the man they betrayed for years is finally going to unleash revenge. And then Joseph does something nobody expects. He steps forward. He looks at them. And he says: “Do not be afraid… you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.”  

You’re lying in bed, phone glowing in your face.  Everyone’s out together — laughing, taking selfies, sending memes in the group chat… and you’re, well… not invited. You tell yourself, “It’s fine. I’m fine. Totally fine.” Except… your stomach twists.  Your chest tightens.  And yep… it stings. We’ve all been there. Even when you have friends, even when your life “looks full” on the outside, sometimes you feel completely invisible. And girl, that’s not a failure — that’s just l

You ever wake up to a text that just says, “IT’S LIVE”? No context. No details. Just panic. Your heart’s racing, your brain’s buffering, and suddenly you’re opening every app like you’re on a digital treasure hunt. Yeah… that was me this morning. Because it’s true—the link is actually live. Our very first issue of Literally Magazine is officially up—your every-other-month dose of God, glow-ups, and girl-powered goodness. Faith, friendships, freebies, and a little bit of spark