Maryam's Testimony: A change from within
Maryam shares her powerful testimony on Femelle Soul. Here's how the Gospel transformed her from someone who didn't really care for God, to being completely souled out for Him.
Travel: Sorrento & Other Italian Islands
March 2018: I was in the process of leaving my job, I was completely unsure of what my next steps would be and what I was going to end up doing…so in true millennial fashion, I decided to ignore the current situation and booked a holiday to Sorrento, Italy with my bestie. Here's a mini holiday vlog showing what we got up to.
How has your relationship with God affected your views on beauty?
The Bible isn't silent on the subject of beauty. And as Christian women, every day we're faced with a choice: choose beauty defined to us by the media and culture or choose to focus on Godly beauty standards, which will never change. In the final video for our beauty series, we discuss how our faith has impacted how we define beauty.
Do you feel like you have to wear makeup to look beautiful?
We're still talking all things beauty and faith! In part 1 of 3, I sat down with Alison and Hesed talking about whether women feel pressured to wear makeup in order to feel beautiful.
When all is stripped away
I talk about loving the skin you’re in and accepting your flaws a lot, and most of the time, I believe it. But not always. We can all admit that the pressure to have to look good is real. And women tend to be hit the hardest. The beauty market thrives off selling us the lie that we’re not pretty enough, and it’s a lie that we so easily buy. I’ve found it's a lot easier to conform to beauty standards but harder to arrive at a point of self-acceptance.