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Dating Jesus

February 14, 2019 by Danielle Howard

This post first published for Instagram @letters4luv. Check them out for more encouragement from inspiring women.

For most of my life I was searching for Prince Charming. My first date was at the very young age of 5. I had multiple long term relationships throughout middle and high school and into college. When all of those romances failed, my heart was broken, lonely, and feeling empty. I wish I'd known that my Prince had been there all along.

For pretty much the first time in my life I was single, how was I going to live without a boyfriend? I didn’t quite know how to do that, so I turned to the dust covered book on my dorm room shelf. While I knew all the stories by heart from Sunday school, I decided to read it instead as a love letter addressed to me from God. That night I had my 1st date with Jesus. I had known about Him my whole life, but I never treated us like a REAL relationship.

Instead of calling my boyfriend on my drive to and from school, I talked to Jesus pretending He was sitting in my front seat. Instead of texting a boy on my way to class, I’d silently talk to Jesus about my insecurities and hopes. At night instead of Facetiming my boyfriend, I’d curl up with my Bible & my journal and read his love letter to me and respond with my own.

I was single and happy. Genuinely happy. I was sharing my pain, anxieties, hopes and dreams with someone who ACTUALLY had the power to bring comfort, peace, joy, love into my life. I saw how my past relationships were doomed to fail, because I was depending on a broken, human being to fill the deepest desires of my heart.

When I started treating Jesus as the true Love of my life, I began to learn what—rather WHO— True Love really is. He is the Prince of Peace I've been searching my whole life for. He is the greatest love story ever told. He sacrificed his life for us. He defeated death itself. An eternity with Him is my happily ever after.

February 14, 2019 /Danielle Howard
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First Date

January 16, 2019 by Danielle Howard

I’m the worst person anybody could take on a date. I have seen every romantic comedy ever made. I am a self proclaimed recovering my-life-should-be-a-movie-aholic. See 90’s love stories for more info there. My expectations are notoriously high. I do not kiss on the first date (or for a long time after). I’m a type 4 on the Enneagram, which basically means I am super picky when it comes to dating.

So based on my track record and let downs, I really was not expecting much when the guy I had been working with the summer of 2010 texted me

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January 16, 2019 /Danielle Howard
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Drama Drama Drama

January 08, 2019 by Danielle Howard

Facebook memories is a scary place. They appear at the top of your feed, a harmless little thing. You click on it to see what you were doing last New Years Eve, and two scrolls down BAM. Your high school self is spouting some super passive aggressive comment to your ex in the hopes they’d message you on AIM later. Your heart cringes and your stomach twists for every time you ever said the words “I hate drama. I just hate it. I avoid it at all costs.” Your hypocrisy stares you down with the Facebook Logo trademarking it for all eternity. Or is this just me? Partydiva428?

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January 08, 2019 /Danielle Howard
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Christmas Present

December 20, 2018 by Danielle Howard

I have been thinking a lot about my childhood. It’s probably the nostalgia of Christmas time full of traditions that started when I was young, watching old home videos of my first presents under the tree…

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December 20, 2018 /Danielle Howard

I Had a Miscarriage

October 17, 2018 by Danielle Howard in Parenting

This isn’t the story I wanted to tell. I wanted a cute photo with a sign reading “Grace Promoted to Big Sister Coming June 2019” with the positive test in the corner. I wanted a boomerang revealing the gender. I wanted to share the videos of telling Brian and my parents. Instead, I had two weeks of dreams and hopes of a new baby come to a screeching halt with the word miscarriage. 

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October 17, 2018 /Danielle Howard
miscarriage, parents, loss, hope
Parenting
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The Story Continues

January 01, 2018 by Danielle Howard in Parenting

It has been exactly one year since I started She Delights, and boy did a lot happen in 2017 that changed my life for the better. Here is just a bit more of the backstory of how God worked it all together. 

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January 01, 2018 /Danielle Howard
Baby, parents, God
Parenting
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Once Upon a Baby Shower

August 14, 2017 by Danielle Howard in Parenting

It may be Monday, but I can't stop thinking about the dreamiest, pinkiest, loveliest baby shower that my family and friends threw for my sweet baby girl this past weekend. 

Click the link for those who want to see a few more pics and details :) 

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August 14, 2017 /Danielle Howard
baby shower, fairy tale, baby girl, decor
Parenting
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The Ranch Dressing Story

July 06, 2017 by Danielle Howard

Sometimes marriage isn't picture perfect, date nights are less than Instagram worthy, YET those messy and real moments are sometimes the most beautiful. Here is one of those times for us that happened just a few weeks ago. 

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July 06, 2017 /Danielle Howard
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Baby Girl's Big Heart

June 09, 2017 by Danielle Howard

This pregnancy has been such a joyous ride, but then this month we received some news about baby girl that really tested my faith. Here's a little bit about our journey with baby girl. 

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June 09, 2017 /Danielle Howard
pregnancy, baby, parents, medical, trust, fear
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7 Years Ago Today

April 20, 2017 by Danielle Howard

7 years ago, one conversation drastically changed my life. 

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April 20, 2017 /Danielle Howard
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Baby Boy or Baby Girl?

April 03, 2017 by Danielle Howard

Is it a boy? Is it a girl?

 

This is what was immediately going through my mind minutes after I found out I was pregnant. My husband, the second of four boys, and I the oldest of two girls were fairly split down the middle in terms of family backgrounds. He grew up wrestling, playing Power Rangers, football, Transformers, while I grew up dancing to Disney songs, playing Pretty Pretty Princess, ballerina, and Cinderella. So only slightly different. Either way one of us would be embarking on a whole new adventure with our baby.

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April 03, 2017 /Danielle Howard
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Can You Say Grandparents

March 27, 2017 by Danielle Howard

Telling my parents that they were going to be grandparents for the first time brought so much joy and so many screams. I am so grateful we caught it all on camera, but even more thankful that these two get to be grandparents. 

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March 27, 2017 /Danielle Howard
pregnancy reveal, first time grandparents
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My Sister's Wedding: Meet the Slovenskis

March 21, 2017 by Danielle Howard

A brief recap of my baby sister's wedding this past weekend. The wedding day much like Courtney and Steve was a sight to witness. Never were two people more perfectly created for one another than Courtney and Steve Slovenski. 

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March 21, 2017 /Danielle Howard
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The Time I Told Husband He's a Dad

March 15, 2017 by Danielle Howard

To see the full video of me telling Brian that he is a dad, click the above link. 

Thank goodness for technology being able to capture this amazing moment. Such surprise and joy getting to tell Brian that he is a dad. There is nothing better. 

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March 15, 2017 /Danielle Howard
pregnancy, baby, parents
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The Day I Found Out I Was A Mom

March 13, 2017 by Danielle Howard

One of the happiest days of my life was a few short weeks ago. Here is a pretty raw journal of the day I found out I was a mom. 

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March 13, 2017 /Danielle Howard
baby, marriage, pregnancy test
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Baby Delight

March 06, 2017 by Danielle Howard

We're PREGNANT!! 

 

 

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March 06, 2017 /Danielle Howard
Pregnant, Delight, Joy, Baby
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90's Love Stories

February 13, 2017 by Danielle Howard

Growing up in the idyllic 90’s at the height of romantic comedies, Disney Channel and the wonderful world of Gushers, I lived in a marvelous time in history, but also in love stories. But what happens when we become obsessed with the stories rather than love itself?

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February 13, 2017 /Danielle Howard
love story, love, God, movies
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When Thank You Doesn't Feel Like Enough

January 30, 2017 by Danielle Howard

When laying in bed is your full time gig for two weeks, you learn real fast the "uncomfortability" and beauty of grace. By definition, grace is unfair. unjustified. undeserving. People showed up with meals, with cards, with flowers, with prayers and words that cheered my soul, but at times I felt guilty. Did I deserve this? Was a mere thank you really enough?

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January 30, 2017 /Danielle Howard
grace, Christ, gratitude, Thank You
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The Story of a Fall

January 19, 2017 by Danielle Howard

It all started this past weekend as our High School Ministry prepared to set out on our journey to the enchanted land of Hume Lake Christian Camps. Hume Lake had just received a record high snowfall and the forecast for our weekend was sunny and clear. Snow on the ground, and sun in the sky. Nothing was going to rain on our parade, nothing would damper our weekend, nothing was going to fall… except me.

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January 19, 2017 /Danielle Howard
Camp, Fall, Hands and Feet, Christ, Hume Lake
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5 Perks of Marrying a Youth Pastor

January 12, 2017 by Danielle Howard

Before I got married, many people forewarned me about the extra responsibilities, expectations, and pressures that come with marrying a youth pastor, which I so appreciated. After four years of marriage, I can attest that there are difficult times, but there are even better perks!

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January 12, 2017 /Danielle Howard
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