The Thrilling Life Faith • Relationships • Purpose • Real Life A Note from Dr. Victorya: I’m so glad you’re here! I’m thrilled to welcome you to The Thrilling Life, a place where we can explore faith, relationships, purpose, and real life together. My hope is that each month you’ll find something here that encourages you, challenges you, makes you think, and reminds you that God is at work in the middle of your everyday life—no matter what you are facing today. I’m excited to take this...

Sometimes the very person who relentlessly teases you about your faith is the one quietly searching for God. That’s when teasing Is clearly not the whole story. When my coauthor Karen Covell mentioned that she couldn't schedule a rehearsal on Bible study night, a singer named Pendleton began teasing her about her "nun practice." The jokes embarrassed her enough that she wanted to keep her faith to herself at work. Later, Pendleton called. He wanted to talk about that very Bible study. His...

What have you been putting off until life looks the way you hoped it would? During my single years, I could have waited for a husband before enjoying anything. Instead, two girlfriends and I started making plans. We hiked, visited local attractions, and saved for trips so that once a year we could travel internationally while I was still single. I even purchased my first home—a condo—while I was single. I still wanted to get married. But I was also tired of waiting for my dreams, so I decided...