WHAT TO DO WHEN GOD ISN’T ANSWERING YOUR PRAYERS
©RELEVANT MAGAZINE // BY ANN SWINDELL APRIL 18, 2017 All of us have prayers that haven’t been answered yet—at least, not in the way we want them to be. And for some of us, these unanswered prayers feel like the lynchpin of our lives: We feel like if God would just answer this one prayer, →
Finding Meaning in Christmas
Christmas is only in a couple days. What a wonderful time of year this is, with the Christmas lights, Christmas movies, delicious food, Christmas music, hot chocolate, Christmas shopping, and more. Each of these elements help to make the Christmas season special. However, they don’t quite complete the picture. The element we are missing is →
Back in Session
School is back in session. Year after year, the teacher may change, the classroom may change but one thing that may not really change are the emotions of starting a new school year. I remember very clearly laying out my outfit for the first day of school, getting my supplies all together in my backpack →
Shattered Identities
In high school, I was a homecoming princess, tennis captain, speech and debate president, honor society scholarship chair, part of a team that won the community project for Business Leaders of America in the US championship, and salutatorian out of a class of over 400 students. On top of everything, I was involved in church →
Summertime
Well, you finished. Another school year has come and gone. Some of you have only thought about your summer but haven’t made any plans. Some of you have your summer completely planned from the minute school ended until you start again in September. Either way, summer is finally here. I have found that the summertime →
Fresh Start Spa 2016
When we first started glittr two years ago, we would host monthly events for girls in the Bucharest area. We would have different events that would be on different topics and presented in a creative way that were relevant to the girls attending. After we created our curriculum we started to move towards doing more →
Glittr in Corbeanca
As a glittr team we love to connect with and encourage girls all over Romania! We want every girl to know they are loved, appreciated, valued, enough, chosen, beautiful and wonderfully made in the image of God. We try to spread that message across the country through our events, small groups and social media. All →
Finding your Purpose
Recently, during one of our small group meetings, a teenage girl asked me, “How did you find your purpose?” This came about because I was encouraging the girls to ask a woman that they admire or look up to, how they found their purpose in life. I don’t know if I was a woman they →
Life doesn’t come with a manual
Dear daughters, I am writing you today in honor of the recent celebration of all mothers on International Women’s Day (March 8th). I believe we all need our mothers at some point in our life. They are our foundation to life. A lot of who we are is because of our mothers. When you are →
Loves me, loves me not..
Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching. In Romania, I am not for sure how much it is really celebrated but in other parts of the world it is a BIG day to show someone close to you how much you love them with flowers and gifts. There are many women who may not like this holiday →
New year, new beginning
This time every year, you can’t help but sit back and reflect on the last year as it comes to an end. It may have felt like the year flew by quickly or it may have felt that it would never end. It may have been one of the best years of your life and →
Bianca – glittr girl
Have you ever been drawn to a photo and wondered who took the photo, why they maybe chose that perspective, specific object or place? Well, for glittr girl, Bianca, it is what she loves most about taking photos. Bianca is a 16 year old student from Bucharest and about four years ago she started her →
What would I tell my teenage self? #8
If only I could sit down with my teenage self today and give a few words of encouragement. I never really had anyone growing up that I would have called a mentor. You know, someone who would just tell you the truth. I feel like if I only would have had someone tell me once →
Raluca – glittr girl
Raluca is a beautiful young lady that is from Bucharest and is finishing her last year in high school. She is a true artist when it comes to make-up. She put her skills to the test and did the make-up of one of the glittr leaders, Andrea Crozier. See for yourself the before and after →