Mary Rooney Armand
Mary Rooney Armand is an Author, Speaker, and Creator of the faith-based blog ButterflyLiving.org. Her stories help others grow in their intimacy with Christ and thrive in their relationships. Her work is featured on multiple websites including CrossMap, Woman of Noble Character, Pray with Confidence, and The Brave Women Series. Mary is the author of, “Identity, Understanding, and Accepting Who I Am in Christ” and, “Life Changing Stories” a collaboration with 34 authors sharing stories of God’s faithfulness. Besides writing, Mary leads small groups and speaks at retreats. She directed Kids Hope USA, a mentoring program for children, worked in marketing and sales, and has led mission trips to Honduras. Mary is a life coach with a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and an MBA. She and her wonderful husband Cory live in Louisiana and are the parents of four children, a new daughter-in-law, and two dogs! Connect with Mary on Instagram or Facebook.
How to Surrender to God: 8 Inspiring Bible Verses about Surrender
By Mary Rooney Armand |
When you surrender to God, you give up control and yield to Him. Easy enough…no, not at all! Learning how to surrender to God is one of the hardest but most important challenges in your faith journey. Surrendering to anyone or anything feels counterintuitive and unnatural. Many see surrender as weak, a sign of defeat,…
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5 Tips for Managing Emotions and Growing Spiritually
By Mary Rooney Armand |
Managing emotions can be tricky, exhausting, and a huge distraction like a pesky, unruly fly swarming around your head. You grow weary of managing emotions and getting them under control, so feelings begin to accumulate like a layer of dust on your spirit. And then one day you are triggered and spread your collected emotions…
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How to Plan a Retreat: 12 Steps to Make it Spiritual, Meaningful and Fun
By Mary Rooney Armand |
Learning how to plan a retreat can be intimidating. That is exactly what we felt when our Book Club decided to plan a retreat to grow closer to God and each other. But as we discussed the idea our excitement grew and the possibility that we could learn how to plan a retreat and host…
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Betrayal in the Bible: 4 Tips to Find Healing from Betrayal
By Mary Rooney Armand |
Betrayal in the Bible is part of the scripture’s narrative along with its painful consequences. Betrayal is painfuf to grasp and is never sought, desired, or welcomed whether in Bible times or today. But betrayal happens to everyone. We have been betrayed or betrayed someone. Studying stories of betrayal in the Bible helps you find…
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5 Ways How to Fix a Friendship and Find Joy Restoring Relationships
By Mary Rooney Armand |
Friendship is life-giving! Good friends offer joy, laughter, support, and growth. In healthy relationships we enjoy intertwined lives and are stronger together. But even strong relationships can hit a rough patch and begin to fray. When stirrings of discontent and detachment sprout up in a friendship, we usually feel dread and fear. We hope our…
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How to Know God Cares for You: 4 Inspiring Bible Stories Showing God’s Love
By Mary Rooney Armand |
Is it possible to know God cares for you? You can know God cares for you because He reveals it in His words and in His love. This should be a short article because that is an extremely comforting revelation. But even when we believe and trust God, life brings unwelcome surprises; trials, heartache, and…
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How to Get Along With Difficult People: 7 Biblical Ways to Love Them
By Mary Rooney Armand |
No matter where you go or what you do, learning how to get along with difficult people is an essential part of your journey that transforms your social interactions and connections. There are difficult people everywhere–negative, abusive, opposing ideas, low or no integrity, controlling, or people who do not like you for no particular reason.…
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3 Powerful Spiritual Goals and Inspiring Quotes to Grow Your Faith This Year
By Mary Rooney Armand |
Do we need spiritual goals? Do spiritual goals help us grow closer to God? Do spiritual goals help us grow in our relationships with others? My answer to all three of these questions is yes! When we consider investing time to set spiritual goals, it is important to ask ourselves probing questions. All goals serve…
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Overcoming Rejection Through Faith
By Mary Rooney Armand |
We all want to be loved, valued, and accepted. Rejection can quickly smear one or all three of these desires. Rejection is real but its message is a lie which is why overcoming rejection is so important. You can cover up rejection and act like it doesn’t affect you, but rejection leaves scars and can…
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Finding God in Grief: How to Draw Closer to God While Walking Through Loss
By Mary Rooney Armand |
Grief is the expression of deep sadness and sorrow. It erupts from the loss of something you value and love. Finding God in grief allows you to freely grieve while holding onto hope and a promise that is bigger than any loss you are experiencing. When you experience grief, God’s presence comforts you regardless of…
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