Author: Jo Ann Fore

Column Post by Aj Luck Today I found myself standing in the middle of the ocean holding a boogie board in hand, facing mounds of waves coming right at me, and I was smiling. I was surrounded by excited, giggling kids holding their boogie boards too. I was clearly the oldest among them…by many years. Before today […]

Column Post by Lisa Easterling Lately I’ve been studying the topic of jealousy, and the stark difference between being jealous of, and jealous for another person. Jealousy for someone’s best is of God. Jealousy of someone’s best is of the enemy. My study guide asks if the reader is jealous for someone’s best, and if so, whose? What are the results? […]

Column Post by Glenda Harbinson You’re wondering if God is going to answer your prayer. You are certain that   you’re asking for something He wants every one of His children to have. Yet here you are longing, pleading, begging God to answer this one prayer with a yes, now. Not in six months, or a […]

Column Post by Laura Hyers Today I am thankful that I can write for this community of women and be real and share my heart. I am thankful because I know that I can be honest and vulnerable and that you, beautiful reader, will understand. I’ve been struggling today. I’ve been struggling because I have […]

Guest post by Theresa Harvard Johnson   When I was about 15-years-old, I penned, “Theresa the Invisible.” I am an invisible girl, sitting in an invisible chair; People walk by me, never noticing that I am there. They can’t hear my invisible screams as I rise or see me my invisible stand; and when I reach […]

Column Post by Lakin Easterling I dream in faraway slumbers, teasing the edges of memory and imagination with wisps of possibility. The outside is still, but unearth that sleeping seed and you will see the lace-like design of a mind tied fast to a brilliant dress, a fabricated wing, each stitch a path to unknowns […]

Column Post by Beth Cranford “Whenever I’m depressed I go shopping.” “If you’re depressed you’re not trusting God.” “I get so depressed on bill paying day.” How often do you hear similar comments or even say them? With the commonly accepted use of the word “depressed” it’s no wonder we don’t have an accurate understanding […]

Column Post by Rita Schulte “Romancing the Stone”, “Mission Impossible”, and “James Bond” are among my favorite action movies. The most noticeable thing in all of these films is that the hero is facing insurmountable odds while searching and fighting for a priceless treasure. Our movie characters aren’t so different from us. We may not […]

Column Post by Lisa Easterling 1- I love doing for others, but what I don’t often reveal is how much I long to know that what I do is appreciated. 2- Whether or not my official love language is “Quality Time” or “Acts of Service”, when you take the time to do something for me, […]

Guest Post by Dana Arcuri I was born in the 1960’s when divorce was rare. Forty years ago it was different; back in those days divorce was not something you heard about, read about, or openly discussed. It was taboo. My vibrant mother was unexpectedly faced with a unique responsibility. While it didn’t require formal […]