Column post by Rita Schulte Twelve years ago I had a breakdown. Shattered dreams, unmet expectations, and unfathomable loss made me question if God even cared about the attack on my heart. Panic, depression, and confusion set in. Ever been there? Has your heart ever been shattered? Maybe your recollection of the pain is still […]
Write Where It Hurts
God has used writing in my life in a powerful way. As a word-lover, an author, I’ve learned this, how sometimes we write for publication, yes, but how sometimes we write simply to reconcile. To uncover truths and connect dots in ways that sometimes aren’t possible until we sit quiet with the pressing questions.
Today, I’m passionate about writing as a healing tool. You’ll find Write Where It Hurts a connection point, an invitation to women and conversations that bring healing. We need that, don’t we? A place where can we can drop all the masks and cut through the hard stuff.
Come join us. In our online community here, you’ll find hope, encouragement, and practical tools along with a challenge to live intentionally. Pull up a chair. Grab a spot of tea, or your favorite java. Be encouraged and inspired as you connect with other brave-hearted women who have faced unfathomable trials with courage. Risk the writing challenges, and be rewarded with a fresh perspective of your own.
When you really need to see Him
God is doing a new thing. A new thing as old as time, actually. He is awakening in me a desire to know Him like I’ve never known Him before. Over the past few years a deep desire has taken root within my heart to be a God chaser. And I chased Him. Some. But […]
Exercising your right to freedom from depression
Column Post by Beth Cranford If you’re depressed, or you’ve experienced depression in the past, I have a question for you: Are you exercising regularly? I was told several years ago that exercise would help with depression. I started exercising but never really made it a priority. I was too busy. I didn’t have a treadmill. I couldn’t afford the gym. […]
Immeasurably Good Mysteries
Column Post by Lakin Easterling “Now unto him who is able to do far more abundantly than all we ask or think, according to the power at work within us…” ~Ephesians 3:20 There is a whole lot about God I am in the process of learning. A lot of that comes from reading. I’m a reader, and I […]
When you really believe in how big God is
Column Post by Laura Hyers Last night, for the first time ever, I had someone prophesied over me. Sure, I’ve had different people with the spiritual gift of prophecy tell me they’ve had visions or know something is going to happen, but I’m saying that a friend of mine whom I’ve known for maybe a […]
How the healing comes
Column Post by Lisa Easterling Healing comes on butterfly wings. It flutters softly about, lighting here and there, staying longest where the rain has washed the air clean. It floats timid and uncertain above trampled petals while the fragrance of pain yet lingers. It grieves for what was lost and dares to hope for what […]
Oh, the treasures a shoe box can hold
Column Post by Aj Luck Did you ever pass notes in school? Did you get all fancy and fold them into neat little shapes with tucked in pockets? Did you save them? I did. I kept them in a shoe box tucked in the back of my closet. No matter how silly or serious the […]
A matter of overstimulation
Column Post by Lakin Easterling When I’m writing, it’s like a world of thoughts slink along my veins, from my brain to my fingertips. It’s like watering a garden, hot cider on a cool autumn day, a swift and suddenly-approaching storm. All the things that make my heart sigh, a bright and quiet “finally…” Sometimes, though, […]
When the opinions of others matter too much
Column Post by Laura Hyers “For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.” Galatians 1:10 I’m an approval addict. There isn’t a pretty way to put it, or some fantastic […]
When you already know there’s a happy ending
Column Post by Lisa Easterling “We fight from a place of victory.” Craig Altman I gasped, perhaps a little too audibly, when our pastor uttered those words today. It isn’t like it’s a new concept; I’ve known for a long time that the battle is already won, that Christ won the victory on Calvary, the Gospel story. This was […]
