Guest Post by Dana Arcuri Today after I went shopping at Marshall’s an older homeless man approached me in the parking lot. He said he was hungry and asked me for money. Without hesitation, I reached into my purse and pulled out my wallet. The homeless man motioned to his hands and said, “I don’t […]
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.
Lessons on Love from Beethoven
Column Post by Glenda Harbinson It was Mother’s Day, and I had just crawled into bed with a book when I heard it: the cry of a newborn kitten from underneath my bed. We had been waiting for the kittens and had prepared a place for them. I called in our three teen girls and […]
The life-changing power of encouragement
Column Post by Laura Hyers “Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson I have some friends who are very important to me, whom I’ve never met in person. I’ve never sat across a table from them at a coffee shop or stood […]
The Right to Love, Simply
Column Post by Lakin Easterling “Which one?” “Right or left?” “Red or blue?” “Are you for or against?” These are a few of the rather usual and regular questions that spin around in our respective worlds every day. Choices. One thing over the other. The favor usually lies with whatever you personally prefer. This carries […]
Depression: Not a road to walk alone
Column Post by Beth Cranford We were created to crave the company of others. Babies cannot physically thrive without positive social interaction. As adults, our problems are more difficult to face and our blessings are less meaningful without the support of loved ones. Unfortunately, one of the first things to happen when a person becomes […]
When it’s okay to pour out your heart
Column Post by Aj Luck Have you ever heard the phrase, “What’s down in the well will come up in the bucket”? Well, until last weekend, neither had I! It got me to thinking. Do you remember the sheer joy that came with the 64-count box of Crayola crayons? You know, the one with the […]
Were you once an outsider too?
I remember them The girls who curled their lips and rolled their eyes And the boys who laughed and found joy in my pain And the grownups who had no idea Who lived in my body None of them knew it was me in here And sadly I was struggling to know me too I […]
When you hide His Word, it will always find you
Column Post by Glenda Harbinson I was headed to bed when I heard my son. Anxiety is common for autistics, and tonight was no exception. I knocked as I opened the door to peek in. Up to his nose covered with his Spiderman blanket, his eyes shone relief. As he grows older he is more […]
Singing the Hard Hallelujah
Column Post by Laura Hyers “For he wounds, but he binds up; he shatters, but his hands heal.” -Job 5:18 What happens when hallelujah is hard? What happens when gratitude is replaced with stinging tears and hands that cover faces scrunched-up in pain and a mouth that only has words like why and how could […]
Learning to be Unbound: The Next Step
Column Post by Lakin Easterling Remember how earlier, I asked you about definitions? About releasing some of them and starting with a leaf of clean paper? How’s it going so far? Are you scared, or angered, at the thought of letting go? Definitions, good or bad, can start to feel like a security blanket, or […]
