Column Post by Glenda Harbinson The word forgiveness brings many thoughts to mind. There have been times in my life when forgiveness was relatively simple and other times when it was far more challenging. Childhood days of forgiveness seemed so difficult, yet looking back I see they were good learning tools, stepping stones to the […]
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.
How to Turn a Hot Mess into Something Redemptive
Column Post by Rita Schulte Why are we all so freaked out about the mistakes, failures, and mess-ups in our lives? If we read the Bible, we see that most of the characters were a hot mess. We see David—a murderer, adulterer, and a liar. Peter was a coward, Paul was self-righteous, and Sarah laughed […]
How God Beautifies the Ugly Spoken Over Your Life
Column Post by Lisa Easterling She told me I suck at friendship. And she meant it. While most of me had the strength to reject the indictment as mean-spirited and untrue, a poisoned barb was left behind. I’ve been prayerfully thinking about this damaging prophesy over my life. My general philosophy is to take criticism […]
Filling the Empties of a Fatherless Daughter
Guest Post by Ricci Neer It seemed each year was more difficult than the last. She thought for sure that this would get easier. Growing up without a father didn’t seem like that big of a deal. For a little girl unaware, it just was. She can’t remember anyone asking much about her father or […]
If God Is Prepared, Why Am I Scared?
Column Post by Laura Hyers I feel like I get my best writing material from my pastor. Kind of. I mean, he’s really smart, and funny, and he makes being the Church seem possible, and when my heart is floundering and my investment is seeming less and less worthwhile, his words remind me why I’m […]
How Forgiveness Blooms into Shameless Love
Column Post by Lakin Easterling Everyone has much to say about forgiveness. What actually counts as forgiveness, what qualifies someone for forgiveness, how many times and how often you should bestow forgiveness (which is usually a smaller number than how many times forgiveness should be bestowed on YOU). It’s such a minefield, that one little […]
What I Gained from Losing My Legs
Column Post by Glenda Harbinson It was a late July evening, the house quiet as I sat texting with a friend. My husband and children were sleeping. I was loathe to leave both the calm and the friendly conversation, so it was late when I pulled myself out of my chair to get ready for […]
What If I Stumble
Guest Post by Nicole White I stumbled recently. Instead of paying attention to where I was going I was thinking of a million other things than where my feet were and stepped half off a driveway, and down I went. A single curse word escaped as I landed on hands and knees, palms scraped, one knee […]
Brush Strokes
Column Post by Lisa Easterling I created my first painting today. A friend invited my daughter and me to a painting party and it seemed like too much fun to pass up. I have a hard time doing anything for myself, especially if there’s a cost involved, but my friend talked me into coming and […]
My Father’s Legacy of Love
Guest Post by Cindie Thomas Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about what kind of legacy I want to leave behind for my children and grandchildren. I think of my cad who left us all a wonderful legacy by the way he lived his life. Dad worked in a cotton mill as a weaver most of […]
