Column Post by Laura Hyers I am a firm believer that oldest siblings should get a life bonus for the amount of anxiety and pain we go through concerning the little ones who come after us on the family tree. I have two sisters—one who is a year and a half younger than me and […]
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.
Thought
Column Post by Lakin Easterling “You can think up some birds, that’s what you can do. You can think about yellow, you can think about blue…” So begins my favorite Dr. Seuss book in the history of ever, Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! My mother bought it for me several years ago, when I was a […]
Faith in the Fire
Column Post by Glenda Harbinson Today my daddy called me an almost perfect daughter. I know I’m not even close to perfect but I needed that sentiment after this difficult week. Considering how profoundly an earthly man could impact my heart, I began pondering the things God says to me in His Word—His love letter […]
Healing Layers
Guest Post by Lisa Buffaloe My past is riddled with shattered places restored and made whole through God’s touch. Being honest enough with God to admit my own failures evoked His grace and mercy, so I can approach God’s throne clean and without sinful blemish. Whew! The remaining wounds where my body or soul was […]
When You Feel Forgotten
Column Post by Rita Schulte Hannah had a problem: She was barren and felt rejected by God. In Old Testament times barrenness was considered a disgrace, and Hannah wept bitterly over her affliction. To compound her problems, Hannah’s husband Elkanah had another wife, Peninnah, who was quite difficult. She despised Hannah out of jealousy over […]
Fear Factor
”Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.” Ralph Waldo Emerson What fear is defeating you right now? Word it. {We always love when you share your words with us! Please use the comment section below so all of the Write Where It Hurts readers can benefit, too. Thank you for […]
The Giver
Column Post by Lisa Easterling He’s the most loving and giving man I know. That I’ve ever known, actually. After all these years he gets mad at himself for what he took back then, wishes he could go back and make wiser decisions, wishes he could give those treasures back. But we don’t get to […]
Reflections
Guest Post by Susan Tolles I was blessed to have an earthly father who was a picture of my Heavenly Father. I often call him a saint for putting up with my mother, who was difficult to live with. He was patient, kind, wise and pleasant to be with. And though he rarely said “I […]
Looking at Birds
Column Post by Laura Hyers There are times when I take for granted the good relationship I have with my father, the influence he had on me as a child, and the level of involvement he continues to show in my life now that I’m married. But seeing the things that come to mind when […]
A Secret Message
Column Post by Lakin Easterling In the Bible in Genesis 22, there’s a story I never could quite wrap my head around. Abraham, father of none, has given up hope of ever being a father. But it is pleasing to God for Abraham to become a father, so God blesses him and his wife, Sarah, with […]
