Have you ever found yourself pleading with God? Most of us would probably answer yes to that question, which is why I’m so glad my friend Janet Thompson’s new release is on this very subject. Face-to-Face with Sarah, Rachel, and Hannah: Pleading with God the latest in her series of books designed for women to […]
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.
Guarding Our Hearts Requires Noticing
Guest post by Rita Schulte The losses of life take a toll on our hearts, and because the story of loss isn’t always an easy one to tell, we don’t. We bottle things up, put them neatly on the shelf, and there they sit—sometimes for decades. The problem is that loss has a cumulative stress […]
His Kind of Love
Guest post by Lisa Easterling Recently God used a friend to grip my heart and spur me to action. She didn’t even know it, but for me it was unmistakable. After we hung up I pondered the Holy Spirit’s nudge and reached down deep to a place I had sealed shut months before. A place […]
Vacant Eyes
Guest post by Shea Clarke My mother and I have never really had a relationship. Last year I contacted her and asked her to send some of my baby pictures so my kids could compare them to their own. I opened the envelope, immediately disturbed by the images. My heart cried for the hurting child staring […]
The Faith of a Child
Guest post by Kate Powers I was blessed to grow up in close proximity to my grandmothers. My mom’s mom lived with us starting when I was a baby. My dad’s parents moved into our upstairs apartment when I was in second grade. These women had a profound effect on me. I was a child […]
5 Ways to Spiritually Nurture Your Grandchildren
Guest post by Janet Thompson The only woman in the Bible referred to as a “grandmother” is Timothy’s grandmother, Lois. She and her daughter Eunice received accolades from the Apostle Paul on their rearing of his protégé and future pastor, young Timothy: “I [Paul] have been reminded of your sincere faith which first lived in […]
Secrets, Guilt, Hope
Guest post Kelly Heuer Buried deep within my heart there is a Pit. It is black and deep. Actually, it feels bottomless. The Pit is so filthy, so crammed full of nastiness, that the areas surrounding it are tainted, too. It’s a scary place that pulls me back to its brink time and again. In […]
The Art of Noticing
Guest post by Rita Schulte Life guarantees us two things: change and loss. Together, they make up the unpredictable rhythm of life. They also exert tremendous pressure on the soul. If we don’t stop long enough to notice, we’ll wake up one day and wonder why the light has gone out of our eyes, why […]
How He Redeems
Guest post by Lisa Easterling I awoke this morning thinking about my mother. Specifically about how she must have felt that December morning in 2004 when she arrived at my brother’s house to find him lifeless on his bedroom floor. I think I’ve blocked out any thoughts of what that must have been like for […]
Checking In
Guest post by Shea Clarke Some days, no matter how hard I try to prevent it, the world manages to get in and completely cloud over my sunshine. Just when I think I have a handle on it all, evil rears its head to show me that I am not as safe and comfortable as I […]
