Challenging women to be real... not perfect!
“YOU’RE LIVING IN FEAR.” These were the words I heard after just fifteen minutes in the counselor’s office. And they hit me like a ton of bricks. Apparently, I’d become the mom, the wife, the woman who lived her life in fear. I mean, I was paralyzed by the very thought of the future and what it might hold. My…
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The rude email. The judging stares. Being ignored with the sole intent to wound. Back-stabbing. Gossip. And being left off the invite list on purpose. Typed attacks on social media. Verbal attacks in public places. Emotional attacks from a broken trust. We’ve all experienced this kind of hurt from another woman. And It tangles our self-worth because… ~ it screams,…
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“Mom, I know. You keep telling me I’m valuable and that God created me on purpose, but I don’t need to hear it all the time.” And quietly, in my mind, I whispered… “Yes, you do.” Because at some point in her life, the world is going to send a humdinger of a message to my amazing 12-year-old that says…
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For I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can’t, and life can’t. The angels won’t, and all the powers of hell itself cannot keep God’s love away. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, or where we are—high above the sky, or in the deepest ocean—nothing will ever be able to separate us from…
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We all know those women who just seem like “better Christians” than we do. They always have an eternal perspective to earthly problems. Their answers are laced with hard-won wisdom, and the words of their prayers seem more righteous. When they respond, it’s grace-filled and kind. And they don’t get flustered when life gets big. Their relationship with Jesus just…
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We live in a world that glorifies the young. It worships and admires the perky. It rewards the toned, taut, and tiny. And so we spend countless dollars and endless hours trying to be those things. … Because we want to feel loved and adored. … We want to feel like we still “have it.” … We need to know…
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