How to Shed False Comforts

I have always loved to read. As a toddler, I enjoyed listening to my mom read me fairy tales from those little Golden Books. In elementary school I adored the Bobbsey Twins mysteries, which eventually grew into a love of Nancy Drew. I saved many of these childhood...

Keep the Balance

Is it possible to live a balanced life? Women play so many different roles in the course of a day: at home we are wife, mother, cook, homemaker, and chief bottle washer; at work we are employee as well as employer; at church we are active in ministry (often more than...

How to Live Life

One of my friends recently sent me an encouraging note that said, “I hope you are living life to the fullest.” Smack in the middle of the winter blues, I wasn’t sure if I could totally embrace her encouragement. So I started thinking about it. What does it mean to...

5 Tips from the Samaritan Woman

We don’t know her name, other than “The Woman at the Well” or “The Samaritan Woman.” But God cared about her and sent Jesus to dialog with her. Her story is written in John 4:3-34 which includes these 5 tips for us. 1. Jesus wants to spend Time with Us. He went out of...

Finding the Authentic Self

For years I lived life for others, molding myself into roles I was expected to play: wife, daughter, mother, teacher, cook, chauffeur, church volunteer. I was ensnared in the trap of self-worth based on what I DO and in the process, lost sight of who I AM. I used to...