Easter vs Christmas Reflections

We spend so much time, energy and stress celebrating Christmas when the major Christian holiday is Easter. True, at Christmas we celebrate the birth of Jesus and what a momentous event that was! But we also max out our credit cards, deal with the dynamics of family...

7 Ways to Give Thanks

At GateWay of Hope, we often hear heart-felt thank-you’s from the women we serve. When they write these gratitudes, we ask for special permission to share them – no names added, of course. Especially during this Thanksgiving season, we’d like to share some of these...

Fighting Depression

A television minister recently outlined some practical steps for fighting depression. Most women struggle with depression at some time or other in life. Sometimes, this is a clinical depression that requires medication and the supervision of a doctor. Sometimes...

Make the Time

We met to discuss an important spiritual discipline, but I knew the busy Mom sitting across from me had little time to devote to preparation. “Did you have time to read through the lesson for this week?” I asked. “I made the time,” she said, and so we began sharing...