Statistics show that, despite our connected world–and partly because of it–we are lonelier than ever. Social media tricks us into thinking that we are engaged in genuine friendships, except we never quite get beyond that feeling of being outside someone else’s life and looking in every so often at what they choose to show the…
Have you met anyone that loved middle school? Yeah, me neither. That’s pretty much the reason why I shuffled my writing schedule for nearly three years and worked with our daughter, Hannah, to create the Surrendering Stinkin’ Thinkin’ series for girls and women of all ages. After releasing You’re Beautiful and You’re Amazing, I come…
Since the Coronavirus settled over our country and sent us home for remote work and learning, I’ve been sending weekly messages through my newsletter. I asked what they wanted and the answer was weekly, encouraging messages and reading suggestions. So, that’s what I’ve done. The encouragement is brief and I pray, as always, about what…
Discover a renewed sense of your purpose and the courage to move from what it is to what can be.Albert Einstein once said, “Problems cannot be solved with the same mind-set that created them.” To resolve our problems and deal with our mistakes, we must be willing to be transformed by God’s process of healing…
Part 2 of an Interview with Barb Roose, Author of I’m Waiting, God Do you ever feel like God is taking too long to answer your prayers? Have you ever taken matters into your own hands, only to discover that you’ve made the situation worse? In her new four-week Bible study, I’m Waiting, God, (Abingdon…
As I mentioned before, believing I was captivating was a struggle for me most of my life. It still takes intentional thinking, especially as I battle harsher symptoms of menopause than peers. Beautiful is the last thing I feel most days. I was lamenting my flaws when I felt two flashes to my past that…