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Please enable me to see how important my calling of being a mom really is. Please help me to learn how to best love my children, that they might come to know you, and that I will not bring reproach on You, my Savior, whose name I bear.

As Christian women we can tend to evaluate each other with a critical eye.

While reading through the book of John, I have been hit with some sobering reminders. Conviction’s arrow has pierced my heart as I see how my way of viewing life can subtly become more conformed to this world, than to having the mind of Christ.

Father, I am burdened by the division and arguing that is now more prevalent than ever in our country. Professing believers often seem more concerned with expressing their opinion than they are about dialoguing in a way that points others to you....

It’s easy to have expectations of how we are supposed to be treated or what we are supposed to experience when we walk into a church. When our experience doesn’t match those expectations it can be confusing. I find it interesting that much of the...

That night I knew that God wanted me to learn His definition of joy. Not merely an intellectual knowledge of the definition. No. that's not what He wanted for me. He wanted it to be my heart and soul, down deep experience. He wanted me to...

My favorite setting to practice caring for others is my home. We are all called to practice hospitality. No matter the size of your home, it is a place where you can choose to love others.

Yes! I've been very blessed to have had a few really good friends in my 57 years of life. God has used each one in my life, and I pray that I was used in their lives as well. But as I think through my history, each friendship has been for a short...

God is still alive and active in the lives of believers, and even though it can be easy to focus on those who have hurt us, who have steered into bad doctrine, or haven't represented God well, we need to focus on God, His character, His purpose,...

Those things that God has established, and the countless ways He has been faithful in our lives, will be the examples that we can share to encourage the next generation. It is the rope we can offer them when they can't see what God is doing in the...

I am finding that life changes are happening more quickly and closer together. I hardly have time to adjust and catch my breath, and I am hit with another one. Navigating change is hard, and it is important that I be willing to keep changing as...

We know that you now share things, process decisions, and talk issues through with your spouse first. We will always be here for you, but our goal is not to manipulate you or make you feel guilty for this.

You love God, are committed to living for him, and have a strong marriage. You and your husband have good jobs and a home waiting to be filled. There is only one thing missing – children. You and your husband want children and have been praying...

One of the names of God is El Simchah Giyli, and it means “God My Exceeding Joy.” The (Hebrew) words “simchah” and “giyl “mean “gladness,” “pleasure,” and “great joy.” When used, it is the same as calling God “your ecstatic joy”! Don’t you love...

Meditating on verses like Psalm 46:1-2 can calm your anxious heart. It is too easy to focus on the turmoil and forget about God’s part in it all. This verse helps shift our focus and puts it right back on the One who is in control of it all. He is...

No matter what I do to try and keep my outward appearance looking young, there really is nothing I can do to stop the aging process. One day it will catch up to me. I will eventually look old. I will eventually get sick and die. We cannot escape...

Mom survival mode can begin when you bring your newborn home, but now that my children are both grown and married, I see that there is still an element of survival mode that stays with you in the empty nest years. You see, the empty nest years are...

I learned that it is okay to "complain" to God and tell him all that I was feeling and why I felt the way I did. I learned that it was okay to tell him I was tired and that I did not think I could persevere any longer. There was something about...

Waiting for something that has been your deepest heart longing and desire can be exceedingly difficult, can’t it? Especially when it is a “blind” waiting – a time when you really have no idea what to expect or if you will ever see your desire...

Will the sadness we feel because of the hard things we are facing go away? Not always. But we can have biblical joy amid difficult circumstances. We can find encouragement when we remember that the longest this trial (or any trial) can last is a...