Are You Using Your Spiritual Gifts?
1. You have a gift. Yes, you! As a believer in Christ, God has given you a spiritual gift. When it comes to calling and gifts we are often far more concerned with what we think we can’t do, rather than with what God can do. Remember Moses,...
The Reason We Let Them See: A Guest Post by Dr. Deb Waterbury
My youngest son, Miles, and I have a unique mother/son relationship. We most definitely relate on a familial level, but also he appreciates my counsel. As a minister, much of what I do for women is counsel, but rarely does a parent experience...
From Frantic to Settled: Inner Room Living in a Busy Life
When Martha Learns to be Mary My brain is always working, spewing out thoughts and feelings. When my brain isn’t in conversational overdrive, activity is the name of the game. Doing and productivity push me to want to conquer my...
Lessons from Mary and Martha: The Power of Also
[tweetthis]Things that bother us have a way of piling up, don’t they?[/tweetthis] ‘But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things; but only one thing is necessary, for...
Truth to Hang Onto in the Hard
When my mother was diagnosed with stage-four lung cancer, I was thousands of miles away, living in Japan. I struggled with why God allowed such a devastating diagnosis to come three weeks after my Marine husband left for a six-month deployment....
Are You Busy, Worried, and Bothered?
Some days I’m a Martha. I can Martha myself into a frenzy as ministry duties, family responsibilities, life management, and work pile up with lightening speed. Busy, worried, and bothered, my nerves are frazzled and my good intentions...
Four Reasons Why Serving Others Can Make You Resentful
I look around the kitchen and want to walk out of the room, leaving the mess for someone else to clean up. I grumble under my breath. “Thanks for leaving me a mess to clean up. Unbelievable.” Anger rushes in. Irritation sparks a...
Frazzled Mom, Don’t Forget to Enjoy the Journey
Whether you have a house full of small children or a van full of teenagers, your life is busy. It’s easy for busy moms to get stressed out, frazzled, or even overwhelmed by all the tasks, needs, and challenges of parenting. Be encouraged...
Praying Through the Milestones in Our Kid’s Lives
“Behold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19 Parents walk the rocky trails of raising children in a landscape of hills...
