Encouragement for Women

I love the tender heart of the shepherd that Jesus describes in Luke 15. When one of his 100 sheep was missing, he left the 99 and went looking for the one that was lost (verses 3-6). God...

Do you know the one-word theme of the book of Ruth? Learn about the main points, the key characters, and simple & personal applications for spiritual growth and daily living from Ruth.

Are you staring into a seemingly impossible day? One winter when my daughter Katherine lived in New York, where winters are brutal, she stepped into what she thought would be a “normal” day. She dropped her children off at school and returned home to...

"Oh, the heartache! Will it ever go away?" Perhaps these words darkened Sarah's thoughts the day she followed her full-of-faith husband, Abraham, out of Haran. Leaving Haran, the place where she'd married her beloved, was bad enough, but ...

Can you grasp why making a choice to spend time with God in His Word is so important? Getting into the Bible and having quiet time alone with God causes you to grow-to grow in the knowledge of Him, which then helps you grow in...

Have you thought much about time? The 24 hours, the 1,440 minutes of your each and every day? During the years of youth, didn’t it seemed that time couldn’t go fast enough for the next milestone you were anticipating? But, I am sure you, like me, now find that time has accelerated to warp speed. […]

Read 1,440 Minutes a Day on Elizabeth & Jim George.

Often, the holiday rush can bring on a cold that slows us down during one of the busiest times of the year. I’m sure you know how limited you are when you are ill — when you aren’t functioning at your best. While I haven’t found a cure for the common cold, I have learned a remedy for...

God is so infinite in His wisdom, and I’m so thankful that He saw fit to share it with us in His Word. But, over the years, I’ve learned so many things are just assumed when we read it without studying. It also causes...

Young women are so impressionable, especially today. Peer pressure is no longer something that happens on the schoolyard or visiting a friend. Today it happens on the internet and cell phones. Young girls still diligently perform to earn gratitude, attention, and worth, but the method they receive it, and from whom they receive it, has changed. People...

One morning while watching a news segment, an author was interviewed to speak about her latest release. I don’t remember the name of the book, but it was about how women’s happiness is progressively declining. She mentioned that research shows many women who are well educated, successful, healthy, and achieving all of their goals are still not happy. In fact...

You and I can choose to plan for good or plan for evil, but as God’s beautiful women we are called to do good! So, make it your goal to set sail every day on a course of...

Children thrive when they are raised in a home that implements structure; so do we. Sure, rules give guidance and instill boundaries, but they also bring freedom. It’s all about perspective. God’s Word...