I have only been called back once after a routine annual mammogram and it was a feeling I’ll never forget. The initial shock and thought that had never entered my mind until then suddenly put itself on repeat - what if it’s cancer. According to God’s sovereign plan I have not had any more call backs and the one I did have turned out to be fine. I praise God for ... Read More »
Tree still not up
The post in which I admit we are lame and don't have anything Christmas up with the exception of our mantle. I snagged two tiny trees from Target and replaced our 26 year old stockings with fresh ones and my oh my what a difference that made. Good-bye needlepoint and hello initial stockings. My pattern is this: I buy something very nice and hold on to it for 20+ years until it ... Read More »
Women of the Word – giveaway
Jen Wilkin is an author I’ve heard of and seen in Lifeway. I recently listened to a podcast by her that I loved - reclaiming Sunday School on TGC podcast. This led me to further investigation of her materials and resources. This might sound weird as a women’s ministry leader but for quite a while now but I have really longed to study my Bible even more than I have been. And so ... Read More »
“But-because-you-say-so FAITH..”
I love the disciples of Jesus because they think like we do. One of my favorite stories is when they had been fishing all stinking night long and caught nothing. Just when they were ready to call it a night Jesus busted in on the party and said, "Hey, I have an idea, why don't you let down your nets in the deep water for a catch." Imagine their thoughts. Well ... Read More »
Showers of Blessings
Friends, I cannot wait for you to meet my friend Victoria Benach, wife to Henry Benach. Henry and Victoria are missionaries that our church supports and so we know them face to face quite well. God saved Victoria and then uprooted her from the Ukraine and brought her to America speaking zero to little English. She desired to be used by God to reach women for Christ but she had ... Read More »
What advice would you give your younger self about women’s ministry?
This question was recently posed on a women's ministry social media platform. I threw out these thoughts and then kept thinking about it - there's so much more I could share that I've learned from women's ministry but this is a random all over the place initial instinct response. Maybe this is helpful to you if you're in women's ministry. And I wonder what your thoughts would ... Read More »
Loving through the Awkward
Today I’m interviewing my beautiful sister and friend, Linda Crews. She and her husband have been married for 31 years and have two adult children. They currently are caregiving for her husband’s Mother who lives with them and has dementia. Linda is a fashion consultant and a phenomenal decorator. But what I've been most inspired by recently is her heart for intercessory prayer ... Read More »
Mom Time VBS Overview
Our church tried out something new for us this year. We called it Mom Time VBS and it was for any Mom/woman who wanted to participate. Our main target was for Moms of kids attending our Children's VBS which met at the same time. These are just loose notes below that might be helpful to anyone wanting to do the same thing. We had great success with this event and reached a ... Read More »