Author Archives: Susan Lawrence

Susan Lawrence is passionate about pouring into women and loves to equip and encourage them – as individuals and teams – through writing, speaking, and training. She’s in her sweet spot when she’s inspiring women to seek God’s purpose for their lives, growing in purposeful and healthy ways. As a Women’s Ministry Consultant, Susan equips women in leadership to meet the needs of other women while balancing their own needs. She's written three Bible studies: Pure Purpose, Pure Emotion and Pure Growth, as well as Farm Days, a collection of memories from her childhood growing up on the family farm in central Illinois. (Studies are available through Amazon, BN.com, and www.PurePurpose.org.) In addition to being involved in local women’s ministry for many years, she’s developed and edited resources and coordinated trainings and networking for international ministries and denominations. Susan also works with individuals to assess writing goals and edits books and resources in preparation to meet those goals. Susan lives with in central Illinois with her husband of over twenty years. They have two daughters in college. Susan loves dark chocolate and long walks, especially when her toes are in sand! You can follow Susan on her blog, Facebook, and Twitter. One of Susan’s favorite verses is Hebrews 10:24: "And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. She loves that God gives her opportunities to live out his will in her life every day!"

Rearrange

A woman shared with me how she loved to rearrange furniture. Her husband interjected that her habit was unhealthy—literally. They lived in an old farmhouse with large, spacious rooms. Their bedroom was on the top floor. One night, as he prepared for bed, he decided to surprise her in theRead the Rest…

Re-Apply

What have you needed to reapply? Sunscreen? Makeup? Antiperspirant? Perhaps you’ve reapplied for college or a loan. You might have reapplied sealant on your deck or fertilizer on your garden. While what’s being reapplied differs, the reason for reapplying something is usually the same: the previous application is no longerRead the Rest…

Re-Gifting God’s Gifts

One of my favorite quotes from VeggieTales® comes from A Snoodles Tale: “…but Sir…if you made this great land, can’t you make Snoodles obey your command?” “…A gift that’s demanded is no gift at all.” God gives us gifts. He provides for us, and he is generously merciful and gracious,Read the Rest…

Well-Loved

While my oldest daughter lived with my sister through the summer while in college, there was one near casualty. Alfred, the (stuffed) bear, was “loved” by Max the (real) dog. To be honest, Alfred was already well-loved, but by the time Max added his dose of affection, Alfred’s arm wasRead the Rest…

Failing Forward

"Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently." Henry Ford How do you respond when you fail?       I feel paralyzed. I don’t know how to move forward. I struggle to learn lessons to apply to the future. I don’t consider anything a failure. The way weRead the Rest…