Tag Archive: women

Gym Time and Jesus

I love Thursday morning spin class at my gym. It’s intense, sweaty and leaves me feeling exhausted in a great way. A spin bike is stationary, of course. So no matter how hard you pedal, the bike remains in exactly the same place. Yet, every week my competitive streak flaresRead the Rest…

Pregnant with Purpose

“Weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning!” Psalm 30:5 NIV   As some of you girls already know, I am expecting baby number five . . . and so far I feel like I have been smacked down with a stomach bug from another planet.Read the Rest…

Tanning, Hair Color, Tone Thighs….Oh My!

I have four children. I’m tired. But, I do believe that keeping up our appearance aesthetically AND physically is a ministry to our husbands (and thus, family). It is one aspect of ourselves that we have to OFFER them. (By the way, can you guess who doesn’t shave their legs when Husband is out of town? C’mon, my kids like Mom’s furry legs!)

Knowing God’s Will

Knowing God’s will has been difficult for me at times, and at other times something I just “knew.” Anyone else? I know we have great teachings on God’s permissive will, His will for the Church as a whole, His will for the lost, His will for the saved, but mostRead the Rest…

Wipe That Slate Clean

There is something truly remarkable about a new year: the sense of awe and wonder, the new beginnings, the fresh start. It gives us an opportunity to lay aside the struggles, worries, hurts, disappointments of the past and hope for a clean slate.  Forget about what’s happened;    don’t keepRead the Rest…