Give Me a Sign! How to Make Decisions When the Rubber Meets the Road Somewhere about 15 minutes into my drive I figured out I had put the wrong address in the GPS. One minute I was listening happily to the radio, the next I’m steering w

Did I miss God? Am I in trouble? If so, what for? I better figure it out quick before everything falls apart!

Heather BiseMarch 17, 2020empower women, purpose, purpose faith, Purpose, faithComment

Be a Monica Rescuing Your Identity From Your Past  In an episode of the TV show Friends, Monica was catering a party for her mother, when suddenly she realized one of her fingernails was missing. She went into panic mode when she r

“Pulling a Monica” was a phrase her mother used to identify her mess-ups as a child and obviously did not have confidence that Monica had changed. It reminded me that we have all allowed ourselves to be identified by certain labels. Labels that we have put on our self, or allowed others to put on us.

Crystal BreauxMarch 5, 2020empower women, purpose, purpose faith, Purpose, faithComment

“I Have No Idea Who I Am!” Rescuing Your Identity From Your Past  With her head hung low, Carrie (not her real name) walked into the grieving class I was teaching at my church. She sat in total silence for the next hour with tear

In a voice barely audible, she whispered: “I have no idea who I am.”

Martha BushMarch 3, 2020empower women, purpose, purpose faith, Purpose, faithComment

Impressions of the Intermission You can allow the healing process to be a learning process My parents have always demonstrated to me the importance of doing what needs to be done to provide for themselves and their families. I graduat

I am here to tell you that it is okay. It is okay to be vulnerable and have a passionate conversation with a loved one about your struggles.

Coral GibsonFebruary 27, 2020empower women, purpose, purpose faith, Purpose, faithComment

Inner Body Experience Healing the Soul; Waiting for a Miracle After blowing out the candles on my 25th birthday, I announced my wish was to start a family.  My mind was set.  Ready for this adventure!&nbsp

I would not have chosen the detour through infertility; however, I discovered treasures in those roadblocks along the way

Amy WeatherfordFebruary 25, 2020empower women, purpose, purpose faith, Purpose, faithComment

Healing Didn’t Look Like I Thought It Would   Sometimes healing doesn’t come in the way we think it will I recall a conversation I had with a friend years ago, before I knew Jesus.  She was lamenting the

When I look back on that conversation with my friend, I can see God using her to call out to me. I just wasn’t ready to hear it yet.

Melanie WheelerFebruary 20, 2020empower women, purpose, purpose faith, Purpose, faithComment

Hand in Hand  How Hearing and Helping Produces Healthy Healing She passed away on a Wednesday.  I was taking my students to meet their parents at the pick-up area when I heard, “Mrs. Marino to the front office,” which is

Grief, that is. It wraps its arms around you, squeezes you, blurs your vision, and makes you temporarily lose your mind.

Daisy MarinoFebruary 18, 2020empower women, purpose, purpose faith, Purpose, faithComment

Ready, Steady, Go There’s a Messy Middle to Chasing Your Dreams “On your mark, get set, go!” Oh, how inspiring to find your dream, and take off like a shot out of the starting gate! Wouldn’t it be amazing if all you had to do was stay o

If you have a dream brewing in your heart, there are things that need to be established in order for you to experience peace and confidence on your way. First up is HEALING.

Heather BiseFebruary 14, 2020empower women, purpose, purpose faith, Purpose, faithComment

Say It Loud, Say It Proud The healing power of the spoken word Healing is interesting. It’s something we all need, yet cannot cultivate or produce independently, though we may try. And, oh, how I have tried to will, work, and dismiss my

Over time, I’ve learned to seek the Lord and pray my way into healing, only to find that, sometimes, even that doesn’t bring healing. Why on God’s green earth would prayer not be effective?

Gena AndersonFebruary 11, 2020empower women, purpose, purpose faith, Purpose, faithComment