This summer the GMG Leadership team wrote here on the blog on Wednesdays. I was so glad you got to read their writing…but I’m even more excited for you to get to see their faces and hear their voices! In the video below, I open with the story of how GMG began and its history from the start, then each of the ladies share how long they’ve been with GMG, what they do here and what GMG means to them. Join us for our chat! {I know the video is a little long – so if you want to chime in […]
Read MoreWhen Christianity and Culture Collide {Genesis 19}
In our culture, the only wrong – is saying something is wrong. Tolerance is held as the world’s moral standard. But so far in Genesis, we have seen that God was not tolerant with Adam and Eve’s sin. God was not tolerant of Cain’s murder of Abel. God was not tolerant of the wickedness during Noah’s day. God was not tolerant of the pride of those building the tower of Babel. And in this week’s reading, God was not tolerant of the sins of Sodom and Gomorrah. In God’s great mercy, He sent 2 angels to rescue Lot and […]
Read MoreThe Women Living Well Book Club {Free Materials for Leaders}
If you would like to lead a Women Living Well Book Club in your church, neighborhood, as a home study group or on-line – you are welcome to use any and all of these materials (this includes the images with quotes, videos and free Companion Study Guide). All that I ask is you reference WomenLivingWell.org as your source for these materials. Download the entire Companion Study Guide free by clicking >>here<<. The Women Living Well Book Club Every link below includes: a video images with quotes from the book discussion questions to go with the chapter reading. Part 1 – […]
Read MoreThe Women Living Well Book Club – Chapters 19, 20 & Conclusion
Hooray! We have arrived to the FINAL post of the Book Club. If you missed a week – no worries – this Wednesday I will post all the links to the archived posts from the book club, so you have easy access to it. So let’s finish strong friends! First up – the final video. In this video I discuss two things – 1.) I have received emails telling me what is missing from my book – so in this video I answer one of these issues (there are more that maybe I’ll consider writing on later) and 2.) […]
Read MoreBalancing Family & Ministry Webcast + Everyday Confetti Giveaway!
This is it – our final webcast replay of the series! Grab a big pile of laundry to fold and enjoy this 40 minute webcast featuring Karen Ehman as our keynote speaker and Darlene (TimeWarpWife.com) and Ruth (TheBetterMom.com) on the couch as we discuss balancing family and ministry. (if you cannot see this video – click here) Karen is giving away TWO copies of her newly released book titled Everyday Confetti (co-authored with Glynnis Whitwer) Here’s what’s inside Everyday Confetti (isn’t the cover adorable!!!): When a busy woman looks at her calendar and sees a birthday, holiday, or special occasion, […]
Read MoreThe Women Living Well Book Club – Chapter 15 {School Choices}
Let’s Discuss Chapter 15 If you want to start disunity in the body of Christ…just talk about school choices. Ugh. I am aware of this, so I tread very carefully into today’s blog post 😉 As chapter 15 says, I’m a product of public schools. My parents walked alongside me, discipling me and teaching me how to be a light in darkness for 12 years and when I graduated, I was on fire for Jesus. My parents lived out Deuteronomy 6:6-7: “And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to […]
Read MoreWomen Living Well Book Club – Chapter 14 {When Moms Lose Their Temper}
Let’s Discuss Chapter 14 Do you struggle with losing your temper –you are NOT alone! Long ago I turned to the book of Proverbs in my Bible, grabbed a highlighter, and marked every.single.verse that referenced how I am to communicate with others (there’s a TON of verses between chapters 10 and 31 regarding our speech). Some of the verses I both marked and committed to memory are: “He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.” Proverbs 13:3 “A quick tempered man does foolish things.” Proverbs 14:17 “A gentle answer turns away […]
Read More“Your Parenting” Webcast & Extra Resources
{image credit – Jen Thorn} I just love today’s webcast featuring Ruth Schwenk from TheBetterMom.com and FortheFamily.org. Her keynote runs for the first 15 minutes. Then Darlene from TimeWarpWife.com and Angela join me on the couch to talk about Motherhood. (if you cannot see the video – click here) Here are some extra resources from TheBetterMom.com From Grouchy to Great – a 30 day series to help moms overcome grouchiness What Every Weary Mom Needs to Know Bi-Weekly Whole Food Meal Plans A Dozen Little Ways to Connect With Your Teen Casting a Vision in the Heart of a Child Lighting […]
Read MoreWomen Living Well Book Club – Chapter 13 {Motherhood Mess-Ups}
Let’s Discuss Chapter 13 “Have you ever lain in bed awake at night and wondered, Why me? I don’t understand these circumstances, God! Have you ever felt like a failure, as if the rest of the world has it figured out, and you are the only one who just can’t seem to pull it together? Your two-year -old won’t let you buckle her in the car, your three-year-old bites, your four-year-old hits, your ten-year-old struggles with reading, your teenager is defiant, or your grown child is making poor decisions –you sit there, helpless.” ~page 133 Oh friends – have you […]
Read MoreThe Women Living Well Book Club – Chapters 11 & 12 {Motherhood & Technology}
Hooray! We are at the half-way point. We have completed the first half of the book Women Living Well – on Your Walk with God and Your Marriage. Now we are up to the section titled: “Your Parenting.” Let’s Discuss Chapter 11 – A Mother’s Influence In Chapter 14, I write about the influence of a mother. Abraham Lincoln reportedly said, “All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my mother.” The Statue of Liberty was said to be modeled after the sculptor’s mother. When Super Bowl football players look into the camera – they don’t say […]
Read MoreThe Women Living Well Book Club – Chapter 8 {Banishing Bitterness}
Let’s Discuss Chapter 8 Today I want to share some thoughts with you from Elisabeth Elliot’s book titled “Let Me Be a Woman”. Elisabeth writes: Who is it you marry? You marry a sinner. There’s nobody else to marry. That ought to be obvious enough but when you love a man as you love yours it’s easy to forget. You forget it for a while and then when something happens that ought to remind you, you find yourself wondering what’s the matter, how could this happen, where did things go wrong? They went wrong back in the Garden of Eden. […]
Read MoreThe Women Living Well Book Club – Chapter 7 {Effects of Technology on Marriage}
Let’s Discuss Chapter 7 In chapter 6, we turned our eyes towards God’s word to see who he created us to be. In chapter 7, let’s consider how turning our eyes towards media is affecting our marriages. I believe that movies, reality television, and all the many facets of social media, that speak into our lives, are causing many wives to be discontent in their marriages. After all, none of these truly represent REAL life. Movies are fiction, a lot of reality television is not reality and most of us put our best foot forward on social media and the […]
Read MoreThe Women Living Well Book Club – Chapter 6 {The Role of the Wife}
Let’s Discuss Chapter 6 We are up to Part II of the book on “Your Marriage.” I want you to consider for a moment. Forget everything you know about marriage from our experience, our culture, television and movies. Imagine that you were dropped onto our planet from outer space and you open the Bible to discover how marriage was created to function. What would your conclusions be? I am afraid that culture has so heavily inundated us with their perception and opinions that it has distorted what a God honoring marriage looks like- even for Christians. Oh friends…please know that […]
Read More“Your Ministry” Webcast & Extra Resources
We have completed Part I of the book. Next week, we will begin Part II on “Your Marriage.” I’m super excited about that!!! This book was written with our inner world in mind – but we MUST not forget that there is a hurting world outside of our home that we are called reach out to and love! So, today we have a treat. Many of you know and love our Wednesday recipe girl – Janelle from Comfy In The Kitchen. She has a warm, inspiring message for you. The first 20 minutes are Janelle sharing her heart and the last 22 […]
Read MoreThe Women Living Well Book Club – Chapter 5 {Never Walk Alone}
Welcome back to the Women Living Well Book Club! Chapter 5 Discussion Image via Sally Clarkson In Chapter 5, I list the 4 ways I have found community, accountability and friendship within the church. 1. Women’s Bible Studies – raise your hand if you have been in a women’s Bible study! Women’s Bible Studies are not all created equally. Depending on the leader, the book choice and the group that attends – experiences can vary. For me personally, this has been a huge piece of the puzzle of my spiritual growth and connection with other Christian women. I LOVE Women’s […]
Read MoreThe Women Living Well Book Club – Chapter 4
Welcome back to the Women Living Well Book Club! Here’s the links from past posts: The Weekly Reading Schedule Chapter 1 Chapters 2&3 “Your Walk With God” webcast & Extra Resources Let’s Discuss Chapter 4 The world is changing rapidly. It’s amazing for me to consider that my kids have no idea what a typewriter or word processor looks like. They simply don’t know a world without tiny devices that both entertain and answer all their questions. Our kids are not familiar with those thick JC Penney Catalogs or record players or phones attached to walls. Remember when we […]
Read MoreThe Women Living Well Book Club – Chapters 2 & 3
Welcome back to the Women Living Well Book Club! If you are looking for the weekly reading schedule – click here. Now let’s dig into Chapters 2 & 3! Chapter 2 During our discussion of chapter 1, a lot of women said the #1 hindrance to setting aside time to be in God’s word was “busyness”. We are simply too busy…or so busy – we aren’t carving time out for God. But you will find in Chapter 2 “The Busy Mom’s Guide to Meditating on a Passage of Scripture” written just for you (this guide was also featured over […]
Read MoreThe Women Living Well Book Club – Chapter 1
Welcome to the Women Living Well book club! Today’s reading assignment was the Introduction and Chapter 1. The book opens and closes pointing to the fact that we have to INTENTIONALLY shut out the clamor of this world so we can hear the voice of God. My daughter was sick this past week – throwing up! Blak! I knew she was sick the minute she lost her appetite. And I wonder – Have you lost your appetite for God’s word? Is your soul sick? Has another voice crowded out the voice of God in your life? The key to being […]
Read MoreMy Children’s Devotional and Spiritual Growth Books
My kids and I had a lot of fun making this video together. We only did one dry run through and then we hit the record button – so there are little mess ups along the way but I hope it blesses you anyhow. Here’s my kids sharing about their devotional and spiritual growth books: (If you receiving this post via email – click here to view this video) My children are ages 9 and 7 (and they both are about to celebrate their birthdays). Alexis received her Adventure Bible on her 7th birthday along with this new bike. She […]
Read MoreHeaven
I’m over at GoodMorningGirls.org today talking about our study in Colossians and heaven! I thought I’d share it here today too!!! Oh I can’t wait to get to heaven!!! (If you are reading this in a feed or email – click here to see the video) Martin Luther once challenged one of his students by saying, “I’ll get you a new horse and carriage if you can pray the Lord’s Prayer and concentrate on every phrase without losing your train of thought.” The young man thought, “no problem.” After he had prayed the prayer he however confessed to Luther, “all I […]
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