On my office wall is a collage of photos. Most of them are just of my children, but there are two other additions. First, there’s the last Christmas card I ever received from my friend Mandy. Mandy served on the Leadership Team here at Good Morning Girls for 6 years and in March of 2017, she died tragically in a house fire. The other is the Funeral Pamphlet of my Pastor, Steve Marshall, who died of cancer in March of 2018. He was my Jr. Youth Pastor, then Sr. Pastor, he was heavily influential in my decision to go to […]
Read MoreGood Morning Girls Resources {Psalms 86-90}
We are past the halfway point with just 3 weeks left in the book of Psalms. If you are still going strong – I’m proud of you. It is not easy to complete a 10 week study! If you are new here – Psalms is an easy read, so you can jump in anytime! Just follow along using the free Bible Study tools below and be sure to check back here this Friday for a wrap-up of our reading. If you are looking to connect with a community of women who share daily about their quiet times – join us […]
Read MoreFor Days When You Wish You Were Closer to God
Last spring, I opened my front door and discovered that a mama bird had chosen the wreath on my front door as the place to build her nest. This discovery posed a problem for me. My dog goes out the front door 5-6 times a day and each time I opened the door, the mama bird was disturbed and would fly away. I felt so badly for her, plus I didn’t want her to accidentally fly into our house creating a second problem. So I rerouted my dog for a month. After some time passed, the eggs safely hatched […]
Read MoreGood Morning Girls Resources {Psalms 81-85}
Welcome back to another week in the book of Psalms! I can’t wait to study chapters 81-85 with you this week! If you are new here – Psalms is an easy read, so you can jump in anytime! Just follow along using the free Bible Study tools below and be sure to check back here this Friday for a wrap-up of our reading. If you are looking to connect with a community of women who share daily about their quiet times – join us over on Facebook and on instagram. The sharing has been great! If you are looking for guidance in […]
Read MoreThe Surprise Blessing that Comes from Wrestling With God
Sometimes I think we don’t wrestle with God enough. Rather than digging in deep and lingering long in His word and laying out our soul in prayer, we turn to worldly bandaids to solve our problems. What if we got away from our family and friends and we closed our devotional books and shut down our phones and we got alone and simply wrestled it out with God. No quick easy fixes – just you and God – for hours. We google and click and scroll and click and meet in coffee houses in search of answers. We buy book […]
Read MoreGood Morning Girls Resources {Psalms 76-80}
Welcome back to Week 6 of our Summer Bible Study in the book of Psalms. We have reached the half way point!!! So if you are still with us – Way to go! If you missed any part of our summer series, you can still join us! Here are the links for the previous weeks: Introducing the Book of Psalms 51-100 It’s Time to Begin! {Intro and Resources for Psalms 51-55} When You Feel Like Running Away Good Morning Girls Resources {Psalms 56-60} This I Know – God is For You! Good Morning Girls Resources {Psalms 61-65} How to Experience […]
Read MoreWhen You Are Tempted – Remember These 4 Truths!
On today’s video, I am sharing a very personal story about a time in my life when I was tempted and nearly slipped and stumbled off the path of doing what is right. The hardest part of this story is that it didn’t happen 20 years ago – it seems like it’d be easier to tell if it had. Instead, it happened more like 2 years ago. For those who have followed my blog for a long time – you might remember when I posted a blog post titled: Walking in Faith When the Future Is Unclear. After I posted […]
Read MoreGood Morning Girls Resources {Psalms 71-75}
Welcome back to Week 5 of our Summer Bible Study in the book of Psalms. At the end of this week, we will have reached the halfway point of our Summer Bible Study! When fall comes we will move on to a different book of the Bible (I am working on it now and I can’t wait to share it with you!!!) but we will loop back again later and read Psalms 101-150. If you missed any part of our summer series, here are the links: Introducing the Book of Psalms 51-100 It’s Time to Begin! {Intro and Resources for […]
Read MoreJesus in the Psalms: 2 Lessons From Psalm 69
Did you know that the book of Psalms is the most quoted Old Testament book in the New Testament? After Jesus rose from the dead and appeared to the disciples, he said these words: 44 “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” (Luke 24:44) Jesus said the Psalms had prophetic words within them. Some of the Psalms that do this are Psalm 2, 8, 16, 22, 40, 41, 45, 68, 69, 102, 110, & […]
Read MoreGood Morning Girls Resources {Psalms 66-70}
Welcome back to Week 4 of our Summer Bible Study in the book of Psalms. This is going to be a great week in God’s word! If you are new here – jump right in where we are and catch up on the weekends. I am sure you will catch up fast. All are welcome to join anytime – there are no enrollments or sign-ups! If you are looking to connect with a community of women who share daily about their quiet times – join us over on Facebook and on instagram. The sharing has been great! If you are […]
Read MoreHow to Experience the Abundant Life
Every Sunday, as I sit in the worship service, I see high up over my pastor’s head, these words written on the wall: I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. John 10:10 There are weeks that I have sat there thinking about the first half of this verse that says: “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.” And I’ve thought… it feels like the devil’s winning. He is stealing and killing and destroying things in my life. And so I wonder, what does an abundant life look like because I look around and […]
Read MoreGood Morning Girls Resources {Psalms 61-65}
Welcome back to Week 3 in the Book of Psalms 51-100 Bible Study! I’m so glad you are back! If you missed week 1’s wrap up – it is here and if you missed week 2’s wrap up – it is here. If you are looking to connect with a community of women who share daily about their quiet times – join us over on Facebook and on instagram. The sharing has been great! If you are looking for guidance in the color coding and daily insight into the reading – please visit me on Instagram and visit the hashtag #WomenLivingWell – there are lots of women posting […]
Read MoreThis I know – God is For You!
I grew up in a strong, loving Christian home. My parents lived out their faith everyday in their lives and they taught me and my sisters how to walk with the Lord. But it wasn’t a perfect home, where my parents told us what to do and us girls just obediently did all that they said. Well, we did have one sister who was like that but for me and my oldest sister — there were attitudes and debates and some pushing back against the rules. There were times when I felt my parents were the strictest parents in the […]
Read MoreGood Morning Girls Resources {Psalms 56-60}
Welcome back to Week 2 in the Book of Psalms! You all have done a great job sharing your reflections from your daily reading out on Instagram and Facebook. If you missed those discussions – I hope you will join us this week! Here’s the link to last week’s posts in case you missed any of them: Intro and Resources for Psalms 51-55 When You Feel Like Running Away If you are looking for guidance in the color coding and daily insight into the reading – please visit me on Instagram and visit the hashtag #WomenLivingWell – there are lots of women posting their pictures […]
Read MoreWhen You Feel Like Running Away
Have you ever wanted to simply break free, run away and escape your troubles? Maybe you were feeling exhausted from an overwhelming to-do list, drained by everyone in your house always needing something from you, or just plain stuck in a bad situation that you cannot escape. Sometimes relational conflict makes life hard to walk through and we wish we could skip the next 24 hours, where we have to see the person who has hurt us. In Psalm 55:6, David said: “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away.” Join me on this video as […]
Read MoreIt’s Time to Begin! {Intro and Resources for Psalms 51-55}
Cue the Confetti! It’s time to begin!!! I am so excited to begin the Book of Psalms 51-100 with you! {If you do not have the optional Journal yet – it’s available on Amazon.} Do you need encouragement, comfort, guidance, healing, courage or joy? Then -> come read the book of Psalms with us! Down through the centuries, believers have turned to the book of Psalms, as their favorite book of the Bible. The depth of emotion expressed by the writers makes this book relatable, encouraging, and comforting. It is a collection of poems, hymns, songs and prayers. They express deep and […]
Read MoreIntroducing the Book of Psalms 51-100
Welcome to Good Morning Girls! We are a community of like-minded women – here to cheer you on in your study of God’s Word. We’ll keep you accountable and encourage you on weary days. I am here to serve you! I hope you will commit to spending your summer in the book of Psalms with us. I know you will be blessed. Below you will find all of the resources you need to get started. Then watch for more weekly resources here on the blog every Monday and Friday starting June 10th! Here at Good Morning Girls all the resources […]
Read MoreGood Morning Girls Leaders Training: Part 4 / Some Common Struggles and Pitfalls
Welcome back to the 4th and final video of our Good Morning Girls Leaders Training! Today I’m going to talk about the common struggles and pitfalls that I’ve seen inside of Good Morning Girls Groups. Most of our groups do really well but every now and then, things happen or go wrong and I want you to be prepared. So join me on the video below as we discuss 7 common struggles GMG Groups have faced in the past. The Good Morning Girls Leaders Manual is available as a digital download for FREE –> HERE. Or you can […]
Read MoreGood Morning Girls Leaders Training: Part 3 / Getting Started
Welcome back to Part 3 of our Good Morning Girls Leaders Training! Today I’m going to talk about how to get started and some fun ways your group can connect on a deeper level. My group gets together monthly for dinner or coffee. You do not have to do this but our group really enjoys this time together face to face. This past Saturday we all had breakfast together in my friend’s home, but I forgot to take a picture! We also go out to celebrate each others birthdays, go on a Girls trip each summer and do a “favorite […]
Read MoreGood Morning Girls Leaders Training: Part 2 / How to Lead an Accountability Group
Summer’s coming soon! It’s a great time to pull a group of women together and go deeper into God’s Word. We begin our summer Bible Study in the the Book of Psalms 51-100 on Monday, June 10th. This is a 10-week study that runs Mondays through Fridays, ending on August 16th. The journal is available on Amazon.Here at Good Morning Girls, I provide everything you need to be an Accountability Group leader. If you aren’t sure how this all works, then this next video is for you! Join me for Part 2 of the Good Morning Girls Leader’s Training video below: […]
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