Encouraging women to walk deeper with God at Kristi Woods (.net) as we balance our emotional health with God’s truth.
Maybe the doors weren’t kicked open, and discouragement crept in. You wonder why the lost opportunity when the dream seemed so real? Maybe you even prayed for those open doors, yet they remained locked solid like a clam more than determined to hide its pearly riches. As disappointment builds, the familiar chatter often crescendos, too….
Love runs deep–but we don’t always notice it. And sometimes Christians hurt. See the smiles in the above picture? They don’t tell the whole story. We mamas in the picture became fast friends, as military wives often do, a decade-ish ago. Our homeschooled kids attended field trips & classes together. They played at the beach…
Have you ever created a daily gratitude list? Recounting our thanks is vital in a Christian life of faith, yet a struggle often exists in this area. Hand raised. I work hard at remembering to thank hubby for the long hours he puts in at his job and even for the little things he does…
Can a person truly find comfort in the Lord? After all, it’s hard when hard times hit–like loss of income, a loved one, or home. Rest assured, God is our Comforter. After my Dad died in October 2015, I traveled through three months of grief and sadness until something miraculous happened. God’s comfort became so…
Have you ever battled fear and needed a “fear not” moment? I get you. Many folks walk through life afraid–of disease, the unknown, change, rejection, failure, and so much more. It’s evident society’s seeing a pandemic of this right now, but sometimes, fear’s threaded so deeply we fail to notice it. And it holds us…
Why is being obedient so difficult at times–have you ever wondered? We know what we should do, right? Within us churns a desire to grow in faith. But there’s also a crazy inner tug that causes us to vacillate between God’s will and our own. What to do? It often boils down to “God’s way”…
3 Ways for Christians to Be on Alert–Not Afraid With the latest virus news, it’s easy to crouch in fear, isn’t it? As Christians, we often battle being afraid in our daily life–sans epidemic–too. Prodigal children yet to come home, a wandering spouse, or a financial crunch take us there. We wrestle, not wanting to…
I hadn’t intended on sharing this today, but then Kobe Bryant died on Sunday, thrusting many into a world of sadness and despair. It’s a funny thing, what grief does to you. Grief The sports world and more reeled at the news–young and old fans alike. Another talented voice silenced. Nine in that helicopter in…