Mentoring

Kristi Woods helps Christian women through spiritual mentoring. Look for topics surrounding Christian parenting, friendship, outreach, testimonies, and uplifting guest posts.

This One Parenting Point Caught Me Off Guard & What I Did About It

This One Parenting Point Caught Me Off Guard & What I Did About It

We have faith, but sometimes Christians need practical advice, especially concerning parenting, don’t they? I’m raising two hands here! My husband and I claim three kiddos in our house. (And sometimes those kiddos claim us.) Trust me – we need practical Christian parenting advice often. I awoke one morning to find a surprise: 3 TEENAGERS!…

15 Ways to Give the Beautiful Gift of Time this Christmas Season

15 Ways to Give the Beautiful Gift of Time this Christmas Season

Have you ever considered giving the gift of time? Read on for ideas to give it this Christmas season–or throughout the whole year. Giving the Gift of Time: A Story He shuffled through the doorway, his visit proved an unexpected one. I’m not sure how the boy surfaced at our house, but he was known…

Four Keys to Effective Prayer {Guest Post by Jim Wolstenholm}

Four Keys to Effective Prayer {Guest Post by Jim Wolstenholm}

  Four Keys to Effective Prayer By Jim Wolstenholm Nearly everyone prays – you pray. But do you pray effective prayer? Does your prayer make a difference? Does your prayer get answered? Effective prayer is answered prayer! When we pray effective prayers, they make a profound difference. While faith that your prayers will be answered…

#YourStory: Tracy Crump

#YourStory: Tracy Crump

  God’s Answer By Tracy Crump Night after night, thoughts whirled through my mind like a relentless wind, scattering my prayers. Something was seriously wrong with my mother. “Dementia,” the doctor proclaimed after doing a quick mental test. But that didn’t explain the other odd symptoms she exhibited. During the day, I researched and prayed…

15 Practical Ideas to Love Generously

15 Practical Ideas to Love Generously

  15 Practical Ideas to Love Generously Winds blew. Waves crashed. My family and I huddled together, uncertain what waited for us in the days following Hurricane Isabel. After the storm blew over, downed trees littered roadways. Branches tumbled through neighborhoods resembling lightweight pieces of prarie grass, settling wherever their little heart desired. Awnings, signs,…

#YourStory: Suzie Eller + A Devotional Giveaway

#YourStory: Suzie Eller + A Devotional Giveaway

It’s my joy to introduce you to an authentic Christian, a woman who’s real in her relationship with Jesus and people. Suzanne Eller (Suzie) happens to be a writing mentor with COMPEL, the Christian writer’s training branch of Proverbs 31 Ministries. I consider her my own mentor as well. I hope your faith is bolstered…