Encouraging women to walk deeper with God at Kristi Woods (.net) via Christian fiction and nonfiction books — reviews, studies, and more.
Ready for some summer reads? Maybe you’re a Christian fiction reader? I wasn’t–until recently. How did I not realize this missing piece of life’s puzzle?! Fiction jetted away some time ago on a 15-year vacation. Desire to dive into her words waned – she was gone! Non-fiction remained, and I clung dearly to many reads…
Dance With Jesus – a Metaphor for Joy By Susan B. Mead Have you ever felt like the journey of healing from losing someone dear to you was NOT what you hoped for? Do you often find yourself feeling lost, alone, overwhelmed and unsure how to help yourself, much less someone else in…
Welcome to 2017! This post is a wee bit earlier than the Jan. 9 promised return. I hope you don’t mind if we start the year early with a story and a review, a book too good to keep under wraps. Welcome to 2017, treasured one. This post may contain affiliate links. It arrived late. Little…
I don’t talk about it too much. But when I do, others often nod their heads in understanding. They nod because they’ve been there. They’ve felt the dark, dreary pit void of hope. They’ve sat on a cold, dark, careless floor, staring at a rung-less ladder. They’ve experienced depression. My dance with depression, undiagnosed clinically but…
My finger pressed against the end of the hose. The water spray arched toward the sky. It reached and reached until it could reach no more, it glistens falling to the ground. All strength was spent. But, the plants were watered. Standing there, watering like my daily habit did, I suddenly realized… I’m watering a dead tree. What…
Do you use a measuring stick? You know ~ to measure your worth? Do you inch away value like ticks on a ruler, comparing yourself to “her” good, this one’s better, and that one’s best? Mmmm. (I’m nodding my head here.) Many of us have. But does God? Does He stretch us against other gals,…
It’s just how it is. It’s just how I am. ~ Emotional ~ Sometimes out of control That’s me, and I’ll never change. Those thoughts rounded the corner of my own 20 and 30-something mind more than once – far too often. Feeling “less than” became reality simply because I couldn’t seem to reel in the…
Do you know God’s name – His many names? Have you discovered the power in the names of God? Have you dug deep into their meaning, searched the scriptures, interwoven their syllables within the fabric of your own life? There’s something to those names – His names. Wendy Blight knows that. An encounter with a friend…