Saving for A Rainy Day

We were having Easter brunch after church and a friend revealed that she was struggling to pay all of her bills. She recently went to the mechanic and was told her car needed hundreds of dollars in repairs and had not planned to spend that kind of money on fixing it....

Leave An Inheritance?

Growing up my parents were adamant about making sure we understood the importance of working hard. It was a legacy they left us with, that handwork and dedication was the only way to make sure you succeeded. As my siblings and I got older our parents were adamant...

Fellowship Groups: The New Family

I recently joined a Christian women’s group. Most of us are young adults and we meet once a week for dinner to talk about our problems, accomplishments, and to pray for each other. It started out as more of a formal gathering until the organizer realized that we all...
Let Your Kids Fall

Let Your Kids Fall

I was recently asked to read a stack of essays for an annual college scholarship. The essays were short biographies of the students, their involvement in their communities, and their goals for the future. Most of the essays were amazing, in fact I was surprised by the...

Health Matters: Caring for Yourself

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 In the United states the leading cause of death in women and...