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Encouragement for every season of lifeWhen You Just Need a Break
I sit down while smiling at the other ladies around the table, fumbling to put down my baby’s car seat, diaper bag, and favorite toy. I let out an audible sigh. I'm glad to see these lovely women, looking forward to a night of planning for an upcoming conference....
Tithe Your Way to a Happier Marriage
I doubt there really is a church that doesn’t, at some point or another, talk about money. In fact, more than once I’ve heard people say “the church just wants my money. That’s all they talk about.” While I know that is not the case, I also know that at least once a...
Becoming a Dreamer 5: Security Blankets
I used to have a little security blanket… and not as a child, I mean as an adult! It was actually one of the best gifts I ever received. My best friend, Missy, noticed that when I'd come over to visit her family, I'd gravitate to her newest baby (love babies!) and to...
Flourish in the Balance
Carolyn Haas is the co-lead pastor at Substance Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. How do you balance life and ministry? It’s probably the number one question I’m asked. Like most women, I want to have and do it all. Thankfully, though, God has given me insights on...
I’m Okay With Imperfect Kids
For the longest time, we thought our teenager was just a big giant brat. For some reason, the road into adolescence led us to a teenage daughter who struggled being around her younger siblings, whose rage was borderline scary for us as parents, and whose emotions were...
Why I Stopped Dating
Eight months ago I got to marry the most amazing man I’ve ever met . . . Isn’t he cute?(Actually, if I’m honest, what I really want to say is, “isn’t he hot?” but this is a Christian site so I’m not sure I’m supposed to say that -- then again, I’m the one writing, so...
Trust God with Each Day
Choices, choices, choices...it seems like we are constantly surrounded by choices. First we have to determine what the different paths are and make a choice as to which we will follow, and then we deal with the consequences, good or bad, that come from that choice....
Becoming Study 4: Dressed for Action
I wasn’t ready. Before I came to accept Christ as my savior in 2008, I sought God. I would get close and then rebel, because deep down I knew that if I accepted Christ, I would also need to accept what he said about how to live my life. I wasn’t ready to make those...
The Weight of Words
Words: they can be spoken so quickly and have lasting effects. Recently I had a conversation where assumptions were made and a person began to describe my way of thinking. They were mistaken, and I found myself tongue-tied trying to defend myself. It rattled my...
Avocado Chicken Salad
A few years ago, when I first heard I have an intolerance to soy, I thought to myself, “Well, that’s no big deal; I hardly ever eat soy sauce.” But then I went shopping and it turns out that soy is in EVERYTHING! Okay, everything is kind of a stretch, but seriously...
