Just Peachy - Mandy Winkle

One of my favorite possessions is my little peach tree in my back yard. Some of you, who know me, are nodding your heads up and down and smiling, as you have an extensive collection of pictures that I have sent you of my tree as it has grown over the years. Proud mammas always share pictures of their babies! My oldest son took special interest in my little tree. He helped me pick out the best spot to plant it, helped me dig the hole, and dutifully read the instructions tag about how to care for the tree. He even volunteered to water it every day for me.

If the Shoe Fits - Amy Sapp

We may have a shared or common calling for ministry, but the way we carry it out may look different, based on the story God gave us personally.

God called me to be a wife, homemaker, friend, encourager, conference speaker, and Sunday school teacher. Daily, He is molding me in each of these areas.

Validation - Crystal Teague

Man’s opinions of what is acceptable have changed. The world once validated a women who was the keeper of the home, had moral purity, and upheld other things that Christians also valued. The world tells us we need to be one way while the word of God tells us to be another way. This is true from our gender to our demeanor. The opinions of man change, laws of what is acceptable change, and what is expected of people change. That's why I must have validation from the Lord.

Lessons From the Kitchen Table - Kim Westmoreland

The place in our homes where family and friends love to gather. Through the the centuries the style of the kitchen has changed but the one furnishing of the kitchen that has remained constant is the TABLE . The importance of the table is mentioned in Exodus when God said the table of shewbread was to be a remembrance of how He always provided and protected His people.

Beauty in Action - Amy Sapp

A woman with HOPE is not afraid, because she knows God personally. She isn't afraid of the path that the Lord has called her to walk. She knows how to let go of her past hurts, forgive fully, and look forward to her future. She doesn't allow trials, struggles, and hardships get her bitter but better and stronger. She learns from her mistakes and is accountable for her actions.

Encouragement, Faith, God's Will, Life Changes, Peace of God, Trials, Trusting GodAmy SappJune 3, 2024Hope, Work, Beauty, Beautiful, Action, Love, Exciting, Spa

HOME - Deena Talbert

Belonging- I Corinthians 6:20 “For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” John 10:29 “My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.” Salvation guarantees us a permanent place in the family of God.

Christian Life, Encouragement, Faith, God's Will, Trusting GodAmy SappMay 6, 2024heaven, home, belonging, forever, live, life, heart, love, salvation, saved

The Snake and The Saw - Roxanne Waterhouse

Ladies, we’ve all been there: someone has betrayed your trust or spoken words that cut to the heart. Perhaps it was a friend or family member. It may be a church member with whom you serve. Something went wrong somewhere. It could have begun with a misunderstanding or lack of communication. It could have been rooted in jealousy or contempt.

Christian Life, Christian Service, Encouragement, God's Will, Trials, Trusting GodAmy SappApril 22, 2024Hurt, Saw, Cycle, Spirit, Snake

LOOK UP! - Jennie Walter

Eeyore spends his life looking down and feels like the world is a dismal place. In contrast, Tigger bounces through life seeing all the good and joy around. Eeyore depicts the spirit of one who lives hopeless and Tigger depicts one who is hopeful. As a Christian I have eternal hope because of Christ! By focusing on my Heavenly Father I find the hope I so desperately need to face the storms in my life.

Busy as a Bee - Natasha Wainscott

Bees have a (mostly) good reputation—they work really hard, ensure our veggies and flowers reproduce, and honey bees provide tasty honey. Women are also known for (mostly) being hard workers, ensuring future generations, and we can provide a certain level of sweetness to our homes. However, just like a bee can sting and cause pain, so can we ladies if we do things we shouldn’t.

Your Pastor's Wife is Human - Amy Sapp

Treat her like you would treat any other church members. Don't lay expectations on her to lead a group or be super involved in certain areas that you may think is "typical". Please do NOT compare her to your previous Pastor's Wife. She, just like YOU, is a work in progress. She, just like you, is uniquely created by God to serve in ways she has been gifted, and according to her season of life. Give her space to figure this out. Once she figures it out, and she will, cheer her on like crazy, and encourage her, like you would want to be encouraged! Absolutely no extra pressure.

I've Fallen & I Can't Get Up - Jeanne Nichols

As I was healing from my fall, I thought of some truths and lessons that events like this can teach us. In our spiritual lives, all of us have fallen more than once, and suffered varying injuries as a result. The key is to heal from the injury in the proper way.

Are You Offended? - Jessica Curtis

If I am drawing nigh to the Lord as I should, God says I will have not only peace, but GREAT peace, and NOTHING will offend me!

Encouragement, Friendship, Peace of God, TrialsAmy SappMarch 18, 2024Offenses, Offense, Offend, Offended, Modesty, Provoked

Change! - Katrina Nickell

But take heart! God has not forsaken you! He is there with you, and guess what! He is the only thing that never changes! Malachi 3:6 encourages us "For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed."

What is True Friendship? - Linda Vaprezsan

Sometimes a kind word or deed from a friend helps us to keep going when we want to quit. It is such a blessing to have someone come to me and say they are praying for me or to find a note slipped under my door telling me they care.

Christian Life, Encouragement, Friendship, Love of GodAmy SappMarch 4, 2024Friend, Friends, Friendship, Meeting, Deed, Love

In Your Season of Waiting - Katelyn Tyler

I remember the days as a teenager when my friends and I would be dreaming of our someday prince charmings and pinterest weddings. I remember feeling as if my prince would never come. I thought I would never get to do all the fun wedding things. People would always tell me “Katelyn just wait on the Lord”. I remember thinking to myself “Okay once I get married I’ll never have to wait on the Lord again”. I laugh at myself now because boy was I wrong. If we really think about it. We are all in some kind of season of waiting right now. You may be waiting for the Lord to bring you a spouse, waiting to find that perfect home for you and your family, waiting for a ministry opportunity you feel called to, waiting for God to give you children, or waiting for your loved one to be healed from a disease. These are just a few things you could be waiting on. These are all things I have personally had to wait on.

Children, Encouragement, Faith, God's Will, Life Changes, marriage, Peace of God, Prayer, Trials, Trusting GodAmy SappFebruary 19, 2024Wait, Waiting, Children, Marriage, Child, Disease, Cancer, Love

Showing up to Pray - Shannon Stiff

Early on a Thursday morning, I began to feel bad with a terrible headache, nausea and my vision became blurred. I endured the symptoms for two days before deciding to go to urgent care for some relief. The doctor there seemed perplexed and prescribed an antibiotic deciding that it may be an inner ear infection. He advised me to see my primary care doctor on Monday. On Monday, my doctor sent me to an ophthalmologist to determine the cause of my blurred vision. The eye doctor told me the dreaded words that I never thought I would hear. He said I had a stroke.

Anxiety, Encouragement, Faith, Friendship, Illness, Life Changes, Prayer, TrialsAmy SappFebruary 12, 2024Stroke, Prayer, Needs, Scary, God, Dependent

Praise Him Anyway! - Maria Thompson

We give and take when it is convenient for us as well as beneficial. We forget about expecting nothing in return. We forget about simply doing. Giving and receiving must be for me and only me.

Do You Have a Song? - Stephanie Tucker

My dad is a whistler. There isn’t a day that goes by that you will hear a tune or two while he works. He always seems to have a song in his heart. When my husband and I first started in the ministry, the pastor that we worked under was always humming a song. We often joked, because, even while eating at the table, if he was enjoying his meal, he hummed while he ate! 🥰😂 Again, he always had a song in his heart. I have a best friend that constantly wakes up with a song in her heart. Even before she asks the Lord for it, He has already given it to her! 🤪 She has a song in her heart!!!

Children, Christian Life, Encouragement, Faith, Love of God, Peace of God, Trusting GodAmy SappJanuary 1, 2024Whistle, Music, Song, Singing, Tune, Love, Heart

JESUS.... OUR GIFT - Julie Tarr

Did you ever give or receive one of those gifts that were several things all in one? Perhaps you did today. Maybe it was a pocket knife of some sort that also was a screwdriver, nail file, and scissors. If you are a golfer, maybe it was one of those multi-tools with a cleat tightener, stroke counter, brush, and club groove cleaner. Remember the commercials for a kitchen gadget that “dices and slices and makes julienne fries!” with the “But wait! There’s more!”?

You Better Fix Your Crown - Benita Reffe

However, there are some responsibilities that come with this job. Not to burst your bubble, but a real princess here on earth does not get to lounge around and be pampered all day (though that would be really nice!). Nope, an earthly princess has appointments, school, planned-out schedules, friends that must go through background checks; and above all, they have a reputation to keep. This is a reputation that needs to be protected and clean just like we all have.