When God’s Ways are Higher Than Our Ways — Nicole O’Meara

“Are you serious?!  A broken foot is the last thing you need.” “Haven’t you been through enough?” “Just when you were making real progress—“ Those were the most common responses to the news that I broke my foot.  While sweet, they implied, perhaps unintentionally, that God was being too harsh, maybe even uncaring. It had… Continue reading When God’s Ways are Higher Than Our Ways — Nicole O’Meara

Everything happens for a reason | Stuff the Bible doesn’t say

In small, daily life mishaps like your car breaking down, not getting the job after an interview, failing a test, or forgetting to renew your driver’s license (maybe that one is just a me thing…) you might share about an inconvenient circumstance and hear from a friend, “everything happens for a reason!” Later, when you… Continue reading Everything happens for a reason | Stuff the Bible doesn’t say

When I get there…

Meet our guest writer Hannah! About Hannah: Hannah is an author, coach, and founder of an online community for women called By Words that focuses on faith-based personal development and embracing your story as you pursue your dreams and goals. She’s on a mission to help women heal, find vision, and step into their purpose with… Continue reading When I get there…

Friendship Breakups: What does the Bible say about ending friendships?

I used to have a pretty idyllic vision about what my friendships would look like (spoiler alert: there are multiple chapters on this topic in my upcoming book! But as with a lot of things in my life, I realized my expectations weren’t aligned with God’s promises. I went through a painful and unexpected friendship break up… Continue reading Friendship Breakups: What does the Bible say about ending friendships?

The Story of Jonah: Learning from mistakes and embracing second chances today

In some of our sobering moments, we wonder if we were heeding God’s call.  Is God prompting me to serve in the kid’s ministry? Is He telling me to help the homeless in the neighborhood? Is God telling me to preach in church? Are we like Jonah of the Bible, who is trying to run… Continue reading The Story of Jonah: Learning from mistakes and embracing second chances today

Changing Seasons of Life – Enjoying the Journey

The last few months have been some of the most blessed and some of the most challenging of my life. I don’t understand how those two things coexist, but they usually do. The season we are currently in can be described best in one word: transition.  You know – the “in between” times of life. If… Continue reading Changing Seasons of Life – Enjoying the Journey