A few weeks ago a friend sent me an email about a new reality show hosted by Jeff Foxworthy, American Bible Challenge, and encouraged me to apply. “They are looking for people with great testimonies and Bible knowledge,” he said. So, in a thirty-second whim, I sent in my information, thinking, why not? What do […]

Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man (Proverbs 3:3-4). When I first accepted Christ, I had heard how much God loved me. I was the apple […]

In our performance driven world, even as Christian women who love the Lord, often we put aside our joy until we feel we’ve earned the right to have it. Amanda is tired every day. Tired of potty training. Tired of taking little Ethan back and forth to the toilet, especially for false alarms. “It seems […]

Have you ever felt like a misfit? Like an accidentally shrunk good-for-nothing ugly sweater, rejected by its owner and donated to Goodwill? I have. At one point, I doubted God could ever do anything with the mess my life was in. But that is God’s specialty. God turns misfits into champions. That’s what he did […]

Here’s your last chance to win a copy of Chicken Soup for the Soul’s newest release, Find Your Happiness! All you have to do is read this story and make at least a one word comment (it can be as short as “like”, “love” or “wow”) and I’ll draw a name from the comments on […]

Our pastor has been preaching a series this month entitled “A Dysfunctional Family Christmas”. “If you have a crazy family member, raise your hand,” he instructed from the pulpit on Sunday. Looking around I noticed that most everyone raised their hand. Some people raised both. “Now for those of you that didn’t raise your hand,” […]

In his book, Experiencing God, Henry Blackaby writes, “What you believe about God will determine what you do and how you live.” What do you believe about God? Do you believe He is able to kill your giants? If you were a little shepherd boy faced with Goliath, would you have worn King Saul’s armor […]

Let’s be real. How many of you daydream? When you daydream, who is the star of your dreams? Come on, you know it’s true! You are the star of your dreams. You are the diva and superstar! As a single woman, did you ever have a daydream like this? You’re at the grocery store and […]

Be strong and very courageous…Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful (Joshua 1:6a,7). If someone could look inside your mind, what would they find? Would […]

I know a girl named Holly, born in 1887. Her destiny began with purpose and zeal. She set the pace for lifestyle and fashion and soon became the standard, a legend the world followed. None could compare to her glitz and glamour, an icon held in high esteem. But as she rose to fame and […]