Category: Christian Living

It Ran in my Family Until it Ran into Me

“It ran in my family until it ran into me.” I heard this the other night and it resonated so deeply with me. This perfectly describes the place where I have been for two years. Two years of hard, chain-breaking work. Not me in my own efforts, but God transforming my heart and working through me.
You see, I wasn’t supposed to amount to anything. From the moment I was conceived, I was set up for a painful, dysfunctional life. My biological father, whom I have never met, was a criminal who went around impregnating women and then leaving them. …

World Help

Make an Impact Monday: World Help

Today’s Make an Impact Monday organization is in desperate need of your help. World Help is an organization that gives aid and provides services to countries all over the globe. Right now they are in dire need of funds to help give refugees in Afghanistan food and water. After the Taliban take over, thousands of people are trapped in Afghanistan waiting to be rescued. World Help is working to make sure these people have food and water and whatever else they need to help these refugees survive until they can get home or to a safer place.
Please, please, please …

The Power of Words on Ourselves: 10 Tips to Change a Negative Mindset

Over the last few weeks, we have been focusing on our words. We have talked about the power of words in our marriage, with our children, in our friendships, on the church, and now we are talking about the impact of our words on ourselves. Ladies, our words wield lots of power. Whether internal dialogue or words spoken out loud in front of the bathroom mirror, the words we speak to ourselves can hold us back or propel us forward. For many of us, our words hold us back. Most women I know struggle with confidence issues …

Heather Bowman