I can’t seem to shake heaviness this Thanksgiving as I think of people who are struggling with major hardships, many friends who are bearing sorrow and loss, and thousands being…
Having grown up in the south, where conversation can’t work without idioms sprinkled in, my vocabulary includes a bit of homespun wisdom that not all of you may grasp. Sitting…
Sunday’s Dallas Morning News editorial page immediately caught my eye, “Grandmas Rule the World.” Being Nana to two girls who are three and one, I was drawn to the title….
I am thrilled that Kelly Arabie has joined the wonderful group of women on our Bow Ministry Team, in place who are available to serve you as women in leadership…
Growing up in the church, I knew well Jesus’s parable of the Good Samaritan given in answer to the question, “Who is my neighbor?” (Luke 10:25-37). You have likely heard…
Yes, this time of year brings out madness in basketball and also in women’s ministry. When I led a women’s ministry, March meant a crazy calendar and some big to-do…
Participation in Christian community can be challenging; after all, we are broken people despite the presence of God within us. From my experience participating in groups, leading groups, listening to…
Maybe it’s because of my age, but I have been overwhelmed lately with a number of friends and family dealing with the dying and death of loved ones. About two…
Last Saturday I had the privilege of speaking at a tea honoring Gold Star Mothers whose children have been killed in a branch of the service of the United States….
I asked Evelyn Babcock, one of the members of the Beyond Ordinary Women Ministries board, to share about the benefits she has experienced as she has participated in ministry for…