Scars are Beautiful by Sharon Ewell Foster
In many cultures scars are beautiful—they denote honor and standing. Through intricate patterns, man-made scars share the story, the timeline, and history of the one who bears them.
But I didn’t grow up in one of those places. I was born in Texas and grew up [...]

Why self-esteem and what is it exactly?
Self esteem is the extent to which we like, respect and accept ourselves. It reflects our overall evaluation or appraisal of our self worth. It encompasses our beliefs, emotions and behavior. However, many people operate from the perspective of what others think of them and it fuels a [...]

I Want Something…BETTER THAN JEWELS: 31 Days of Biblical Insight for a Woman Seeking God by Linda Newton
I’m delighted to be sharing with you about my new devotional from Proverbs, Better Than Jewels: 31 Days of Biblical Insight for a Woman Seeking God.

Your devotional is full of inspiring stories–one for every day of the [...]

 You Are Something Strange! by Vanessa Richardson
I am saved, single, and not having sex. I dedicated myself life and body to Christ at an early age. God didn’t come into my life in a storm. It was in calm; that I answered the call to become a follower of Christ. It [...]

What is the premise behind your new book, She Did What She Could?
Most of us care deeply about the needs around us – poverty, injustice, everyday concerns of those in our families and in our offices and in our neighborhoods. But faced with the challenges of getting food on the table and children to [...]

If you could hear God whispering, what would it sound like? Are you able to recognize His voice?
In Confessions of a Pastor’s Wife: He Speaks…Can you hear Him? author Kathryn Bonner shares her true confessions, revealing her teenage pregnancy and the many different ways God has spoken into her life, through subtle and profound ways, [...]

Q & A with Ruth Tuttle Conard, Author of Designer Women: Made by God

This Sunday, a woman somewhere in America will don the literal head covering of 1 Corinthians 11 and depart for church, where she will be expected to remain silent.  In another church, a woman will stand [...]

Will the Real Superwoman Please Stand Up? by Kathi Macias
An excerpt from How Can I Run a Tight Ship When I’m Surrounded by Loose Cannons?
I’ve always been a control freak who wanted everything to run smoothly—perfectly, actually. No bumps or surprises, just—well, a “tight ship,” as they say. And somewhere along [...]

Never Alone by Diane Stortz
At first Yvonne Partyka and Joanne Klinger might have thought they had only cancer in common: Yvonne had resigned her church-secretary job to deal with the aftereffects of breast cancer, and Joanne had recently relocated to be near a daughter fighting a malignant brain tumor.
But as [...]

Donna Partow has started a 90 Day Jumpstart to a New You project on Facebook.  You can also go to her Website at donnapartow.com.

90 Day Jumpstart is the on-line support companion to Donna Partow’s book, Becoming the Woman God Wants Me To Be: A 90-Day Guide to Living the Proverbs 31 Life.