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 [...]

Suggestions for when Disturbing Memories Surface By Reneau Peurifoy From Why Did God Give Us Emotions?
A taboo emotion often arises from childhood events which made the emotions dangerous or unacceptable. Because the events associated with taboo emotions are [...]

The Mystery of Emotions By Reneau Peurifoy
Jerry and Kathy had only been married for a year when they heard the news that Kathy was pregnant. The doctor’s report of Kathy’s pregnancy brought them both a joy they had never before experienced. A short time later, their joy was multiplied when they [...]

GIVE IT A REST By Ed Gungor
Learning to work well is great, but working well is not enough to have a balanced life, you must also learn how to stop working. That’s called rest. The ancient Hebrews called it taking a Sabbath. It was one of God’s Top Ten. Scripture records, [...]

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, [...]

CAN A "TO DO LIST" HELP ME? by Marcia Ramsland, author of Simplify Your Life: Get Organized and Stay that Way!

Put Your "To Do List" To Work For You!
Put simply, a to-do list is a list of actions you want to remember or need [...]

George, Brad, Brianna, and Nate are connected by their jobs; the four of them make up the IT department at Handover Corporation. They also represent four distinct generations. They all have their own specialties, and when the day is done they go their separate ways—that is, until the company sends them on a white-water rafting [...]

A QUIZ  – "How Organized Are You?" by Marcia Ramsland, author of Simplify Your Life: Get Organized and Stay that Way!
How Organized Are You?
Sometimes taking an honest look at our activities and lifestyle gives us clues as to where we can save time and reduce stress. In this exercise, [...]

Simplify Your Gift-Giving Stress This Year by Marcia Ramsland, author of Simplify Your Holidays: A Classic Christmas Planner!
"I wanted to bring joy to other people and decided the holidays were as much a matter of organization as they were a matter of the heart. The two work together. Organization during [...]

No is Not a Dirty Word by Nancy Twigg
I admit I sometimes hear voices. Not audible voices but, rather, that clear, inner voice I’ve come to recognize as God’s way of sometimes telling me things He wants me to know.
During the time that my daughter, Lydia attended [...]