by Melissa Affolter In counseling with young women seeking encouragement amidst difficult circumstances, I am often reminded of my struggles with similar issues. It’s a sweet reminder, because I can see how God’s grace has molded and kept me during some rough seasons. At the same time, I hurt for these ladies, wishing they...

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series we are running on all things organization. Some of us are better at this skill than others, so we have enlisted some women who have some wisdom to offer us regarding organization in our varying seasons of life. by Rondi Lauterbach Housekeeping ain’t no joke.  ~Louisa...

by Aimee Byrd Fitness. My family is obsessed with it. I was raised in a house with a good-looking version of Mr. Miyagi as a dad, and a mom who owned a gym (before Gold’s was a staple name). That’s right, even my garage was converted into an exercise room-slash-dojo. My mom led aerobics classes...

  by Katie Van Dyke A couple of weeks ago, JD Gunter wrote an excellent post on the phenomena of “just talking”, a new and confusing category of relationship between a guy and a girl. Last week, he went even deeper and called for greater responsibility in men while pursuing relationships with women. As a...

By GraceAnna Castleberry “You’re so young,” my anesthesiologist commented as he prepped my back for the ever-so-long epidural needle. I was in the delivery room preparing to give birth to our second daughter, Evangeline. “I just can’t believe you are already having your second child and you’re only twenty-six,” he continued. “Yes,” was all I...

  By Kim Shay Over two years ago, I was taking my Dyson vacuum cleaner up the stairs to clean. When I got to the top of the stairs, the cord, which I had unwisely not wound around the machine, but carried in my hand, got tangled, and I had to unravel it. As I...