Is Spiritual Growth only for women who are Super-Saints? Do you blow it sometimes? Compare yourself to others who seem spiritually all together? Wonder if a not-so-perfect woman can still be loved and used by God? If you do, let best-selling author and not-so-perfect woman, Poppy Smith, encourage you to hang in there! Among the heart cries Poppy addresses are: How can I be more like You, Lord? Does it matter what I think? You mean, I have to change my attitude? How can I stand in life's storms? Can my stumbling blocks become stepping stones? Refusing the wear masks or keep secrets, Poppy...
Posted by Poppy Smith on 08/14/2022
An eight minute chat video done in 2020 addressing lessons from the Divorce Care class I was facilitating. Thoughts on responding versus reacting to emotional challenges such as anger. One hour presentation with Q & A. ...
Posted by Dori Pulse on 07/13/2022
Have big sighs and rolling eyes entered your home? Are you feeling challenged? Does it seem as if your child has morphed into someone else? You must be the parent of a tween or teen. You need supernatural love to raise that big kid! Raising Big Kids with Supernatural Love reveals fifteen qualities of love to infuse into your family. These characteristics are demonstrated through vignettes and the authors’ conversational style, bringing 1 Corinthians 13 love to life in your parenting and in your young person. • Realize the difference between kindness and enabling. • Discover how...
Posted by Lori Wildenberg on 02/01/2022
Have full blown tantrums and high-pitched whiny voices made their way into your home? Do you feel a little frustrated? Do you wonder what happened to your precious baby bundle and your patience? You must be the parent of a toddler to nine-year-old. When parenting little ones, big love is needed. Raising Little Kids with Big Love reveals fifteen qualities of love. These are demonstrated through anecdotes and the authors’ conversational style, bringing the characteristics of 1 Corinthians 13 love to life in your parenting and in your youngster. Discover how to: •increase your child’s...
Posted by Lori Wildenberg on 02/01/2022
During this interview with Marnie, Maribeth will share some of her favorite AHA insights including the stories behind: • Laughter and tears are only a moment apart, but joy is eternal. • When we allow God to use us, our suffering becomes sacred. • For us to understand the Lord’s ways, would be like teaching a dog algebra. • We don’t remember days and weeks, we remember moments. • When we allow our grief to be pushed aside, anger replaces it. • Sometimes my life felt like I was stepping on Legos and I couldn’t find the light switch. •...
Posted by Maribeth Ditmars on 08/03/2021
How do you overcome fear when someone or something looks dangerous which can cause you pain or threat? Here is how to deal with fear. Fear destabilizes you and prevents you from taking any positive action in or for your life. Find out more about how to be fearless and brave. So then, what is fear? Fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is a threat of harm, real or imagined. Fear and anxiety sometimes last for a short time and it passes, but it can also last much longer and sometimes gets stuck with you. In most cases, fear can take over...
Posted by Mycel Acquaah-Mensah on 06/29/2021
Within “Dancing with Lewy”, readers meet two individuals, Lee and Nancy. Lee was born into a large farming family just before the Great Depression. He was a World War II Veteran, self-made businessman, artist, poet, and a man who would give a stranger his last nickel. Lee’s third daughter, Nancy, is practical, organized, pragmatic, a writer, and equals her father in a passion for life. Nancy was determined to take the helm when Lee’s mind began “dancing” with Lewy body dementia even though he resolved to remain independent while his mind slipped away. Within...
Posted by Nancy Poland on 12/05/2020
35 daily devotionals/7 week study on the Woman at the Well. The only world she knew was a world of broken promises, hidden agendas, and disappointments. Her heart was broken in pieces. Her struggle, though, wasn’t against memories. Her real adversary was the “enemy of her soul,” who had stolen from her, lied to her, and tried to destroy her life. He had to be overcome. The tables, though, were about to be turned. She was going to be changed from the inside out. By God’s gracious power, she would be given a purpose and stop being a victim. Instead, she was about to become...
Posted by Deborah Lovett on 09/23/2019
Tender Mercies for Tough Moments is a 31 day Blessing Book and Bible Study which tackles real-life challenges and emotions, offers Scriptural solutions, and provides gut-honest prayers. This daily devotional for women (and men) looks beyond the natural and brings you directly to the supernatural God of love. When you can’t bear your situation another minute, Tender Mercies for Tough Moments will guide you into the peaceful assurance of God’s protection, presence and power. Each spiritual daily inspiration can help calm the anxieties, heal the hurting places,...
Posted by Teresa E. Nelson on 03/05/2019
You can't eliminate stress, but you can learn to control stress before it controls you. Mary Southerland transforms the promises of the Twenty-third Psalm into easy-to-implement, practical steps that will hand you the keys to stress management. Imagine facing each day knowing how to: Take charge of anxiety-filled moments in order to manage and control your stress level.Maximize your physical energy and decrease stress levels by eating the right foods.Choose the correct attitude toward your job in order to be successful in your work.Respond correctly to anger, fear, and depression with healthy...
Posted by Mary Southerland on 03/01/2019
Kelly was bored. Growing up in a quiet Amish town in Northeastern Ohio in the 1970s, she was always on the hunt for excitement. Meeting Dace was an unexpected thrill. Home from the U.S. Navy, this handsome young musician shared his drugs, music, experiences beyond her naiveté. She never dreamed his charming façade hid a misogynist, eager to take control of her life. This is Kelly's journey from pregnant teen bride to a brainwashed wife, begging God to kill her abuser. As life became more dangerous she had to flee to protect herself and her two toddlers. Her search for independence...
Posted by Kelly Stigliano on 01/31/2019
Serious Laughter - provides a wealth of ideas and practical suggestions of how to add humor and laughter to your life. This book provides easy to understand information in an entertainingly friendly, but very authoritative way. In addition, it is filled with action packed drawings that create excitement for the reader. Serious Laughter teaches the medical and spiritual benefits of humor and shows you how to find the laughter. This book gives example after example of how to go about adding these aspects to your life both at work and at home. But more than that Serious Laughter takes you...
Posted by Yvonne Conte on 12/17/2018
