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
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
Maribeth is a multi-published author. Her most recent book, Dancing in The Minefields, One Woman's Faith Journey through Child Loss, Addiction, and Adversity. Dancing in the Minefields gives inspiration to all those who have suffered through trials and tragedy, including child loss and addiction. ...
Posted by Maribeth Ditmars on 08/15/2020
-How can I experience true joy in the midst of my loss or trial? -Will I ever get out of the pit and experience sustaining peace that the Bible talks about? -How do I start dancing with God again? Maybe you have asked these or similar questions at one time or another. The truth is we have all experienced loss, pain or fracture in some relationship at some point in our life. How we move forward with God in our journey can make all the difference. Because of a personal loss in Lisa's life, she learned to cry out to God in ways that brought her closer to God and there was strength in the sorrow...
Posted by Lisa Spivey on 10/19/2019
Not much time to read books? Not much money to buy them? But lots of burdens that need answers? Then Hola, Happiness is for you. Best-selling author, Janet Perez Eckles presents a brief study of God’s Word to nudge you to the next level of triumph and joy. Hola, Happiness: Finding Joy by Dancing to the Melody of God’s Word is packed with soul-searching questions, deep reflections, brief videos and answers from God’s Word. No matter what you face–disappointment, fear, heartache, shame, insecurity, sorrow–you will say “Hola” to happiness, to the peace and the joy God created...
Posted by Janet Eckles on 08/11/2016
With a bit of sassiness, a touch of humor, and an amiga-to-amiga style, Simply Salsa encourages women to accept God’s call to dance! What keeps women from dancing to the freedom God offers? With passion and boldness, Simply Salsa exposes the lies and misconceptions that imprison women with unfounded insecurities and feelings of inadequacy. No matter the degree of adversity or pain, Janet Perez Eckles has discovered an alternative to gloom—through the security that is only found in God’s love....
Posted by Janet Eckles on 10/28/2015
