Godly Women Blog

Hopelessness to Hopefulness: Dealing With the Suicide of a Loved One

Written by Janel Johnson

With the new calendar year comes the accompanying resolutions that many make to pursue and achieve happiness. Yet for many, hopelessness is a constant companion. Some find it difficult to write the...

How Am I Steering My Tongue?

Written by Vicki Willoughby

It has been said that words frame our world. I’ve found that learning to guide my tongue can be a real challenge. Lately I have turned my thoughts to how I am using my words and how they are...

Joy in the Midst of a Trial?

Written by Jodie Maczek

Recently I met a young lady who inspired me to think more deeply about how I approach trials—and joy. Last month I interviewed a young lady for a position in the company I work for. When I...

Are You Getting Ahead, or Just Getting More?

Written by Gloria Diliberto

The choices of the past were much more limited. But with all our modern materialistic options, are we being pulled away from what is truly important? In the not-too-distant past people...

Time Flies … What Am I Doing?

Written by Susan Scott Smith

“So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (Psalm 90:12). As birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, retirement parties or anniversaries of loved ones’...

Spiritual Insights via Play-Doh

Written by Andrea West

From time to time we catch a glimpse of what God has done for us. A recent glimpse came to me while I played with my 4-year-old granddaughter and Play-Doh. One of our greatest pleasures since my...

“No” Year’s Resolutions

Written by Cathy Castillano

I chose not to make annual (New Year’s) resolutions because I found a practice that was more effective for me: daily resolutions! Last week, a friend’s 2012 New Year’s resolution...

The Welcoming Gift, Part 2

Written by Becky Bennett

Spending time getting to know new people at church services is a special opportunity! We all want our congregations to be warm, friendly and inviting to visitors—those who are traveling...

The Welcoming Gift

Written by Becky Bennett

Life produces plenty of opportunities to meet new people. Spending time with new people at church is one of the more special and enjoyable ones! If church is the way it should be, most of us look...