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Love and Friendship
Have your friends heard from you lately? It can sometimes be hard for working women to make time for friends, especially if you’re married or in a serious dating relationship. …
I Don’t Know How She Does It
Are you practicing your juggling act? The film, I Don’t Know How She Does It opened this weekend. It’s about Kate Reddy, a woman juggling a high-power career and a…
Praying For Slow Miracles
Is God moving too slowly for you? When I was a little girl, I used to think of miracles like magic spells: God waved his special “miracle wand” and poof! …
Love: Understanding The Men In Your Life
Do you get him? Conventional wisdom tells us that men are basically uncomplicated. We’re the complicated ones who are supposedly moody and emotional and whose feelings are easily hurt. This…
Planning Your Work Future
Where are you headed? Maybe you’re already on track for your “dream job,” or maybe you don’t even know what it looks like yet. Either way, now is a great…
Love and Confusion
Is he your future husband? A few weeks ago we talked about how racing to find “the one” can lead to some bad romantic decisions. But what do you do…
Pray: Keeping Faith First
Are you keeping your priorities straight? Faith, family and relationships, work. We all know how our priorities should look, but with deadlines at work and relationships demanding attention, it can…
Work: Building Up Women at Work
Are you supporting other women at work? We can all do more to help support each other. And we SHOULD do more! First, because it’s the right thing to do;…
Fearlessness Grounded in Faith
Is fear holding you back? Fear can be a powerful, crippling force if you let it take hold. But God knows your fears and defeated them before you were even…
Pray: Waiting With Purpose
What are you waiting on? Sometimes it can feel like you’re just constantly waiting for the “next step.” Waiting for “the right” job or promotion like we talked about last…
The Bad Job Blues
Do you love your job? I read a good article recently about how to deal when you find yourself in a work rut as a young professional. It reminded me…
I Went From Sea to Shining Sea…
Feeling torn? As working Christian women, we’re so often pulled in multiple worthy directions. If you focus on the dissonance, life can get overwhelming, fast! Remember instead that God binds…
Racing to Find "The One."
Want to marry the right guy? Feeling like you’re behind schedule? As working Christian women, we like plans, goals, tasks to complete. We are women of action! That’s why it…
Celebrate a Birthday With Hammers and Glue
Have you volunteered lately? Last week for my daughter Annie’s birthday, we spent time as a family volunteering with the Salvation Army at the White Shield Center, a young women’s…
God Was At the Nail Salon
Met anyone new lately? Last week I was reminded again that God is working in every area of our lives, even at the nail salon. He is opening doors, all…
Love From Afar, Part II
Big decisions to make? The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he (or she!) may stumble he will not fall, for the Lord…
Love From Afar, Part I
How do you maintain (and build!) a marriage from different states? My husband Chris and I are currently what you might consider “geographically challenged.” Chris works in Tacoma, Washington. I…
Some Practical Thoughts on Professional Success.
Want to distinguish yourself at work? Good! Just because “work” isn’t the very highest priority of us Christian professionals doesn’t mean that we aren’t called to do it well. God…
Unexpected Refreshment for the Soul
Running on empty? God knows exactly what you need even when you don’t. He will replenish your soul, sometimes when you least expect it! I’ve had a pretty packed schedule…
A 6,000 Mile Bump in the Road
Life is not a smooth ride, what do you do when you hit a bump? My friend Linda and her family are going through a “bump” right now. Her military…