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Last Minute Christmas Helper There are only nine shopping days left until Christmas, but before you begin to panic about all the gifts you have to buy and ship, let us help you out. Holiday Gift Guides from Real Simple – Whether you’re buying for teenagers, young kids,… Read More
Interview: Lyn Cook
This week, we’d like to draw your attention to a wonderful ministry called Priority Associates. They are a branch of Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ) that serves professional men and women. Priority Associates is active in 22 U.S. cities as well as in London. For our interview,… Read More
Online Book Club: Who Wears the Pants and Who Irons Them?
“Trying to blend two personalities in a marriage is hard enough, but when you both work – and especially when the wife earns more than her husband – you’ve got a potential disaster on your hands.” In Work, Love, Pray, Diane Paddison hits the nail on the head. Dual career… Read More
Your Most Important Relationship
What is your most important relationship? I read a quote last week from a public figure under some fire for being “too forthright” about his religious views: “If you're married, and you have a wife, and you really love your wife, is it good enough to only say… Read More
Friday Favorites
How to Date a Guy Who Is Totally into You! We talked about this last week, but it is such a great opportunity that we’re bringing it up again. We don’t want you to miss out, so register today! On Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 12 p.m. CDT, w2wlink… Read More
Interview: Justine Elyse Green
Instead of interviewing a woman who has “been there” this week, we’re doing things a bit differently. We talked to Justine Elyse Green who, at 25, is just beginning her career. When Justine emailed Diane to tell her how reading Work, Love, Pray blessed her life, we emailed… Read More
Online Book Club: Your Faith at Work!
What do your co-workers think about the typical “Christian” in the workplace?Unfortunately, there are some not-so-flattering stereotypes about Christians out there. “Christians are judgmental and intolerant.” “I don’t want anyone to convert me - Christians are too pushy.” “He acts like a prude, but deep down we all… Read More
Love Better: Love What They Love
Want to love someone better? I could say a lot here, beginning with the fact that I am certainly not perfect at this. I’ve made plenty of mistakes in my relationships with loved ones, but I’ve also learned a lot of lessons. Here’s one in a nut shell:… Read More
Friday Favorites
How to Date a Guy Who Is Totally into You! On Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 12 p.m. CDT, w2wlink will host a one-hour webinar, presented by Nina Atwood, host of thesinglescoach.com. Nina will cover the following topics: how to drastically reduce emotional neediness how to create a sense… Read More
Interview: Bonnie Wurzbacher
This week’s interview features Bonnie Wurzbacher, Senior Vice President, Global Customer & Channel Leadership, The Coca-Cola Company. Bonnie began her career in 1984 as a national account executive at the Minute Maid division of The Company. Now, she is a passionate advocate for the role of ethical, sustainable… Read More
Online Book Club: Work Hard and Love What You Do
What do you want to be when you grow up? In Chapters 7-9 of Work, Love, Pray Diane encourages young women to work hard, discover strengths and play to passions. Of course, it can take time – even years – to find the right career path. But no matter… Read More
“Purposeful” Work
What does your work mean to you? Later this week we’re interviewing Bonnie Wurzbacher, an executive at Coca-Cola (and a really great Christian lady!) for her take on how to bring meaning to your work. Don’t miss it! Bonnie’s wise words have got me thinking this week about… Read More
Friday Favorites
Happy Black Friday, everyone! Whether you’re planning to hit the stores today or to just relax at home with family and friends, we hope you’ll take some time to read through the blogs we’re linking to today. Each post brings a slightly different perspective on the Thanksgiving holiday.… Read More
What are you thankful for?
Hello there! In case you haven’t noticed, our blog this week is Thanksgiving themed. A tradition that my family started several years ago is to go around the table before we eat our Thanksgiving dinner and share something we are thankful for. I thought I’d take a fun… Read More
Online Book Club: What's Love Got to Do with It?
Welcome to week two of our online book club about Work, Love, Pray! This week, we're discussing chapters 4 - 6. If you missed last week's discussion of chapters 1 - 3, it's not too late to chime in here. For a full schedule of the book club, go… Read More
A Week of Thanks
Happy Thanksgiving Week everyone! Rather than write about work this week, I thought I’d take a little time out to reflect on Thanksgiving and what it means both as a holiday and as a spiritual endeavor. Let me just say that I love Thanksgiving. I love the weather,… Read More
Friday Favorites
Happy Friday, everyone! Will any of you be hitting the stores for Black Friday this time next week? If so, we wish you luck in your bargain-hunting. In the meantime, here’s a list of our favorite “pray” themed blog posts from this week. Around the Blogosphere “Dealing with… Read More
Interview: Lisa Whittle
Authenticity. It’s something we simultaneously fear and crave, and something we don’t like to admit is a struggle for us. It’s also something that Lisa Whittle often writes about. Her latest book, w{hole}, talks about the holes in our lives and how God uses them to make us… Read More
Online Book Club: What's Your Story?
Welcome to the first discussion week of our online book club. This week, we're discussing chapters 1 - 3 of Work, Love, Pray. (For a full schedule, go here.) If you haven't read those chapters yet, don't worry. Jump in anyway. Ready? Let's go. -------------------- Every woman has… Read More
When Things are Going Wrong
Is everything going your way? Is anything? It’s okay to say “no.” Life is full of twists and tangles, and we all are bound to hit some bumps along the way. I received two emails recently that got me thinking about how we deal with life when things… Read More