Leading women in a new direction
A thousand voices pull and tug at us every day.
Do this, that’s what I’d do.
Why are you doing that? It makes no sense.
Stop. Go. Give her what she deserves. Don’t be rash. I’d tell him exactly what I think. Be wise.
It can make your head spin. So, who do you listen to? [Read more...]
Quite possibly one of the most inspiring interviews we’ve ever done on Encouragement Café Radio.
Mandy Young shares her story of how a rare genetic illness — one in a billion — is a gift. Maybe today you feel that no one knows your story, or the challenges you have faced. Mandy’s perspective can complete change the way we see our challenges.
And how does your story impact others?
The little girl cowered in the corner of the restaurant. I peered over the booth.
Something wasn’t right.
That’s when I saw the peeled long stick at her mother’s side. The girl moved, and like lightening, it shot out from the mother’s side and caught her legs.
Her tiny little legs.
She was no more than four years old. Her legs were marked up and down with red marks.
My heart hammered. Everyone in the fast food restaurant was quiet, watching.
“See,” the mother said. “Look at what you did. You made everyone stare at us.” [Read more...]
If you came over from Encouragement for Today, welcome!
In today’s devo I shared a story about how I was always looking for the next move, the next thing God was doing, instead of “living where I lived”.
Carl Haak, a pastor, once said, “Your reaction to how much you are paid; your reaction to your house and the things in it; your reaction to your looks; how you react to setbacks and disappointments – this is the confession that you make before the world.”
I have to admit that this is sobering. What do people see when they hear me talk about where I live, what I am paid or not paid, what I look like, or where I am in life? [Read more...]
