Throughout my life I’ve let other people name me. “You’re so-and-so’s sister”“You’re the cheerleader”“You’re a mother and wife” But some names have been whispered to me from a tape that plays in my head. “You’re fat”“You’re ugly”“You’re not smart enough”“You’re going...
May we come together in worship that our hearts may sing to God and not be silent! Oh Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever. (Psalm 30) I was asked once, “Can suffering exist and God still be good?”That’s a crazy question, isn’t it? Can good come out of...
Wouldn’t it be nice if holidays with families were like TV commercials 📺 with everyone happy to just be together and getting along? There are so many ways we imagine our holiday celebrations, from romanticizing everything is just like a Christmas movie to dreading...
Hello! I’m Pat Estes. I’ve lived longer than the other women in our group of bloggers and have more history to share ☺️My late husband, Bill Estes and I grew up in Northwest Iowa and went to high school there. We were high school sweethearts and started dating...
When I was a first married, I remember validating my angry responses by deciding I was just an angry person… My defense mechanism was to put up a wall of anger so I wouldn’t get hurt. Little did I know that God had a word for me! Very patiently one morning in my...