Encouragement for women of all ages
We all have – or have had – a toxic friend in our life. The friend who lives in constant drama or who is clingy and manipulative. After hanging out with them, we feel wrung out, discouraged, and drained of all emotional energy. But sometimes we have toxic friendships and we’re not even aware they…
What makes an authentic person truly authentic? How can you know if a person is truly being authentic, or just hiding behind a mask of authenticity? I remember sitting on the couch and watching the movie Mean Girls. I wondered if things could get that bad in the girlie-hood. How wrong I was, things can…
Are you a safe person? Do you know what it means to be a safe person and how to surround yourself with other safe people who know how to give to the relationship as well as taken, when needed? Several years ago I began to ask myself these probing questions. I realized, my inner circle…
Conflict is inevitable. If ever you have contact with people, you will one day experience a conflict with them. Even with our closest, dearest friend. Conflict is impossible to avoid. Even if we were able to agree with someone 100% of the time about 100% of everything, we’d still encounter a conflict at some point….
What is your inner circle of friends like? Are those closest to you healthy friendships? Are those who speak most into your life challenging you to be a better person? Do those with whom you talk the most leave you feeling positive, uplifted, and encouraged? Or are those with whom you have the most contact…
Do you feel out of place as a single woman in your church? Are you frustrated by the comments and suggestions spoken to you by well-meaning friends and church family… about how God is preparing your husband for you, how if you stop focusing on your singlehood “it will happen for you”, or that Jesus…
