Christian Women's Lifestyle Blog

by Grace Fox Every January for a decade, I attended a week-long retreat for Christian authors. Friendships grew deep as we set aside our writing projects to prioritize our physical and spiritual health with like-minded women. For me, one of the highlights was hearing others’ personal stories. The common thread woven throughout the tapestry of testimonies was unmistakable: Each of the thirty or so women in the room had experienced soul-deep suffering. One woman recalled sp

by Marcie Gourley Most of life isn’t lived under bright lights. It is lived along dimly lit paths, not dark enough to lose our way completely, but not always clear enough to see very far ahead, either. Sometimes this leaves us feeling lost, or anxious, or cautious. We are on the kind of path where you take a few steps, adjust your footing, and keep going, trusting that what you need will be visible when you need it. I remember a hike like that. It was later than I had pla

by Suzanne Woods Fisher When my editor called two days after I sent her the manuscript for Chase the Light, I braced myself. Two days is fast. Really fast. In my experience, fast usually means one of two things: either she loved it so much she couldn’t put it down, or there were big problems. “I read it in two days,” she said. “And I have no revisions.” I actually laughed. “Really?” “None. It’s ready.” That’s a moment every writer dreams about. The wow moment. The o