Inklings and Notions

A Woman Overwhelmed: Finding God in the Messes of Life (Abingdon Press, August 2017) “A Woman Overwhelmed” is a phrase with which many wo...

Finding grace and laughter when motherhood gets real Soon after Jessica Kastner became a mother, she wondered if she was the only mom who...

Infuse Your World--and Your Heart--with God's Life-Giving Power Amid our packed schedules and life's curveballs, our hearts long ...

Our culture bombards women with “thinspiration” messages and pressure to “do it all” while wearing the mask of perfection. Women are left...

Miscarried Joy: Moving Beyond Incredible Pain to Extraordinary Faith (Nyreepress Publishing, October 2016) Faith over fear. Patience over...

This week, the subject for Top Ten Tuesday at the Broke and Bookish is rewind. I don't believe that I have ever done a list of my favo...

Like most brides on their wedding day, you no doubt were filled with love for your husband and the hope of a happy life together. But perha...

Proverbs 31 Author Calls Women to a Revolutionary Faith What if there was a real-life invitation to a lifetime of unexpected destinations ...

Her book, by the same title, started the ball rolling on daring women to seek after the woman that God has called them to be and pursue His...

Barbara Rainey Offers Sage Advice on the Art of Being a Wife Radio personality and bestselling author Barbara Rainey knows firsthand the c...

Whether next door or in the next time zone, our friends provide some of our most important relationships. We cherish time spent with them, ...

I get it, Momma. I totally get it. Every day you wake up and try your very best. You love, give, and pour out your life for the ones who...

Find the courage to be who you are―not who you wish you were.  Is fear holding you back from becoming your best self? Does it add stress t...

Kara Tippetts’s story was not a story of disease, although she lost her battle with terminal cancer. It was not a story of saying goodbye,...

Whether chosen and celebrated --- like going off to college or welcoming your first baby ---or unexpected and anxiety-inducing --- like los...

Ever just wish the world would stop for a day so you could catch up? No matter how much we accomplish in a day, we nearly always feel a l...

It’s easy for us moms to slip into the habit of letting the craziness of our days interfere with our relationships with our husbands. We si...