Scenario: You are working your women’s ministry plan. You are excited because things are going well, then BAM! Something goes wrong. Something falls apart. Something unexpected happens. #WomensMinistryFail What’s a women’s ministry leader to do now? I’ve got 3 R’s to help you recover: Reassure yourself. If you are like me, you are careful to […]
Value People Over Perfection
I stood in exhausted shock after the first women’s ministry event I coordinated. I was the hero of the day, and I couldn’t quite take it all in. After waving good-bye to the last gushing attendee, I looked at my friend Peggy and said, “I have no idea what to do with all of that […]
Spend Time Enjoying God
I sat across from my friend, Maggie, wondering where my attitude had gone wrong. She was a new Christian, and as she shared God’s work in her life, she bubbled over with joy. Her enthusiasm seemed to put my weariness under a microscope. At the end of our time together, we shared prayer requests. I […]
Give Up On Perfect
According to the General Social Survey, which has tracked American moods since 1972, women are becoming less happy. There are several variables, but I think one big reason for less joy and more gloom is a woman’s self-imposed drive to be perfect. Decades ago, women kept house, reared kids, shopped, cooked, volunteered and had a […]
