The Associated Press reported a study carried out in a South Asian community from 1992-2001: The average suicide rate for women 10-19 years old was 148 per 100,000, while globally, the suicide rate is about 6.8 per 100,000. That’s over 21 times the global rate. Among young to middle-age women in some regions of India, the suicide rate is 10 times…
TLC has a reality show called The Sisterhood. It follows the lives of pastors’ wives in Atlanta, Georgia. These “first ladies” are on display for not only their congregations, but for world as well. Why would the lives of pastors’ wives be interesting enough for a TV audience? This “honor” is usually reserved for duck hunters, crocodile catchers, mothers…
I’ve been feeling restless lately. I blame it on the cold weather, being sick for most of January, the adoption process taking so much longer than we anticipated, and not traveling anywhere lately because we’ve put it all on hold for the aforementioned adoption. My recent restlessness caused me to get a {fake} nose ring….
According to a Pew Research study on motherhood in America, 41% of babies born in 2008 were to single mothers (up from 28% in 1990). How is the church, and specifically those of us who minister to women, going to help these moms? First, we need to realize single moms are a growing demographic. Even if you…
It’s hard for me to remember life before Jesus. I remember turning to Him at a young age. I remember trusting in Him to forgive my sins, to keep me from dating the wrong boys, and to help me make major life decisions. But now that I’m in a fairly uneventful day-to-day routine, sometimes I…
Ten years ago my husband asked me to marry him. He got down on one knee with my middle school students looking out the windows of our classroom. He had his basketball team holding signs that spelled out, “Will U Marry Me?” He got down on one knee, and . . . honestly, everything after…
