Waiting on God When Waiting Gets Hard – Marlo Schalesky
Have you been praying for something for a long time? Maybe you’ve been praying for: …healing in your marriage or for a marriage proposal; …healing from cancer or another disease; …the restoration of a broken relationship; …a...
Bold, Black & Beautiful: My Black History Tribute
By Barb Roose Have you seen the movie, Hidden Figures? I’ve talked about it so much that someone should cut me in on the profits for my publicity work – ha! Not only did the movie capture my heart, the movie also reminded me that there are hundreds...
Pursuing Racial & Social Justice – Cara Meredith
Yesterday, I took my two younger daughters to a Black History Month community event at our local art museum. Artists from our community shared their talents inspired by African-American composers and musicians. A multiracial audience experienced a variety of...
Are you trashing your temple?
By Barb Roose When’s the last time that you considered what it meant for your body to be the temple of the Holy Spirit? I began contemplating 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 this weekend after my third BIG bowl of luscious, buttery pecan ice cream. There wasn’t anything...
Help! We Need HELP!
Does it seem like the same women volunteer all of the time and you’d like to see some new faces get involved? If you answered ‘yes’, then I hope that you keep reading! My name is Barb Roose and I’m a Christian speaker and author....
Give Yourself a Break with Kim Fredrickson
How often do you criticize yourself? Too many of us have a running negative dialogue in our mind about our faults, failures, shortcomings and mistakes. We’re too something or not enough of something else. Most of us don’t realize that...
How Do I Seek God First – Nike Anderson
Do you ever struggle to find time for Bible study and prayer? Goodness, I think that I can hear all of the amens going up around country! I get the struggle. I LIVE the struggle. I love Jesus, but I get...
Racism 101, Part 1
Are you tired of the negativity that you’re seeing online? If you are interested in learning to love and value people for who they are, no matter their skin color, then you may be interested in what I’ve got to say in this video. Whenever I’m...
Better Together Podcast with Melissa Spoelstra (Ep 3)
Are you tired of watching people fight with each other? Do you get discouraged when you see Christians unfriending each other, not just on social media, but in families and friendships? If so, then you’ll be encouraged by today’s podcast....
Why Our Kids Aren’t Our Report Cards
Have you ever felt like your child was your parenting report card? If he or she was doing well in school, then you felt great. But, if your precious cherub was causing the teacher to pull her hair out, then you were failing. How do we snap out of making our kids our...

