by Barb Roose | Mar 27, 2015 | Scripture Devotional, Women's Topics
Have you ever run into a woman who was bad tempered, rude, or argumentative? While I don’t watch many reality television shows lately, I see lots of previews or recaps. The shows all seem to have a few things in common: wealthy, physically-attractive women who...
by Barb Roose | Mar 26, 2015 | Scripture Devotional
I’m a food thinker. What’s a food thinker? A food thinker is someone who is ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT FOOD! That’s me. In fact, when I eat breakfast, I want to know what I’m going to eat for lunch. After lunch, I thinking ahead to dinner, but not before pondering the...
by Barb Roose | Mar 25, 2015 | Scripture Devotional, Women's Topics
How many of us are still carrying around painful words spoken to us during our childhood or teenage years? “Your nose looks like Captain Hook!” “You’re so dark that we’d lose you if the lights were off.” “My dog is cuter than you.” Ouch. No only do those phrases hurt...
by Barb Roose | Mar 24, 2015 | Scripture Devotional, Women's Topics
Is there a mistake from your past or a struggle with your size, shape or style that overcomes your heart with embarrassment or regret? In my book, Enough Already: Winning Your Ugly Struggle with Beauty, I interviewed a friend and former stripper, named Allison*, whose...
by Barb Roose | Feb 8, 2015 | Christian Living/Discipleship
By Tina Bryant Once upon a time there was a man named Jesus. Jesus is a young handsome prince who saved me from many bad, unhealthy relationships. Seven years later he still romances me. We lived happily ever after. The End…. I wish it was that easy. Seven years ago,...
by Barb Roose | Jan 12, 2015 | Women's Topics
It’s Monday morning, you can guarantee that I’m struggling. At any point between 6:30am and 10am, I’m a cross between a walking hot mess and an incoherent toddler. All I want on Monday morning is for the clock to rewind back to Friday. As I stumble through my...
by Barb Roose | Dec 31, 2014 | Christian Living/Discipleship
2014…Well, that went fast! It’s amazing how quickly 365 days pass by – especially the good days. Oh, how I wished some of those good days could have lasted a little longer. And the bad days…well, the bad days couldn’t end soon enough....
by Barb Roose | Nov 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
Recently, we all got to see Kim Kardashians’ tuckus. While it wasn’t the first time we saw Kim’s undressed girly goodies populating our Twitter or Facebook newsfeeds, it was still a BIG surprise! I’ve been thinking about what I should say about...
by Barb Roose | Nov 10, 2014 | Christian Living/Discipleship
How do you feel when other people celebrate the good things happening in their lives? Do you celebrate wholeheartedly with them or are you a teensy-bit envious because their lives always seem sunny-side up? Yesterday, I went to see the movie “Alexander and the...
by Barb Roose | Nov 7, 2014 | Christian Living/Discipleship
I struggle with patience. Not as much as I used to, but it stays on the top five of things I need to work on. So, I totally related to a hysterical video that I saw at the Catalyst Conference in Atlanta last month. It’s called the “Marshmallow...
by Barb Roose | Oct 7, 2014 | Scripture Devotional
There are few movies that have transcended the generations. The “Wizard of Oz” is one of those movies. While my kids weren’t swept away with the same sense of awe that I experienced in my younger years, I could tell they enjoyed it just the same....
by Barb Roose | Sep 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’m on my iPhone way too much. Yes, I admit it. My phone is always beeping, buzzing, ringing (kinda), dinging and it’s got me trained to look at it every time. A few weeks ago, I realized that it was time to get a handle on this issue. So, I decided to...
