by Barb Roose | Feb 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Have you ever been mistreated and felt it was unfair? One of my adult kids reported that some family members had accused me of an unkind act toward another family member. Many family members dropped all communication with me, but I heard gossip about disparaging...
by Barb Roose | Feb 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
I don’t need a calendar to know when Valentine’s Day is near—my heart reminds me. Just like a woman struggling with infertility feels the weight of Mother’s Day approaching, single women often feel the sting of a holiday meant to celebrate love. It’s a long 24 hours...
by Barb Roose | Feb 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
One of the women in my Bible study had a disagreement with her daughter-in-law. This led to a full-on argument. Her son sided with his wife and my friend felt betrayed. The disagreement escalated into lots of ugly accusations and angry words. Within days, the son...
by Barb Roose | Jan 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
We’re a week into the new year and even if you aren’t into New Year’s resolutions, the start of a new year is a helpful reset for all of us. Whether you decide to reorganize a messy closet or jump back into Bible study after a break (hint-hint),...
by Barb Roose | Dec 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Not feeling Christmas-y? You aren’t alone. As much as the songs tell us that it’s the most wonderful time of the year and deck the halls, there are many of us who aren’t feeling Christmas-y. You know that you should be happy during this time of the...
by Barb Roose | Nov 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
It’s Thanksgiving season and I’m coming in hot today with one question that I’m challenging you to consider before you get lost in the kitchen cooking or before you arrive at family dinner. Today’s question: How Important Is It? Holidays like Thanksgiving can...
by Barb Roose | Nov 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
With four days to go until Thanksgiving, I’m coming in hot today with one question that I’m challenging you to consider before you get lost in the kitchen for the next few days cooking or before you pack to leave town. Today’s question: How Important Is It? Holidays...
by Barb Roose | Nov 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
It’s the first week in November – which means that some of you have already started watching Hallmark Christmas movies and drinking your peppermint mochas. I like to hold out until after I finish Thanksgiving dinner. Isn’t there a commandment that says Thou shalt not...
by Barb Roose | Oct 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
I saw a phrase on Instagram last week that caught my attention: empathetic distress. Psychologist Adam Grant, who is one of my favorite personal development thinkers, explained that empathetic distress is when we see someone hurting and we feel are unable to help....
by Barb Roose | Oct 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Have you ever sensed that God was moving you out of the way so that He could work in someone else’s life? Let me tell you a story… Last Monday, I woke up with a cold. By late afternoon, I could barely speak. By evening, my voice was gone. Just like that....
by Barb Roose | Oct 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Do you have trouble letting go of control? When there’s something that I really want, there is a temptation to engage in what I call the SHINE Control-Loving Behaviors in my Surrendered: Letting Go and Living Like Jesus Bible study: Stonewalling – Digging our...
by Barb Roose | Sep 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Have you ever read about one of the feasts in the Bible and thought to yourself, “What is that all about?” Well, in today’s episode, Barb speaks with author and recovering expat Alicia Akins about how the feasts of the Bible relate to us today and...
