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...
by Barb Roose | Sep 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
I receive emails or I’m approached from by Jesus-loving women who wonder if they’re letting God down because they haven’t figured out their calling. Women who believe that they are supposed to be leading some ministry, starting a non-profit, married or killing it at...
by Barb Roose | Sep 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Last week, I saw this updated version of Your Plan Vs. Reality meme on Facebook. The classic version from a few years ago didn’t have flames, spider webs or sharks, but life has changed dramatically since 2020, right? Yet, the message is still the same. We have the...
by Barb Roose | Aug 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
Becoming a homesteader may sound totally out of reach, but chances are you may already enjoy some of those activities in your day-to-day life. Do you enjoy whipping up a home cooked meal, taking care of your house plants, or creating a cozy home for your family? Well...
by Barb Roose | Aug 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
These days, buzzwords like “spiritual abuse” and “church hurt” are flying around. At my church, one of our sayings is that “church should be the safest place in the world for hurting people.” It’s a bummer that we have to say this because every church and Christian...
by Barb Roose | Jul 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Last week I had a difficult conversation with someone important to me. This person carries a heavy grudge against God. A lifelong Christian, this person grew up in a home where Bible was weaponized and used as a reason to justify harsh words and frequent punishment....
by Barb Roose | Jun 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
On Friday, I walked with a young wife and mom across a parking lot to our cars. I wore a black top, black pants and black heels on a very warm Ohio day. We’d attended a funeral at my church that morning for an amazing young 39 year-old husband and father named Cory...
