Women Arise: Trusting God’s Plan in the Pain Article by Andrea Maher I used to think to pray by faith meant I got to go to God, lay out my heart’s requests, and then head to standby, trusting for Him to bring my exact recommendations to full fruition. How foolish! I look back on verses

Women Arise: Redemptive, Not Reactive Article by Andrea Maher I have a current struggle:  I don’t want to become a porcupine—that person that brushes, scrapes, bristles and bruises everyone in their path.  It is obvious that the  changing times we are living in has heightened everyone’s senses and is causing abnormally rash responses that are

Children: On Loan From the Lord Article by Andrea Maher Can you imagine holding your little toddler’s hand, with his precious fingers confidently entwined in your own, and traveling to a place where you prepare to give him up to a total stranger – even if a reputable one?  Can you feel the heaviness of

Women Arise : God Shows Up Article by Andrea Maher I remember being a freshman in high school when I had a dispute with an older classmate. Being one of seven children, I was never short on words, neither was I intimidated in the face of a bully. Unfortunately, I never expected to take a

Women Arise : Major Mom Fail Article by Andrea Maher I will never forget the first time I had the rug pulled out from under me — at least where it was visible for my entire community to see.  It was years ago and preceded by numerous private disappointments and struggles — especially as a

Women Arise : The Power of the Written Word Article by Andrea Maher Malachi 3: 16 A Book of Remembrance “Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord listened and heard them; So, a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and who meditate