Women Arise : The Magnitude of the Moment Article by Andrea Maher I have a family portrait that was truly  picture-perfect. To this day it evokes deep emotions within me and brings me back to that special moment in time.   It was taken at my husband’s retirement party, a night filled with family, friends, and

Women Arise : True Wokeness Article by Andrea Maher I am sitting here staring at my calendar, which is filled with big bold X’s marked over the entire month of September. It was at this time last year that I happily placed those X’s, smiling with every stroke of the pen.  Yes, this was finally

Women Arise : There’s Power in Prayer Article by Andrea Maher I became a follower of Jesus at twenty-years-old. It was then that I relearned how to pray at an entirely different level than just reciting the traditional prayers I had memorized in religion class as a child. I became very intrigued at the idea

Women Arise : Hope Breathes Oxygen Article by Andrea Maher Have you ever had the earth suddenly shift beneath your feet?  Like in one- moment’s time, life as you knew it is tragically upended.  It’s a helpless, frightening feeling.  I think the pandemic has given us all a foretaste of  what it feels like to

Women Arise : A Disquieted Heart Article by Andrea Maher Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God (Psalm 43:5).  I will never forget the sickening feeling that overwhelmed my soul on May 25,  2020, as