Surround Sound By Elisa Morgan It was a normal Saturday evening at church. We stood and sang and sat and listened and stood to sing...

Are you working too hard - not because your work is needed but because you can't seem to stop? I get this issue ... Read on as friend...

I have a long list of bad choices - and I'm pretty sure you could name a few as well. How do we disqualify ourselves from meaningful...

I often get an itchy “stuck” feeling while working and usually admonish myself, Stay FOCUSED, Elisa!” Most of the time, it doesn’t really...

Long Live the Book Readers! By Elisa Morgan People who read books live longer than people who don't. It's true! A recent study by Yale...

Is there something you just don't believe you can do? Something that seems WAY out of reach for you? Read on as Mary Byers shares her...

I love kaleidoscopes! A new picture with every turn. Melodi Leih applies the metaphor of a kaleidoscope to how God sees versus how we...

Want to change the world and be a hero? You might not think so at first, but as you read Bethany Winz's words below you may find, as I...

Though there have been many dark days and nights in my life, I have not experienced the kind of depression Gillian Marchenko knows too...

A Door Ajar By Elisa Morgan There it stands: a door ajar. It's open, but not. It's closed, but not. I push to open it, testing the...

As girls, we are shaped by the women in our lives who model strength before us. Have you stopped to consider which women shaped you, and...

Sometimes I wonder...where my wonder went. Do you? Do you ever kinda just see the true, spiritual "you" slip out of sight? Nicole Unice...

Courageous Carolyn Custis James challenges me no matter what her topic. In her words today, she tackles the topic of fear. Elisa The...

In my opinion, getting "stuck" is one of the most un-fun parts of life. I sit and wait while life moves around me. Ugh! Read on as Pat...

One of the many things I admire about Carla Foote, our blog manager here at Really, is her courage to "dig." Both in the gardens around...

God loves you. Jane Rubietta was surprised at how personally God met her need to hear him tell her just that. Read on, and maybe you'll...

Shame-Less By Elisa Morgan Many of us - most of us? - are well-acquainted with shame. We wear shame as our second skin. It's the...

When we know someone in crisis, we often hold back, uncertain just what help to offer. Will we do the "wrong" thing if we act? Marie...

How is God connecting the dots in your life into what may seem an unexpected story? Read on as Rebecca Stuhlmiller offers a helpful...

Twenty years ago, in 1996, I wrote an essay in a little book entitled Mom to Mom: Confessions of a Mother Inferior. Today it is as true...