How Older Generations Have a Purpose and a Calling
"Circle Zion, take her measure, count her fortress peaks, Gaze long at her sloping bulwark, climb her citadel heights— Then you can tell the next generation detail by detail the story of God..." Psalm 48:12-14 The Message As a parent or grandparent, God helps us see...
The Mishaps of (Meno) Mentalpause
For those of you women of the same vintage as I, you probably recall enjoying the madcap mishaps of America’s favorite dingbat, Edith Bunker, on the popular seventies’ sitcom All in the Family. One episode explored Edith’s not-so-fun meandering into menopause. In the...
Transformation: God’s To-Be Plan
It seems everywhere I turn, someone--in a seminar, a book, a sermon, a blog post, a conversation--asks me what my dreams are. Big dreams. Where do I want to be in two years? Five? Ten? I used to be able to answer that question without hesitation. Now I freeze....
The Consilium – Lakeside Where Women of Wisdom Meet
The Consilium is a place where women of wisdom meet to share their Christian faith, the reasons for their hope, and stories from real life experiences that will have you hugging, crying and happy. As women of wisdom, we are commissioned in Titus 2:3 to be...
The Consilium Podcast, Episode 11, Jennifer Lee
Jennifer has good news for anyone who’s ever secretly, longingly (even guiltily) dreamed of being happier: It’s okay to want to be happy.
A Most Profound Silence
It was one of those days when I was exhausted. My mind was traveling faster than my car going down I-65 heading home from many errands. My phone was full of little red circles indicating messages representing conversations and decisions needing to be made. Despite...
Learning to Walk with a Limp
At twenty-two, my oldest daughter, Kimberly, suffered a rare complication of Juvenile Diabetes, and a muscle in her left leg had to be removed. It left one leg shorter than the other and caused her to walk with a limp for the rest of her life. But that limp didn't...
To Journal or Not to Journal?
It's hard. It's hard to clear my mind from all the noise and distractions of my everyday life. I go behind closed doors to pray, commune with God and listen to His Word, but thoughts bombard me. They won't go away. How can I cultivate a quiet mind to hear God speak? I...
Our Words Are Windows
The words I had written were windows to my soul.
The Consilium Podcast with Kate Battistelli
You might have heard of the Grammy and Dove Award winner Francesca Battistelli, but have you heard of her amazing mother?
On the Podcast today we have the honor of talking with Kate Battistelli – a blogger, published author, foodie and a retired Broadway actress. Kate,toured for 2 1/2 years in the Broadway National Tour of The King and I playing Anna opposite the legendary Yul Brynner as the King and it’s where she met her amazing husband.
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