By Brooke Ellen Frick “For God said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’…But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us…” (2 Corinthians 4:6-7) Friends, I am gonna be honest here and hope you keep reading. I...

by Joanna Williamson We remain confident of this: we will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. (Ps 27:13-14) How to wait well? In this season of delays and disruption I ask myself...

by Melva Blanchard Go on a diet. Be more humble. Change jobs. Buy a new car. We have all been there, trying to set goals that we don’t even remember when December comes. Why in the world do I try new goals every January? And why do I never (or almost never) stick to...

by Joanna Williamson The other night I fell down the stairs in our house. When we first moved in, we immediately thought the stairs looked steep and dangerous so we were super-careful. But the other night, I slipped, tumbled down with much noise and shock, and hurt my...

By Joanna Williamson Women in all places do not live at peace with their own bodies. I just came back from Bogota Colombia, a beautiful country full of beautiful people ready to write a different story; one not marred by years of violence, drug lords and mountain...

By Melva Blanchard I’m looking for jobs. Just got my Green Card and now I’m able to start something new, a formal job that I can commit to, wake up early for, and put on a blouse and my not-so-high heels. This is an exciting season that brings a lot of hope and makes...

By Noortje Tyrell ‘She Lives Simply’: an interesting title considering what I was like before. It’s not that I spent an excessive (well, relatively) amount of money on lavish things I didn’t need, but I always found some reason to justify my spending habits. At the...

By Lacy Finn Borgo There were eight of us in a dingy church basement, meeting weekly for prayer. Eight of us with labels; daughter, engineer, mother, wife, lawyer, teacher, pastor, sister, friend, writer, and baker. While I shirk to think that these labels define us –...

By Frances Miles Homeward bound on a Wednesday evening I headed out of my local train station aiming for the tram stop straight ahead.  In between me and the exit were a couple of ‘chuggers’ – or ‘charity muggers’ – so called because of the enthusiastic  way they try...

By Anne Middleton When Joanna first told me about the different elements to the SheLives initiative, of course, I was naturally drawn to this one. I am an author and storyteller in schools as well as the editor of MET Connexion, having previously been an actress,...