From the founder of Positively Joy Ministries comes a daily six-month journal that can help you discover what brings real joy. Journal every day and create a record of memories worth collecting as you discover your joy. Includes: Every week there is a check-in page with guided prompts based on scripture to reflect and plan for the upcoming weekEvery month we take a joy temperature and see how you are growing in joyLike to color or Bible journal? Use the weekly coloring journal pages....
Posted by Yvette Walker on 01/09/2024
When Carole Leathem’s husband, Bill, first began his battle with anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts, she had no idea years of rejection and identity issues would come to a head. After all, when you’re the wife of a senior pastor, there are certain expectations that come with it. Imperfection and mental illness are not among them. Managing depression in marriage and setting relationship boundaries brought pain, uncertainty, and rejection, which were nearly unbearable. Whenever Carole surrendered to God, he showed up time and time again. As Carole searched...
Posted by Carole Leathem on 12/31/2023
Interview with Linda Olson with Wealth Through Stories Part Three - How do you say goodbye to someone you love so dearly? How do you find closure? What joy can possibly come out of all the pain? These are just a few of the questions, Victoria addresses in this interview. Listen closely and discover the key to a transformational story. ...
Posted by Victoria Chapin on 11/21/2023
Insights into bread in the Bible, heart warming stories around bread, plus recipes and tips on bread making. Quick breads, yeast breads, and even treats from refrigerated dough bring people together to break bread and share from their hearts! A morsel of thought accompanies each unit to reflect on the gift of bread. Discover the trifold purpose of bread in the Bible of sustenance, fellowship, and covenant. Celebrate bread and how understanding bread brings a deeper understanding of Jesus the Bread of Life. Let Karen, who grew up in the restaurant business, show how to make muffin bouquets...
Posted by Karen Whiting on 10/12/2023
Thirty weeks of devotions each begin with prayer followed by devotions of contemporary moms, biblical moms, and moms from history. Through the centuries mothers all face similar struggles, treasure joyous moments, and and support one another through their faith in God. Discover you're not alone but in a wonderful sisterhood. Let the daily mom step inspire your journey as a mother whether new or seasoned. Karen shares stories of moms that connect us all and bring hope that we are good enough if we love and trust God. ...
Posted by Karen Whiting on 10/12/2023
Co-authored with Pam Farrel this 30 week devotional shares true stories about the impact of joy. Joy is a gift of the Holy Spirit that increases as we give thanks, rejoice, and choose joy as we trust God knows best. Stories reveal the wonder of what happens when we rely on Jesus, and sprinkle joy in lives of others. Both authors faced many challenges in life even as they wrote the book, but joy always prevailed. Discover where people found joy in the midst of category 4 hurricanes, coming out of a coma, nearly penniless, a grandmother's terminal illness, while building a monumental church,...
Posted by Karen Whiting on 10/12/2023
Reading Breaking Free From OCD will give you a bird’s eye view straight into the heart of OCD. If you’re looking for help on how to cope, healing and grow your faith in the midst of an OCD overwhelmed life, open the pages of this encouraging book; for through the author’s personal experiences you will discover how to implement scripture and encouragement into your day-to-day life and how to utilize your OCD in a positive way. As she shares with you how she used her OCD to help control her OCD, you will begin to understand that the brain of a person with Obsessive Compulsive...
Posted by Karen McCracken on 10/06/2023
Do you know what matters most to you? What about your spouse, your children, or your ministry/business team?  When we know what our core values are, we can live a life by design instead of default. Our decisions can be intentional, led by a set of guiding values and principles no matter if we are on a mountain top high or in the messy middle of life.  This free core values activity takes you through the four steps to discover and define what your core values are. Knowing your core values unites families and teams, gives direction, and leads to a more fulfilling life.  *Terms: **Resources...
Posted by Tiffany Jo Baker on 09/14/2023
What if your greatest heartbreak catapults you to your greatest growth? Jodi Rosser is no stranger to grief. She loses her best friend to pancreatic cancer, suffers a miscarriage, and endures a heartbreaking divorce. None of her stories get tied up with a red bow, yet God is faithful to bring purpose to her pain. In Depth: Growing through Heartbreak to Strength, Jodi offers hope to anyone with a hurting heart. She encourages you to discover spiritual depth as God redeems your pain. In this book, you will replace the belief that your shattered heart can never be whole with the truth that...
Posted by Jodi Rosser on 09/09/2023
This is Jennifer’s gripping, firsthand testimony of being a 9/11 widow. It includes this young widow’s questions, doubts, and desperate search for answers in the wake of her husband’s murder. It is the emotionally raw journal of her battle to find footholds of faith amidst sorrow and spiritual darkness. Most of all, it is a joyful confirmation that what the Bible says is true. In these pages you'll discover how to move past loss, in peace, because: God is in controlHe is listeningHe does love you and care for us… even when the earthly evidence suggests otherwise ...
Posted by Jennifer Sands on 09/07/2023
Are you looking for a speaker for your next women's event? I'd love to talk with you about how I might serve you and your audience. I've been in ministry for 30+ years and have a passion for equipping women to walk deeper in God's word, walk out of their doubt, shame, and fear, and walk boldly into their fierce calling. I am also an author, discipleship mentor, lay counselor, and host of the award-winning Fierce Calling Podcast. My newest book release, Surrender the Joy Stealers: Rediscover the Jesus Joy in You (Elk Lake Publishing), is a 6-week Bible study and...
Posted by Doris Swift on 08/30/2023
Do you ever question your worth, question God’s love for you, or compare yourself unfavorably to others? Are you a burden bearer, perfectionist, or struggle with codependency? Are you often overwhelmed, stressed out, or feel “not enough”? Most women can be nurturing to others but neglect to show the same care for themselves. They can demonstrate much empathy and compassion to the people in their lives, yet berate and even hate themselves. They find it hard to ask for and receive help for their own hearts. Responsive Heart: Care for Your...
Posted by Laronda Alexander on 08/23/2023