It can be really comfortable when we feel that we have “arrived” in life, or when we think we’ve got everything figured out. Everything just seems more comfortable when we get in our own bubble and go...

By Maryann Ehmann – Turning 50 was not my most favorite birthday. Even the lavish surprise party my family threw did not save me from my slump. Increasing aches and pains, unusual insecurity, and a heightened sense of...

Originally Posted On: Inspiring Women to Thrive – One of the hardest battles we face when dealing with a dream or longing that God gives is that of comparison. It’s easy to think that other people have what...

By Barbara Franzen – If you’re a mature woman over fifty, you might feel a pull when it comes to indulging yourself: When you were younger and taking care of the kids and up to you eyebrows...

For over three years, Lynn Holly-Johnson has struggled to reclaim her brain and hopes her story of surviving a stroke saves others.  On January 2010, actress and figure skater, Lynn Holly-Johnson (Ice Castles, For Your Eyes Only)...

By Kathleen Cooke − My first grand baby is “in the oven” right now.  Legacy, imprint, and what I leave behind has a renewed and even stronger focus for me as I look toward 2014.  In my recent prayer...

By Lucille Zimmerman – People without a healthy sense of self try too hard to please others. They focus on what they think will please others; so much so that they don’t live the life God designed...

Have you ever just been frustrated that the very things you WANT to do are the things that you find the least time for? Do you wonder when it’s YOUR TURN? Would you just like a break...

By Carol Doyel – Spring is a time for new beginnings, birth, a bursting forth, filled with warmer days, more light, and hope.  A time for new things and I believe God is doing a new thing...

By Norine Rae – It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird:  It would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs...

Something happens to me every time change comes to Restoring Order: I nest. This mama bird starts rearranging the nest, pitching the old feathers and sticks, and shoring up the dents. I literally start organizing and beautifying...

By Kathleen & Phil Cooke – The greatest secret to making New Year’s resolution’s work is understanding the power of change. Want to lose weight? Get a better job? Go back to college? Find a spouse? Get...

The mega-millions spent by celebrity couples like Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries or Katy Perry and Russell Brand on their lavish, exotic weddings failed to guarantee long and blissful marriages. And it’s increasingly apparent that most celebrity...

By Anita Agers-Brooks – I grew up in a house full of artists. Mediocre they are not. My mom, my sisters, my brother – they could sketch, paint, sculpt, or whittle anything. And then there’s me. I...

By Kathy Caprino – We can gain great insight by reviewing our past behaviors and actions, examining what brought us the most success and fulfillment, and what led to misery or disappointment. 2011 was a year that presented many tremendous...

By Susan Lawrence – You can do it all, have it all, and be it all!  At least if you believe all the hype bombarding women in today’s culture. Women have more opportunities today than ever before....