A note from Mary Margaret West: I love Leslie’s perspective so much. As women leading girls, we have an incredible role and responsibility to care for them well. Let this
Reaching Out to the Ones
Because we have fifty blueberry bushes in our side yard, I spend many hours every June picking berries. Last summer as I was grabbing some ripe berries off a branch,
More than a Pretty Face: An Interview with Ocielia Gibson
This excerpt of the original article originally appeared in this month’s edition of Parenting Teens magazine, available for purchase at lifeway.com/parentingteens. We hope you like it! — Ocielia Gibson knows
Hush Your Mind
“Take your thoughts captive” is a widely used phrase in Christian circles taken out of 2 Corinthians. My Sophomore year of college was the first time I realized how much
Goals, Motivators, and Idols
You know those moments when you say something in talking with a friend or student and think “I need to write that down, because I’ve really got to apply that
The Imitation Game
I do not know if there is a science to imitation; however, I know it is something we start at a very young age. Through imitation we learn to complete
A Lesson from Mismatched Socks
A few days ago, we had our biggest girls ministry event of the year. I had spent weeks and months planning, booking, praying, and hot gluing. The day itself went
The Deep End
In life, I have found most of my growth has occurred in an experiential setting, not in a classroom experience. I am a student at heart. I love to sit
3 Things I Wish I Had Known Before I Started
I remember the moment vividly– it was a Sunday afternoon, and I was sitting in a Starbucks with my husband. It was an hour before I would be interviewed by
“Remain in Me”
In our ‘self-sufficient society’ it’s so easy for us to get caught up in all of our “doing” & our “to-do lists” especially in ministry, and so often we forget