Unlocking the Power Within: What Ephesians 1 Reveals About Our Inheritance as Daughters of God

Friday mornings have become my favorite morning of the week, sacred in a beautiful way. [...]

Being Gentle with Ourselves and Others: Lessons from the Law, Grace, and Ephesians 1

Good morning, sisters! (Or afternoon, depending on your time zone!) What a joy it is [...]

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Pillars of Belief: Anchoring Our Lives in God’s Unfailing Plan (Ephesians 1 Insights)

Good morning, friends! What a blessing to gather, share hearts, and dive into God’s Word [...]

It’s Okay to Romanticize Jesus: Falling Deeper in Love with the One Who Never Disappoints

Lately, I’ve been mulling over something that hit me like a wave: It’s okay to [...]

The Parable of the Ten Virgins: Some Questions & Things to Consider

Hello friends, if you’ve been following along with my thoughts here, you know how much [...]

Parable of the Good Samaritan: 5 Timeless Bible Study Themes for IHWL Friday Bible Study Groups

At In Him We Live (IHWL), our Friday Bible Study is a sacred time to [...]

Rediscovering Grace: Why Jefferson Bethke’s “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus” Still Hits Home in 2025

Rediscovering Grace: Why Jefferson Bethke’s “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus” Still Hits Home [...]

Join Our Free IHWL Book Club: Dive into Faith-Filled Reads Every Saturday

Hey, beautiful soul! Are you a woman craving a deeper connection with Christ, meaningful conversations, [...]

Join Our Free Online Women’s Bible Study: Grow in Faith, Connect in Community

Hey, beautiful soul! Are you a mature woman yearning to deepen your relationship with Christ, [...]

Embracing Shrewd Stewardship: Lessons from the Parable of the Unjust Steward for Modern Christian Women

Hello, sisters in faith! If you’re like me—juggling family, work, ministry, and everything in between—you [...]

The Parable of the Lost Sheep of Luke 15: 5 Timeless Themes for Our IHWL Friday Bible Study

At In Him We Live (IHWL), our Friday Bible Study is a cherished opportunity to [...]

The Parable of the Friend at Midnight: Unlocking the Power of Persistent Prayer (Luke 11:5-8)

Hey sweet friend, discover the timeless lessons from Jesus’ Parable of the Friend at Midnight [...]

Parable of the Lost Coin Bible Study: God’s Relentless Pursuit of the Lost (Luke 15:8-10) | IHWL Bible Study Insights

Hey friends, welcome back to IHWL Bible Study, your go-to resource for deep dives into [...]

5 Ways to Grow in Faith as a Mature Christian Woman

As a mature Christian woman, you’re no stranger to life’s highs and lows. You’ve walked [...]

The Lioness Rising: Love, Relationships, and Freedom

There’s a strength within the heart of a lioness that often goes unnoticed-not because it’s [...]

Growing in the Struggle

We often see struggle as something to be avoided—painful, inconvenient, even unfair. But nature tells [...]

The Quarter That Changed Everything

When I was a young girl, I would go up to a gumball machine, turn [...]

God’s Love is Everywhere

I’m sitting outside right now, listening to the birds. They aren’t preaching. They aren’t striving. [...]

Everything Is Created to Thrive

As I walked outside, I felt like nature itself was speaking—no, singing—a message. And it [...]

The Lioness Rising

Imagine the early morning light spilling across the African savannah. The land is still, but [...]

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God Speaks

Last week the ladies in our group had a discussion about God speaking to us [...]

Direct My Path

Shelby is my two-year-old golden retriever. She is a sweet girl with many quirks, one [...]

Spoken Power

Take a moment to look at this Now, say each word with a focus on [...]

Love and Forgiveness

Today, I want to discuss love and forgiveness. Why? We have talked about this before. [...]

No One’s Perfect

You know when someone tells you a story, and you think one thing, but the [...]

What Would Love Do?

There are only two motivators in life:  fear and love All decisions we make and [...]

Take A Second To Stop Second Guessing

The other day, someone sent me a text message that they thought would bring me [...]

Drop The “How?”

Dr. Masaru Emoto, a Japanese scientist, and photographer, did a study on how our words [...]

A Heart That is Honest, Grateful, & Full of Praise

It’s been said, “misery loves company”. This statement is actually very true.  What we focus [...]

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Three Keys to Peace

I am blessed to have a daughter who is currently in college. This adventure for [...]

One Step At a Time

Free Indeed

I want to ask you a question that I want you to ponder for a [...]

Let Go

I have a sweet friend whom I love spending time with. She is in her [...]

Peace

Life is an Echo of My Thoughts

I found myself in a battle today. Over the past couple of years, I have [...]

I AM

Consider with me for a moment two animals; the lion and the elephant. Both have [...]

Love Never Fails, Like Never

I recently watched an amazing movie that inspired me to spend sometime looking at God’s love for [...]

Ask Yourself These 3

The other day I spent sometime in conversation with an acquaintance of mine.  As we [...]

Tree of Life

When I was in the 7th grade, I got to live on a farm, in [...]

Year At A Glance

  So often, January brings new resolutions, new goals, new hopes, and a clean slate. [...]

Run At Your Goliaths

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Mirror Time

  We just had a wonderful holiday. I ate too much and had to loosen [...]

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A Change of Mind

The other day I had an incident that I learned from. These are the things [...]

Expectations

  EXPECTATIONS   In a conversation the other day, I overheard someone talking about how [...]

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Hold Out Your Hand

Have you ever had a child say,  “Hold out your hand”? Intuition says, “Um, why?” [...]

Aloha

ALOHA! Hawaii was a big dream for me, and recently I went to visit. One [...]

Do Hard Things

Have you ever heard “Victory produces joy and joy produces confidence”? I recently went on [...]

Nope, Not Today Fear.

Last week we went on a trip to the mountains with my son and his [...]

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Feelings or Faith

“When the message came to him, Joseph wept.” This is from Genesis 50. It’s referring [...]

Preconceived Ideas vs. Expectations

I recently took a trip to a different state. I had not been to this [...]

Travel Light

When you hear the words “travel light” what comes to mind? Recently I was sent [...]

Speak Life

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Refuse to Worry

I have a daughter who’s currently is in college. Now, my momma heart is super [...]

Raising My Expectation

3 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, [...]

Find Your Melody

The other day I sat down to have lunch with a friend. He was a [...]

Heart Cross Roads

On a bright winter afternoon, I went to visit a friend.  She wasn’t feeling well, [...]

Led By The Spirit: Girls Trip-Easily Entreated

Several hundreds of dollars, a hotel night or two and countless moments of patience had [...]

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How to Overcome Judgement

The other day I was at Walmart. As I walked up the aisle, a lady [...]

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Heal The Feel

  Have you ever heard, “Out of sight out of mind?”  Now, there may be [...]

How to Not Be Offended – A Shift In Trajectory

Raise your hand if you feel you are on the defense side in life. ?‍♀️ [...]

What If It Turns Out Better Than You Expect?

What If It Turns Out Better Than You Expect?     Recently, I visited the [...]

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Healthy Self-Image

Don’t Cry Over Spilt Coffee

Ladies’ Bible Study via Zoom There are other women out there just like you. Want [...]

Women, Use Your Voice!

Ladies’ Bible Study Invite You can find other No Ordinary Women {N.O.W.} on Fridays at [...]

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Ladies’ Bible Study via Zoom Are you curious about Ladies’ Bible Study? We meet via [...]

Soar Like an Eagle

Love, Shirley Ladies’ Bible Study via Zoom We would love to invite you to join [...]

How Many Firsts Do We Have?

  Don’t miss Ladies’ Bible Study via Zoom! Click here to get on the list. [...]

Jump Out of That Jar

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