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Brave Women Series

Every Wednesday a different woman will be featured as she shares about her personal journey toward courage with Jesus. These stories are powerful, real and straight from the heart. Sign up HERE to have the weekly BRAVE stories sent straight to your inbox. You will not want to miss a single article in this series!

Rebuilding Our Confidence in Christ When Our Lives Fall Apart

Oct 11, 20215 min read

Rebuilding Our Confidence in Christ When Our Lives Fall Apart

By Alicia Michelle God's Brave Women - Alicia's Story When we don’t pay attention to God's whispers He'll start to shout. And if shouting...

When Worry Wrecks Us: Having the Courage to Let Control Go

Brave Women Series

Sep 21, 20216 min read

When Worry Wrecks Us: Having the Courage to Let Control Go

By Bethany McDonald God's Brave Women - Bethany's Story When I think of bravery and myself, I don’t really come up with much. The last...

When Fear and Courage Collide: Facing Infidelity, Loss and Panic with God

Brave Women Series

Sep 7, 20215 min read

When Fear and Courage Collide: Facing Infidelity, Loss and Panic with God

By Stephanie Broersma God's Brave Women - Stephanie's Story I struggle relating to the term brave, especially when my fear almost stole...

Being Brave in the Breaking: How Our Family Survived the Impossible

Brave Women Series

Aug 18, 20215 min read

Being Brave in the Breaking: How Our Family Survived the Impossible

By Becky Beresford God's Brave Women - Becky's Story I picked up my head and looked wearily into the bathroom mirror. Staring at the...

When Grief Gives Way to Hope: Redefining What It Means to be Blessed

Brave Women Series

Jul 31, 20215 min read

When Grief Gives Way to Hope: Redefining What It Means to be Blessed

By Nicole Zasowski God's Brave Women - Nicole's Story When I stood in my white dress under a large oak tree and spoke my vows in front of...

Tearing Down the Stigma Behind Suicide: Bravely Talking About Mental Illness

Brave Women Series

Mar 2, 20215 min read

Tearing Down the Stigma Behind Suicide: Bravely Talking About Mental Illness

By Pamela Henkelman God's Brave Women - Pamela's Story Four years ago, the kind funeral director hauled more chairs into the overflow...

Having Courage in the Hard Middles of Motherhood

Brave Women Series

Feb 16, 20216 min read

Having Courage in the Hard Middles of Motherhood

By Bethany Kimsey God's Brave Women - Bethany's Story I sat slowly, hesitantly on the couch, unsure of what I would hear that week in...

Finding Hope When Christmas Doesn’t Look the Same

Brave Women Series

Dec 22, 20206 min read

Finding Hope When Christmas Doesn’t Look the Same

By Amy Mullens God's Brave Women - Amy's Story “Mom, we have to make a way to be able to see some family at Christmas time,” my...

When to Walk Away: Showing Courage in the Face of Betrayal

Brave Women Series

Nov 24, 20206 min read

When to Walk Away: Showing Courage in the Face of Betrayal

By Debra Wallace God's Brave Women - Debra's Story Several years ago, when my son joined Boy Scouts, memorization of the Scout Law was a...

Home is Where Your God Is: A Brave Definition of Belonging

Brave Women Series

Nov 17, 20205 min read

Home is Where Your God Is: A Brave Definition of Belonging

By Shawna Sullivan God's Brave Women - Shawna's Story Parked beside the bath tub on a black and white tiled floor in our New York City...

When Our Plans Shatter: A Brave Journey Through Pregnancy Crisis

Brave Women Series

Nov 10, 20204 min read

When Our Plans Shatter: A Brave Journey Through Pregnancy Crisis

By Laura Thomas God's Brave Women: Laura's Story Circling the city in an itsy-bitsy plane doing its best to hold steady in a horrific...

Choosing Forgiveness as an Act of Courage

Brave Women Series

Nov 3, 20204 min read

Choosing Forgiveness as an Act of Courage

By Patsy Burnette God's Brave Women - Patsy's Story There I sat, on a bench outside the courtroom. I said, “I forgive you.” I said it to...

Brave Women Series

Oct 27, 20205 min read

How Humility Helps Us Be Brave with God

By Jenny Lynne Stroup God's Brave Women - Jenny Lynne's Story There are a few moments in my life where outsized pride outpaces humility...

Breaking Free From People Pleasing: The Brave Burial of Expectations

Brave Women Series

Oct 20, 20205 min read

Breaking Free From People Pleasing: The Brave Burial of Expectations

By Sharon Hines God's Brave Women - Sharon's Story October 2, 2011. Sandi, the school counselor, was starting an after school exercise...

You Can't Do It All: Finding the Courage to Ask for Help

Brave Women Series

Sep 8, 20205 min read

You Can't Do It All: Finding the Courage to Ask for Help

By Richella Parham God's Brave Women - Richella's Story My knees shook as I walked across the room. My hands shook as I picked up the...

Daring to Live 24/6: The Art of Taking a Sabbath

Brave Women Series

Sep 1, 20205 min read

Daring to Live 24/6: The Art of Taking a Sabbath

By Esther Goetz God's Brave Women - Esther's Story Driven. Workaholic. Adrenaline junkie. Type A. 24/7. Savior of the world (or at least...

Brave Women Series

Jul 21, 20205 min read

Choosing Brave Isn't Always Big

By Niki Hardy God's Brave Women - Niki's Story When life stinks worse than a two-week-old tuna sandwich left festering under the Texan...

Braving the Edge: Reaching Out to Addicted Loved Ones

Brave Women Series

Jul 7, 20206 min read

Braving the Edge: Reaching Out to Addicted Loved Ones

By Melissa C. Dyer God's Brave Women - Melissa's Story Even as I pulled on the handle and timidly walked inside, I was surprised to find...

Brave Women Series

Jun 2, 20204 min read

Facing Fear When Life Falls Apart

By Lisa Appelo God's Brave Women - Lisa's Story When life falls apart it also opens the door to new fear. For most of my life, I had a...

Showing Up and Taking the Next Brave Step

Brave Women Series

May 19, 20206 min read

Showing Up and Taking the Next Brave Step

By Danielle Haluska God's Brave Women - Danielle's Story I think the word brave can often be wrapped up in the notion that we’ve stepped...