Just for Women (Page 3)

For over 30 years, Heartlight has shared articles to help people live for Jesus in everyday life. While we are no longer publishing new articles, this enduring collection features relevant pieces throughout the year to encourage faith, offer biblical perspective, and speak to real-world joys and struggles.

What I Don't Remember about Christmas

Jordan shares this powerful post that was highlighted on The Today Show with our Heartlight.org audience.

Jesus picked this beginning because he knew our idols would someday reek of perfectionism and opulence, of measuring up and looking the part, of vanity.

Three Questions that Made Me Healthier

Jordan Harrell shares some challenges from several years ago after her baby was born and how three questions she needed to answer helped make her healthier in every way.

What I didn’t realize was that my wellness is not just about the food I put inside my body!

A Prayer for Jesse

Jordan Harrell shares her own struggle to get off her comfortable bed and turn her compassionate feelings into compassionate action.

And then, there’s Jesse. Six-years-old and a bit small for his age with the most genuine gold-capped tooth smile.

I'm Not Called to That?

Jordan Harrell reminds us that there are some things we are all called to do because that is what Jesus wants from us.

Called. Sometimes, I think we use that word as an excuse to not do scary things.

Why I'm not Teaching My Three-Year-Old to Read

Jordan Harrell shares wise words for moms on this Mother's Day reminding us what we should most value in our children.

I remember being alarmed at her early disinterest in learning... or at least what we think of as learning.

We'll Never Be Happy Here (And That's Okay)

Michele Howe reminds of that glorious moments are precious and fleeting, until they last forever with Jesus in glory.

We love glorious moments, but they don't last that long... until, with Jesus, they last forever.

Love: The Deep and The Quiet

Ann Voskamp's article on love and the river is merged with Delirious? and Martyn Smith's song Find Me in the River.

Love means so much more than a warm fuzzy feeling; it means we act differently.

'yada, yada, yada'

Ann Voskamp reminds us of the yada in Thanksgiving and redefines it to fit the truth of God.

How do you cope with a world gone crazy and violent and depressing in the time you are supposed to give thanks?

Never Be Afraid to Listen!

Ann Voskamp reminds us that there is no harm in just listening, and there can be great healing and hope and transformation.

when we’re looking for a brave way to heal our relationships, our hearts & the internet!

Almost Destroyed by the Actions of Another

Stacy Voss shares the parallel between a house burned by a nearby car and the destruction in her life because of infidelity and divorce.

Can you come back from near total destruction?

The Emmaus Option

Ann Voskamp looks at our ravaged world this summer and uses the image of a ravaged countryside to help us remember the power of sharing scars with the one who bears our sin in his scars.

How an old journey and a brief meal can help us reshape ourselves... and our world.

Defying ISIS: #togESTHER

Ann Voskamp on going to Iraq and meeting with those who have lost so much to ISIS and she calls us to wake up and do something

What we can do to help!

Art by Faith

Tammy Ruggles is a legally blind artist, photographer, and writer who paints by faith and not by sight and uses her gifts to bless and inspire.

How can someone who is blind still paint beautifully?

Finding Happiness?

Teresa Bell Kindred reminds us that what we define as happiness is nearly always temporary pleasure that is soon gone and leaves us unhappy; happiness is really on our own shoulders.

Are we looking in the right places to find happiness for ourselves?

Sorry Happy for You

Stacy Voss writes about her pain and a friend's pain at finding out that their husbands have been unfaithful and had repeated adulteries.

How in the world be sorry and happy both?

A Grey Sponge or a Pure Heart

Teresa Bell Kindred compares seeing Fifty Shades of Grey to a dirty mop bucket and a sponge.

Do you really want to fill your sponge with grey water?

Letting Hatred Go...

Stacy Voss reminds us that we can let our bitterness and un-forgiveness poison us and steal our lives from us.

Why do we hold onto the things that poison us the most?

Praise from the Pit

Stacy Voss reminds us of the story of Jonah and how Jonah praised God from the pit, from the belly of the beast, the fish.

I don't like Jonah, but I do like this!

The Scent of Myrrh

Stacy Voss is trying to prepare our hearts for advent and the coming of Jesus by asking us to gather in pungent and hard to smell things.

Have you wondered how long Mary remembered the aroma of myrrh?

The Gift We Really Need

Cathy Messecar reminds us what we need most at Christmas and that only God can give us what humanity and our broken world cannot give.

So watcha asking for this Christmas?

How to Heal the Internet

Ann Voskamp reminds us to listen with our heads and hearts and see social media and the Internet as a way to listen to hearts yearning to be loved.

How do we keep from throwing bricks at each other through our screens, large and small?

Welcome to the Dance

Lisa Noble shares a beautiful and intimate reflection of her walk, or better yet her dance with the Lord and his lead in her life.

All of life is a dance if we will only remember who needs to take the lead!

What Women Need to Say to Each Other to Shatter the Dark

Ann Voskamp looks at her daughters, remembers her own journey, and reminds all women that it is God, our Father, who determines the worth of a woman, not a mirror, not the media, and not our own doubts and self-deprecations.

Who determines my worth as a daughter of the King?

The Great Challenge Facing all Women

Anne Voskamp reminds us of several absolutely essential points about being useful, productive, and fruitful to God and it often means saying no to early harvests and yes to what takes longer and more work.

Are you response-able — able to respond to the right things, in the right ways, at the right time?

What If?

Teresa Bell Kindred writes about the 24th anniversary of her mother's death and how it is still real to her and then she gives some good pointers on grief.

How do we handle our deepest grief?