By Carey Helmink As human beings, made in the image of God, we are lovers of beauty. To some degree, I think this is even truer for us as women. A friend of mine who came back from a mission’s trip told me that she was astounded by the fact that women who lived in cardboard shacks …
We are His Beloved
We started our Beautiful Offering class this past semester with an exercise. Each of us was given a small mirror and asked to write down words and phrases of what we saw there. I have to admit some of the words I wrote were not flattering—words like “average,” “inadequate,” “screw up” and “wimp.” Then we …
Finding Beauty in the Mess
My flower garden is a mess this morning. My planter of pansies is overrun with grass and weeds due, for the most part, to weeks of neglect. The daisies and lavender that were so vibrant last week are beginning to tarnish with decay. How quickly the beautiful turns ugly. Doesn’t life seem like that some …
Equip Her 