Has God promised something through his Word, through your prayer conversations with him, through multiple confirmations, but it hasn’t happened yet? I remember waking up one fall morning ten years ago at 5:45 a.m. with an overwhelming desire to have a baby. It was like nothing I’d felt before. We had been trying for over… Continue reading She Will Not Waver
Author: Rachel Dodge
Redefining Lies
Jesus is everything. I have been so encouraged by the Redefined Bible study at Well-Watered Women. We just started last week and the FB community is already bearing fruit as we share together. What defines you? Is there a label that lurks in the back of your mind? One precious sister shared recently that she… Continue reading Redefining Lies
The Train is Leaving the Station
This time last fall, I was immobilized by one thought: What if I heard God wrong? God had directed me to step back from several key commitments, but I didn’t know why. As a new year of school, work, and ministry started up for the people around me—and my youngest went off to preschool—a feeling… Continue reading The Train is Leaving the Station
Heat and Light in Jane Austen’s Novels (Part 1): Fire
At the heart of every household in Jane Austen’s time, a fire burned. Fires provided a fixed source of heat and light, around which people gathered and moved, cooked and cleaned, lived and socialized. And while it’s lovely to imagine that families in Austen’s day gathered together in the evening simply because they enjoyed one… Continue reading Heat and Light in Jane Austen’s Novels (Part 1): Fire
Love Letter from God
This time last year, I was in a deep wilderness time. I felt lost, I was broken up emotionally, and I was at loose ends. Many of the things I usually spent my time doing, such as caring for my kids, helping lead groups at church, working part time, helping in classrooms…had all been stripped… Continue reading Love Letter from God
3 Reasons You Should Read The Blue Castle
“Rebellion flamed up in her soul as the dark hours passed by – not because she had no future but because she had no past.” –The Blue Castle, L.M. Montgomery I love these gorgeous new paperback editions of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s books! I have The Blue Castle, Mistress Pat, and Pat of Silver Bush so… Continue reading 3 Reasons You Should Read The Blue Castle
Exploring Jane Austen’s Prayers
As we reflect this month on the beautiful written treasures Jane Austen left behind her in this world, we also celebrate the wonderful life that she lived. Though she has been gone 200 years now, her novels are a continual gift we can enjoy again and again. And though we never knew her personally, we… Continue reading Exploring Jane Austen’s Prayers
Pride and Prejudice
“I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.” –Pride and Prejudice Name that character…?? I’m sure it’s not difficult! It’s only one of the most romantic lines… Continue reading Pride and Prejudice
Little Women
The June roses over the porch were awake bright and early on that morning, rejoicing with all their hearts in the cloudless sunshine, like friendly little neighbors, as they were.” – Little Women This was the #book my mother handed to me and said, “it’s the best book of all, but it’s the book that… Continue reading Little Women
Visiting Jane Austen’s Home: Celebrating 200 Years in Hampshire
“Ah! there is nothing like staying at home, for real comfort.” This line from Mrs. Elton in Emma is quite humorous, but the quote itself holds an eternal truth for most of us. There really is no place like one’s own home. For Jane Austen, “home” was in Hampshire, a lush, green county in the… Continue reading Visiting Jane Austen’s Home: Celebrating 200 Years in Hampshire