The Woman2Woman Ministry

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit . Romans 15:13 Are you living a life of hope today, right now, this minute?  What thoughts have gone through your mind today? Are they hope-filled or hope-less?  Webster’s dictionary defines hope as “the feeling that what is wanted can be had and that things will turn out for the best, (v) to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence.” A hope-filled thought is knowing that things will turn out for the best. A hopeless thought is believing the worst about a situation. I often hear these expressions: “I hope my marriage will last.”“I hope my kids will be happy.”“I hope I have enough money.”“I hope my business will be successful.” Are you relying on yourself or others for hope?  We can’t “hope” things in to existence.  Misplaced hope is placing hope in ourselves, our abilities, our situation or circ...

Refinement and Reflections Several years ago when I went through the fires of refinement and faced a serious and potentially fatal health challenge, I asked myself, as well as God, many questions. How did I find myself in this furnace of affliction? God, am I being sifted? God, am I being disciplined? Am I being punished? Are you going to let me be destroyed?   My husband and I were out walking by a large pond in our neighborhood. We live in the Lowcountry of South Carolina and our ponds are full of alligators. We have blue herons, snowy egrets, cormorants, ospreys, red-tailed hawks, ibis, and wood storks, all of which make our walks so incredibly delightful. That day, the gators were out in full force. There must have been five or six that we saw on our short walk. For the first time ever we heard an alligator growl. Our neighbors who were walking several steps ahead stopped and shouted back, "Hey, did you hear that?" "Yes," I...

A Prayer That Was Heard When a heartfelt cry out to God is all you have.... It was a cold winter's night in the Alleghany Mountains of Virginia when I, at the age of seventeen, needed an answered prayer in the worst way. I was on my way home from a football game and a friend of mine needed a ride. I told her I would be happy to take her home. The roads were starting to get icy; no snow yet, but you could feel the temperature had dropped pretty significantly. We made it to her home without an issue, however, as I was heading home myself, I hit a patch of ice and the car started to drift off of the road. My wheels were spinning but I was not going forward, instead, my car was sliding sideways. On the right side of the road was a steep cliff and below the cliff was a cold, icy, rushing river. It all happened so quickly though it felt as if time stood still. My heart was pounding in my chest. I thought I was going to die. My car was heading right for ...