It's Time to say Goodbye to my Bible
Sadly, the time has come. Truth be told, it's long overdue. My beloved Bible—the one that's been with me for the last twenty years—has...
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Michelle Joy Waters
- Feb 7, 2020
- 2 min
5 Things I Love about the Lord
He's my PEACE when there is no peace. Jeremiah was having a moment with the leaders of God's people. They were supposed to be lovingly...
Michelle Joy Waters
- Jan 31, 2020
- 1 min
Women's One Day Recap
Thank you for a great day at Level Up: A Life Worthy of the Lord! It was a joy to worship and pray together, spend time discussing God's...
Michelle Joy Waters
- Jan 10, 2020
- 2 min
Trusting When Things Don't Go As Planned
I've been SO excited to get to work on my messages for Level Up: A Life Worthy of the Lord. I cleared my calendar all day Tuesday and...
Michelle Joy Waters
- Jan 4, 2020
- 3 min
Is 'Woke' Parenting Working?
It's official: 'woke' has been added to the dictionary. Actually, it happened over two years ago. But as always, I'm behind the times....
Michelle Joy Waters
- Dec 21, 2019
- 2 min
Need Hope for the Holidays?
It's not a big surprise that the holidays are hard for a lot of us. I've been to three funerals in as many weeks so I'm feeling the...
Michelle Joy Waters
- Dec 13, 2019
- 1 min
All that separates our Freshman
From our family is a few finals! What I've learned about having a kid in college after just one semester: First, the bad news: They're...
Michelle Joy Waters
- Dec 6, 2019
- 1 min
Protect Your Peace
I heard a great interview the other day with former NFL player turned Life Coach Trent Shelton. The two main take aways were: protect...
Michelle Joy Waters
- Nov 22, 2019
- 2 min
All About Advent
Everyone loves a new beginning. We don't have to wait until the new year to start over; the first Sunday of Advent signals the beginning...
Michelle Joy Waters
- Nov 1, 2019
- 1 min
How to Rest (Even with 55 Days til Christmas)
Getting past Halloween means one thing and one thing only: we have now entered the holiday season. Most people will white knuckle it...
Michelle Joy Waters
- Oct 18, 2019
- 1 min
Upcoming Events
Excited to share two upcoming opportunities! First, I'll be teaching on my latest book, Cross Trained, on Wednesday mornings, November...
Michelle Joy Waters
- Oct 11, 2019
- 2 min
Football, Faith, and Failure
It's bye week for all our boys and our Buckeyes too so I have a minute to reflect on the lessons of faith and failure that football is...
Michelle Joy Waters
- Sep 27, 2019
- 1 min
The Danger of Making Your Kids Like Each Other
One thing that never occurred to me when we sent our oldest off to college was that it would be hard for my little ones. Never even...
Michelle Joy Waters
- Sep 20, 2019
- 2 min
5 Ways to Get Connected in a Disconnected World
We're wired to crave connection. It's the reason social media pulls us in so powerfully. There are hundreds of great ways to connect...
Michelle Joy Waters
- Sep 13, 2019
- 1 min
The (mid) 40s are the new...
... I don't have an answer for that. But as I turn 46 today, I feel more 30s than 50s so I'm not complaining. I'm giving myself a little...
Michelle Joy Waters
- Sep 9, 2019
- 1 min
Today on the Podcast
We're covering a sensitive topic today on Pastors Confidential. The series is all about heaven, and we're wrapping it up with the...
Michelle Joy Waters
- Sep 6, 2019
- 2 min
Want Peace? Start Here.
I didn't plan to spend three hours yesterday getting X-rays and a cast for my oldest son. But it also didn't send me into some kind of...
Michelle Joy Waters
- Aug 30, 2019
- 4 min
How To Get Your Kids To Like Worship
Disclaimer: four of my six children don't like worship all that much. I'm holding fast God's to promise on this one: "train up a child in...
Michelle Joy Waters
- Aug 23, 2019
- 3 min
Are You Tired of School Mornings Already?
Ah, back to school. Most moms breathe a sigh of relief as the bus pulls away that first day. But by day four or five, what begins as mild...
Michelle Joy Waters
- Aug 20, 2019
- 1 min
We have a PODCAST!
Introducing.... Pastors Confidential: two pastors, one podcast: short segments (usually released on Mondays) where we take the questions...
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