Women of Brookstone

If you’re wanting to take a deeper dive into understanding who God is and what His Word has to say, having these tools in your toolbox will get you started.

People pleasing is a familiar pattern in pastoral care — so familiar, in fact, that many of our conversations orbit around it without ever naming it directly. People‑pleasing often looks like kindness, helpfulness, or humility on the surface, but underneath it is usually powered by fear, anxiety, and a deep longing to avoid disapproval.

I have good intentions and a desire to follow Jesus, but I get in my own way. Sometimes I charge ahead, hoping that Jesus can keep up. But it doesn’t take long for the Holy Spirit to stop me in my tracks.

In the months following our move from Seattle to Weaverville, we had discovered that one of our greatest joys was also one of the smallest: the birds of North Carolina.

Imagine you’re catching up with an old friend, but not just any friend, a close friend you loved like a sister. You’re swapping stories of places you’ve travelled, what your kids have been up to, maybe even how you’ve been seeing God work in your life. Sharing about God’s provisions, the miracles He’s done in your life and in the lives of those around you.

I will be honest with you: I am not the most disciplined person in the world. I forget things. The day slips by, and sometimes I watch a comfort movie over doing chores. Because of that, I greatly admire someone who is known as being “disciplined.”