MORE Mentoring Blog
By Joy Ostrom originally written April 3rd, 2019
Recently, I have been pondering the words "walk and point and pray" as they apply to mentoring and my own personal walk with the Lord.
As I walk with Him, He points to places in me that I need to release to Him. The question is: Am I willing to...
by Fran Goodrich
You are welcome. We say those words all the time. It's pretty automatic – the courteous response when someone thanks us. But in mentoring, those words need to be at the forefront of our mind and our hearts! They are the crucial starting point of...
By Hannah Pipp
I want you to be known.
I want you to be seen beyond what you can do.
I want you to believe that others care.
They aren’t bored out of their minds.
They want to know your heart,
Not your shallow disguise.
I want you to know that your needs are not a...
By Jeannine Mitchell
Mother’s Day marks a special time to honor motherhood and maternal bonds. When the word “mother” comes to mind, who and what qualities do you think about? I instantly think of my mother-in-law. She lives out the qualities of generosity, long-suffering,...
By Haley Osborn
Talking runs in my blood. I come from a heritage of chatter. At family gatherings, there is seldom a quiet moment – everyone has important words to speak. While my tendency for talking is beneficial in many social settings, I discovered that words can influence, elevate,...
By Andrea Catlett
This year my feelings surprised me when I pulled into my youngest kid's school parking lot. I hadn't driven on that same pavement for about two years, and the last time I drove in I was pulling my oldest son, Will, out of the school because of severe bullying and a threat to his...
Unprecedented times calls for unprecedented action. There is a great need and we have a great answer. Global Media Outreach recently stated "Covid-19 causes people around the globe to seek spiritual assurance at unprecedented levels." People of God, it's go time!
Pastors and other...
By Nancy Lindgren
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” He said, “Go and tell . . .” Isaiah 6:8-9
For the past 8 months, God has been speaking the word “GO”...
By Angelica Roszhart
Grief turns life upside down. Some days it’s hard just to breath. C.S. Lewis, in his book, A Grief Observed, put it quite brilliantly when he said, “For in grief nothing ‘stays put.’ One keeps on emerging from a phase, but it always recurs. Round...
By Jeannine Mitchell
Casting Crowns is my go-to when seeking encouraging and inspirational music. The other day I prayed that God would share a song with me that would reset my perspective and attitude after a difficult week.
The first song that played from shuffle mode reminded me of what...
By Val Bantz
Sheep. Lots of sheep. Sheep around every bend. Sheep in every field. So many sheep I could fall asleep counting them all. :) Being from Iowa and used to seeing only cows, I delighted in the landscape of sheep on a trip to Ireland, Scotland and England this past October.
One singular...
By Shannon Clark
Embrace. This word gives me all the yummy feelings. A word associated with many wonderful things, like a physical embrace with another, embracing a beautiful view or a sweet moment in time. When I think of “embrace,” I imagine warmth and happiness. At the root,...
