Do you read Proverbs 31 and think it is a ridiculously high standard for anybody to achieve? The Proverbs 31 woman is probably one of the most talked-about women in the Bible. She is often made out to be the epitome of the perfect Christian woman which doesn’t always go down so well. We compare and feel inadequate. This… Read More
Encountering God in Everyday Life
Have you ever had a personal encounter with God? Do you know what it means or even that it is possible today in our everyday lives? God wants to bless and communicate with His people and we need to be ready. It is especially important when we are feeling wrung out, depressed, confused or any other myriad of emotions. He… Read More
Letting go and moving on from past hurt
In our post Trusting God in the midst of suffering, we talked about trusting God during painful experiences in our lives. You may be in that place right now, where you feel completely numb, where the pain is so deep, you cease to feel. If this is you, then take a look at the post here and be encouraged that… Read More
Trusting God in the midst of Suffering
But wait. Isn’t God supposed to stop suffering? Does the Bible not say He answers prayers and is a God of love and blessings? So why is there still so much suffering in the world? And by suffering I mean that really deep pain, where you cry out to God. It is different from the frustrations and challenges we have… Read More
The Unconditional Love of God
This is a story of one of those times when God, quite literally, took my breath away. Sunday Afternoon I was a happily single mom at the time. The kids were out, and taking advantage of a quiet Sunday afternoon to myself, I was cutting out a pattern on the floor of my bedroom. As I catapulted around the floor,… Read More
Check me out challenge
The check me out challenge is a series of 6 questionnaires, focussing on 6 key areas of wellness in our lives. The challenge is based on the well-known coaching tool, “The Wellness Wheel”, originally developed by the esteemed Zig Ziglar. I have done similar exercises myself over the years and found the visual representation of the outcome to be extremely… Read More
Peace: a promise given by God
Sought by many. Experienced by few. Leaders strive for it. People seek it. Why is peace often the thing we crave most, yet the very thing we lack most? We long for it because God has put the desire in our hearts, it is how we were created. And the problem is…you can’t buy it. You can’t manufacture it. What… Read More
Procrastination: steals more than time
The irony! It took me so long to set up The Wateringwell, I simply had to write about procrastination right upfront. Why do we procrastinate and inevitably cause ourselves more stress in the long run? As a single mom, I was often guilty of procrastination. Whether it was doing the washing or facing debt, there always seemed to be too… Read More
Inspiration and encouragement from The Wateringwell
The Wateringwell has been created as a place for women to meet and be inspired through community support and the wisdom of God’s word. Although we focus primarily on divorced and single moms, who face so many daily struggles on their own, The Wateringwell is for any women who are in need of encouragement. Support is provided within our… Read More