Contents

Real lives

Making the most of what they’ve got – meet three women who found that changes bring new opportunities

Serving God through dementia One woman’s inspiring story of living with early onset Alzheimer’s

Transforming lives in India Naomi Hendricks describes how God called her to return to her homeland

Pity the poor widows Debbie Meroff reports on the appalling treatment of widows in many parts of the world

Living with autism A mother and daughter share the challenges they have faced

Stormie Omartian talks about the importance of books and how they have changed her life

Would Like To Meet Things are looking up for Hopeful Girl

Body & Soul

Looking back and forward A prayer for the year ahead

What might need to change? Penelope Wilcock suggests it’s time to review our life choices

What does ‘biblical womanhood’ mean? One woman set out on a year-long quest to find out

Giving thanks is good for us How to develop a thankful heart

Are your priorities God’s priorities? Test them against God’s plumbline in our Bible study

Looking for a perfect holiday? A reader shares her memories of last summer

News, Views & Ideas

Your letters on motherhood, widowhood, menopause and more

Wise Mum Make a family vision board for the year ahead

Veronica Zundel explains why what we think about the hereafter affects the here and now

Notebook Take a walk, count the birds, make a quiche and other good things to do this month

Bookclub More good reading and an interview with Nick Page

Man Alive Simon Coupland marvels at the power and fragility of words

Just for you

Giveaways

A Year of Biblical Womanhood, by Rachel Held Evans,  Lead Me, Holy Spirit, by Stormie Omartian, Cover to Cover Complete and A Woman’s Guide to Reading the Bible in a Year. Plus hairspray, craft book, tea, Prom Praise CD and new novel from Irene Hannon.  Solve our World Spiral and win body butters from Green People and friendship dolls when you find our advertisers in our Directory pages 

Next month

Coming soon in our February issue

How’s your love life?

Loving God – Seek his forgiveness and find him through fasting

Loving your family – HTB’s Sila Lee shares her tips for a happy marriage

Loving others – What happens when we love our neighbours as ourselves?

Loving you – Be kind to yourself and enjoy a little luxury

 

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