Nov 26, 2018

By Katrina Goodrich “‘Crazy-busy’ is a great armor, it’s a great way for numbing. What a lot of us do is that we stay so busy, and so out in front of our life, that the truth of how we’re feeling and what we really need can’t catch up with us.” —Brenė Brown Lately, I’ve been catching myself responding to the question, “How’ve you been?” with things like “really...

Oct 26, 2018

By Katrina Goodrich   One out of five women in America will be sexually assaulted during the course of their lifetime. If we narrow the spectrum down to those under the age of 18 the statistic becomes one in four. And 63% of sexual assaults are never reported to the police. There are so many women in pain, suffering because of their victimization and...

Sep 26, 2018

By Katrina Goodrich   Excerpts from the exit testimonies of SCSC students from Team Breathe After being told about SCSC, I believed it would be an excellent way to grow in the Lord and serve others at the same time, so I sent in my application. At the beginning of this summer, I began to question why I chose to do SCSC. I was enjoying being home from...

Sep 6, 2018

By Karen Payne The Robe of Achievement committee consisting of Janet Butler, Marcy Kersten, and Karen Payne chose this year’s recipient from several worthy nominations. Like many previous Robe recipients, our honoree is a wife, mother, and grandmother. She has been a member of only one church where she serves as a deaconess. Our recipient is a breast cancer...

Sep 4, 2018

By Katrina Goodrich General Conference of the Seventh Day Baptists of USA and Canada 2018 at Carthage College in Kenosha, WI, was an exciting time filled with opportunity, fun, and meaning. Many events were attended by all—such as evening worship, workshops, business meetings, meals, and the 5K! Women did have several special events just for them including: •...

Jun 25, 2018

by Katrina Goodrich Women’s Society A lot can happen in 40 years; it isn’t an insignificant amount of time. Today 40 years is half an average lifespan. It is a long time to wait for something to happen. It is also a long time to be lost in the wilderness—that is how long the Israelites spent wandering around the desert because of their lack of faith in the God...