Barbara Alpert
Barbara Alpert is a wife, mother and grandmother living on the West Coast of Florida. She has written books for children and adults as well as her memoir, Arise My Daughter: A Journey from Darkness to Light, a powerful testimony that helps the reader to embark on their own path to healing. She is active in her church, serves as a women's small group leader and loves coaching aspiring authors. She seeks to encourage, comfort, and edify others through God's love and His word.
Good Friendships
Need someone to listen? We’re here. “The righteous should choose his friends carefully, for the way of the wicked leads them astray.” (Proverbs 12:26, NKJV) Have you ever driven by a church billboard that offered a small, but powerful message? The other day, I encountered one that stirred my heart to a deep level. It […] Read More >
Goodbye and Hello
Please take our survey to let us know how we are doing! Does it feel like your best never good enough? Talk to a mentor. “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.” (Acts 3:19) We all experience times in […] Read More >
Honor Your Mother
Is this a hard day for you? We would love to pray for you. “‘Honor your father and mother’—which is the first commandment with a promise— ‘so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.’” (Ephesians 6:2-3) Some reading today’s devotional find it easy to honor, […] Read More >
If Only I Had
Does fear hold you captive? Set yourself free with this lesson in overcoming anxiety. “God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and of a sound mind.” (2 Timothy 1:7, NKJV) In the story, The Wizard of Oz, there are three memorable characters: Tin Man, Scarecrow, and the Cowardly […] Read More >
In God We Trust
It only takes $4 for one of our mentors to have an impact in someone’s life. Can you help change the lives of several people? Please give today “No man should appear before the Lord empty-handed: Each of you must bring a gift in proportion to the way the Lord your God has blessed you.” […] Read More >
Iron Sharpens Iron
Could you use some encouragement today? Come talk to a mentor. “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” (Proverbs 27:17) The other night as my husband and I began our meal preparation, I struggled with slicing the tomatoes for our salad. One of our knives had become very dull. Seeking to help, my […] Read More >
Is it Time to Use a Clarifying Shampoo?
Are you struggling with something today? Our mentors are here to talk and pray with you. “Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.” (1 John 3:3) Day in and day out all kinds of stuff builds up on our hair and it begins to feel weighed down, looks […] Read More >
Just One Question
Are you searching for purpose in your life? Talk to us. “Here a great number of disabled people used to lie— the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a […] Read More >
Knock Knock! Who’s there?
Looking for ways to strengthen your faith? Try a our guided study Growing in Faith “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.” (Revelation 3:20) What would your response be if the […] Read More >
Learning to Love the Girl in the Mirror
I lost my dad to suicide at the age of five. Shortly after that a family member started sexually abusing me. Several years later I lost my step dad to a horrible fire that destroyed our home. We were left with nothing except for haunting memories. Later, I turned to drinking to ease the pain that tormented me day […] Read More >