by Robyne Baker | Nov 1, 2018 | Printed Newsletters, Tips, Women's Connection
Georgia makes jam. She preserves blueberries, elderberries, chokecherries – whatever’s ripe in her part of Maine. For 40 years, these jars of homemade goodness would end up in her neighbors’ homes at Christmas. It was Georgia’s way for the Basko family to spread...
by Dale Shelton | Oct 25, 2018 | Printed Newsletters, Women's Connection
Friendship begins with an open heart and an open door. First, we must open the door to welcome a friend. Next, we need to step through the doorway and open our hearts to build friendships. Women’s Connection Groups create the perfect environment to invite others into...
by Mary Speidel | Oct 18, 2018 | News, Printed Newsletters, Women's Connection
Some of the best-dressed women attending the Gainesville (Florida) Christian Women’s Connection luncheons shop for their clothes at thrift stores, says Stonecroft volunteer Linda Moore. They’re not retirees living on a tight budget or stay-at-home moms trying to...
by Stonecroft | Oct 11, 2018 | Printed Newsletters, Tips, Women's Connection
As you and your Women’s Connection Planning Team think about your events, keep Stonecroft’s vision in mind. We share the Gospel with those who don’t know Christ. Consider the words you use in your invitations, the appeal of your meeting place to the nonbeliever,...
by Cheryl Lee Davis | Oct 4, 2018 | Encouragement, Printed Newsletters, Women's Connection
Connection to the vine changes us and the way we pray. Sometimes these prayers are answered in unexpected ways or at unanticipated times. I’d been praying through the Loving Your Neighbors prayer devotional with my Stonecroft team. While outside one morning, I was a...
by Robyne Baker | Jul 20, 2018 | Printed Newsletters
“You are the only people who make us feel like there is hope.” Helen Lewis and her fellow Stonecroft Bible Studies Guides are hope-bearers for the women in the Washington County Correctional Facility in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Six Stonecroft volunteers enter the jail...