The first time I read "The Dark" to my kids, I got this nagging sense that a giant metaphor was about to jump up and bite...
In day-to-day living, here are some ways we can better own up to our bad behavior and learn to resist temptation.
This morning, I woke up to no electricity in the house. No hot water, no microwave, no toaster, no stove, no washing machine, no phone charger...
Many of us pose and present phony half-versions of ourselves. But what makes a good picture -- and heart?
Sometimes people call me “transparent,” which is really just a pretty word for messy.
There’s patience … and then there’s patience. You know what I mean. There exists a pseudo-patience, the kind that scrapes the surface and looks admirable to...
My eyes glittered with excitement. I placed the shoes reverently on the counter. I was at a local thrift store and had found a pair of...
I love to paint. I don’t do it often enough, but I love it nonetheless. And when I paint, I don’t think. I lose myself in...
Living in a small town isn’t always like a storybook. Ask a friendly local for the fastest way to get somewhere, and the shortcuts are usually...
Once upon a time I romanticized moving day. When my husband started graduate studies, I imagined packing up our condo, selling our belongings, and trekking overseas....
I made my way through the large glass doors that marked the entrance to our hotel on Fisherman’s Wharf, and had to pause. The crisp early...
Ding! came the familiar sound of my email inbox. I clicked on my latest message and saw a picture of a friend snuggling her newborn. She...
I’d just found a comfy chair to work on a writing deadline I had for an article. I listened to the faint chatter around me and...
God's voice calls me to faith -- to a confidence not based on my abilities or worth, but on His.
I was in the kitchen chatting on the phone with my sister. Through the window I watched the kids play happily in the backyard. When I...
If I’m going to fail, I want to fail well. Like Sue Heck. Kid #2 in ABC’s sitcom, The Middle, ninth-grader Sue is the daughter of...
My heart swelled as my sweet twenty-year-old friend sat on my couch one night after Bible study and shared her deep insecurities. As the other women...
This year, set goals in five areas of life ... and then make baby steps toward reaching them.
Hi, I'm Ashleigh Slater, founder and editor of Ungrind. Here at Ungrind, it’s our goal to churn out biblically-based encouragement for women. We strive to be honest and transparent about our struggles in a way that inspires hope, faith, and perseverance.
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If your compassion far exceeds your capacity, here's one way you can be sure to do justly, love mercy, and...
Do you have fears tied to motherhood? If so, here's encouragement for you.
If anxiety is a struggle for you right now, remember that He gives shade to the weary.
I want to live a more uncomfortable, dangerously vulnerable life — even if it means a few “blood-sucking worms” (or...
Are you so concerned with being a great mom, that you've fallen into this trap?
Just as a physical pain grows and is gradually felt throughout the body, it is the same when one suffers...
