One of the biggest and most common mistakes a woman makes is to substitute activity for God for a relationship with Him.

God can rid your heart of greed, but it's your responsibility to remove yourself from situations that promote greediness.

I want to be a woman of focus. I don't want to live by default, but by design.

Sometimes what is most important to us is not obvious and can be seen only by how we respond to our husbands in everyday life.

Holy Father, forgive me for grumbling. I know I've sounded just like the Israelites. I long to dwell not on the If Onlys but on You. Make me wise like the old woodcutter - content with what I know, not perturbed by what I don't know.

If we want to be women of contentment, we must choose to accept our portion, our assigned roles from God. We must make the choice to dwell on the positive aspects of our role in life. If we don't we'll be discontent, always wanting something different from what we've been given.

Ultimately, contentment is more a shift in attitude than a change in circumstances.