My name is Brenda, my husband and I live in Dallas, I have two sons, and I can honestly say that because of God’s love for me, today I a woman doing well! But, that was not always the case. I grew up in Austin, Texas, in a close-knit family. I came to know the Lord my senior year in …
When the story is told of the founding of Biola University in Los Angeles, somehow the “founding before the founding” is left behind. As it turns out, before Union Oil Company’s Lyman Stewart and pastor T.C. Horton initiated the Bible Institute in 1908, their wives Lula and Anna were pounding the pavement in Southern California. In one report, the ladies …
How did you hear about Women Doing Well’s Inspiring Generous Joy (now WDW Signature Event) and why did you decide to help bring the experience to Denver? Last fall, I did a Journey of Generosity (JOG) with my friend Idella Kercher and Pam Pugh (director of Women Doing Well Initiatives) was there. When Idella and I heard about IGJ from …
Meet Della Moya (praying for the event at left!) who was the City Leader for Inspiring Generous Joy (now WDW Signature Event) in Albuquerque! How did you hear about Inspiring Generous Joy (now WDW Signature Event) (IGJ)? I was very new in my position at National Christian Foundation in New Mexico (NCF). I decided to look through the types of …
We talked with Denver Prayer Coordinator Suzanne Chrisman to hear about her experience with prayer and Women Doing Well. How did you come to be the Prayer Coordinator for Denver? In the Fall of 2013, a year before we hosted Inspiring Generous Joy (now WDW Signature Event) (IGJ), I was asked to be the Prayer Coordinator. I knew very quickly …
Ronald Blue & Co. commissioned Women Doing Well to do a research study on how to enrich widows’ relationships with her financial advisor. What a helpful and important topic! Did you know that just last year nearly 10% of American women became widows–9.3% or more than 1 million. And the more engaged the woman is in her financial health before …
At the Inspiring Generous Joy (now WDW Signature Event) experience, we talk about a Giving Fund or a Donor Advised Fund, but what is it? A Giving Fund works like a charitable checking account, but instead of depositing and writing checks, you contribute all types of assets, receive an income tax deduction at the time of the donation, and then …
Anne Irwin is a busy wife, mother, grandmother and art gallery owner. When God asked her to consider initiating a giving circle among her Atlanta friends, she said, “No way.” Running her gallery is more than a full-time job, so she dug in her heels. “Lord, I’ll find someone else to do it.” But God persisted and Anne surrendered. She called …
