Eileen Benthal
Eileen is a writer, speaker and wellness coach with a bachelor’s degree in theology from Franciscan University. She and her husband Steve live in Jamesport and have four young adult children. Email Eileen
When exhaustion sets in, know that God provides strength for the journey
Last week, I finally landed at home after a whirlwind of travelling I did for family and professional reasons.
In the midst of the busyness,...
Life on Purpose: The value of friendship
The bonds of friendship, even those first forged on social media, provide strength to get you through the toughest times in life.
In our time of grief, Jesus weeps with us
Jesus wept.
Those two words formed into a simple sentence speak volumes to those who grieve.
They remind us of the humanity of Jesus and that...
God’s grace is sufficient, all the time
God's grace is evident in a woman's strength as she faces the end of life, cut short by a debilitating disease.
Life on Purpose: making sense of grief
EIleen Benthal on coping with grief and tough decisions, aided by dreams and doves.
God’s grace: infinitely more than we imagined
When people say to me that the Lord never gives you more than you can handle, I think of what “more” means to me. It’s true, maybe it does seem God allows more trials in some people’s lives. But with more trials, there is more grace to endure.
The Spirit speaks in the quiet of everyday inspirations
The Spirit of God still moves among all of us, sometimes speaking in magnificent displays of God’s mighty power and sometimes through small children whose voices are seldom heard. Inspiration still flows and God’s Spirit promises to renew the face of the earth.
Motherhood will break your heart and mold it into something more
Motherhood is anything but sterile and perfect. It is full of life and death, joys and sorrows, smiles and tears. Motherhood will break your heart and mold it into something more.
God’s creative love is seen in our furry friends
Having service dogs in the family can teach us many valuable lessons about loyalty, love and life.
Misery, mystery and mercy: lessons of Easter week
As a miserable week unfolded on the heels of the Easter celebration, placing challenge upon challenge in her path, Eileen Benthal finds comfort and hope in God's mercy.
