michelle welch, Author at Single Matters Magazine with Jill Monaco Ministries

michelle welch

Michelle Welch a wife/mom/sister/friend/writer/ speaker who, in a moment of surrender, met God at 50. She is married to her best friend Mark, a helicopter pilot, who helps her keep her feet on the ground. She travels the country in her RV visiting her blended family of 10 children, 12 grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild. After learning that God's grace and mercy is available to everyone, she sold her businesses to devote herself full time to serving His Kingdom. When they are home in The Woodlands, Texas they attend Church Project and when on the road, they may be sitting in the pew behind you!

Standing In The Gap For One Another

Recently my church has been studying the book of Nehemiah. The prophet Nehemiah has been called by God back to Israel to rebuild the walls around Jerusalem. It was a difficult time in history with lots of opposition to the rebuilding. There were times during the rebuilding when they stood with one hand on the work with the other hand …

If Journals Could Talk

April 10, 1972 Dear Diary, Monday. How I hate Mondays. August 8, 2004 Dear Diary, Sunday. I feel like certain aspects of my life are spinning out of control. I wish I could get a handle on things. January 25, 2009 Dear Diary, Sunday. Today was a good day. I went to church and then slept all day. November 14, …

Why We Need To Make Time To Encourage Each Other

Have you ever written a letter to someone you have never met? When I was a little girl we used to call them pen pals. Every year our teacher would bring in a list of children from another school, sometimes even from another country. We would get to choose a person from the list to begin writing to. One year …

It’s Not About Chocolate

Love doesn’t come in a heart-shaped box. There is no such person as Prince Charming. A spouse cannot give you “happily ever after.” There. I said it. It’s not pretty, but it’s true. In the second grade I learned that if someone loved you very much there would be a pretty heart-shaped box of candy on your desk on Valentine’s …

What If You Shouldn’t Resolve To Do Better This Year?

A new year. A clean slate. Resolutions. Dreams. Goals. A simple plan. Every year starts the same way for me. A list of how I am going to do things better, do things simpler, make healthy changes, begin a yearlong Bible study. Find my One Word for the year. Make a new plan. Start over. Maybe you know what I …

Are You Building Up Or Tearing Down?

Have you ever had one of those days? Or months? Or years? Sometimes it seems like no matter how much we work, no matter how much we try, no matter how much we plan, nothing ever seems to go right. And do you know what people say when you dare complain about things? “Well, maybe you need to work harder, …

When Meeting With God Isn’t Peaceful

Can I tell you a secret? Can you handle hearing something so shocking that you might just move to the other side of the street when you see me headed toward you? Are you sure? Well, all right then! Hold on to your seat because this might just rock your world. More often than not, my meetings with God are …