Holley Gerth

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Co-Host at More Than Small Talk with Suzanne, Holley, & Jennifer (KLRC)

I like humans, words, and good coffee. 📚 Bestselling Author ☕️ Introvert (INFJ) 💥 More Than Small Talk Podcast

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Articles

A Two-Sentence Prayer for When You Feel Stuck

Oct 28, 2024 | holleygerth.com | Holley Gerth

I’m sitting in a drive-through line pondering a situation I can’t seem to control. My husband and I are in snowy Colorado coming home from a trip with family. We’re catching a flight in the morning, which means staying at a hotel tonight and fast food is the only nearby option. In a quest for comfort, I order the same meal I did as a kid—filet-o-fish and hot fudge sundae (don’t judge). Our time here has felt magical—skiing, sledding, making snickerdoodles, cozying up under warm blankets.
365 Truths for Every Woman’s Heart

Oct 24, 2024 | holleygerth.com | Holley Gerth

What truth does your heart need to hear today? Maybe you long to know that you’re loved, you have a purpose, or your future is secure no matter what happens. 365 Truths for Every Woman’s Heart will give you the encouragement you need for whatever you face each day. It’s an invitation to spend time with the God who cares for you and draw closer to him. In only about five minutes a day, you can strengthen your heart, deepen your faith, and remind yourself of what matters most.
It’s Okay to Love Yourself Today (Here’s How)

Oct 15, 2024 | holleygerth.com | Holley Gerth

Who struggles with self-criticism? (Raises hand.) I’ve talked with thousands of women through my work as a writer, counselor, and life coach. One of the most common phrases I hear is, “I don’t know how to stop being so hard on myself.”I think many of us were raised to believe self-criticism is necessary in order to be “good.” We have to keep ourselves in line. Make sure we do the right thing. Meet expectations.
There’s No Shame in Feeling Lonely Sometimes

Sep 30, 2024 | holleygerth.com | Holley Gerth

Years ago, I had breakfast with a group of writer friends who gather once a year, women whose names you’d know and faces you’d recognize. The conversation drifted to talking about the challenge of finding true connection in our everyday lives. I felt surprised—I would never have guessed these women struggled with loneliness. I’m discovering this is the secret every woman in the whole wide world tucks away inside: Sometimes we are lonely.
It’s Okay to Go Slower

Sep 16, 2024 | holleygerth.com | Holley Gerth

The natural pace of your soul is slow. Not hurried or worried, not rushing or pushing. Look at the speckled bird eggs, the drift of the cotton ball clouds and the rhythm of the salty waves. The God who spoke all you see into being created you too. He has no trouble with his to-do list. He’s not asking you to be more productive. He knows that our lives are only a flicker, our glory like wildflowers, that we are all just building sandcastles on the shores of eternity.
It’s Okay to Say “No” Today

Sep 2, 2024 | holleygerth.com | Holley Gerth

It’s easy to tell ourselves we can’t say “no.” The reasons are many: If we say no, we’ll let people down. We’re being selfish. We should be able to handle it. We’re pushed by guilt, pulled by obligation. We resist “no” out of fear of rejection or the elusive search for perfection. Perhaps our “no” has not been received well in the past. There have been consequences, raised eyebrows, sighs of exasperation.
Three Words from Jesus to Give You Hope Today

Aug 26, 2024 | holleygerth.com | Holley Gerth

Take heart, daughter. These are the words of Jesus to a woman who has endured bleeding for twelve years. She has pressed through a crowd. She has sought Jesus. She has touched the edge of His cloak. She is unclean. She shouldn’t be here. She is breaking all the rules. But she can’t hold back. Because she also knows what it’s like to be isolated and anxious, hopeful then devastated, discouraged and desperate to keep believing that God has healing in store for her. Have you ever felt that way?
Different Personalities: Help, I Married an Introvert!

Aug 15, 2024 | focusonthefamily.com | Holley Gerth |Jim Rusnak

Estimated reading time: 9 minutes“I really want to go to our neighborhood Christmas get-together,” Therese told her husband, Heath. “I think it’s important for us to get to know our neighbors.”Heath looked up from his book. “Why? We don’t do anything with those people all year long. I’d rather stay home.”“We don’t do anything with them because you never want to.” Therese loved hanging out with people, but Heath, after working long hours at his job, preferred staying in.
For the One Feeling a Little Tired Today

Jul 23, 2024 | holleygerth.com | Holley Gerth

Perhaps you’re having a day when you feel a little tired, when you’re struggling with aches in your bones or your heart. “What happened?” you might ask yourself, “I thought I was doing well.” And you are. Things like growth, healing, and progress never happen as one continual climb. No, they come like waves. Victory, then struggle. Strength, then weariness. Success, then a setback. This isn’t a sign that you are falling behind. This is simply the natural rhythm of a human body and soul.
Give Yourself Grace Today, You’re Still Growing

Jul 16, 2024 | holleygerth.com | Holley Gerth

You are a living thing with sorrows, elbows, and perhaps freckles on your nose. You’re not a factory or machine, not a slip of paper or block of cement. This means as long as you live, you will be growing. Look at the trees, at the lines in their bark, the veins on their leaves, the way they go through seasons and changes. Spring, summer, winter, fall. They shift and alter, stretch and extend, become more of who they are with each rising of the sun.