But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (I Cor. 15:57)

This month we celebrate Thanksgiving. What better way to give thanks than to praise God that Jesus is our victory. He has conquered this world and all its sorrows. He redeems our lives, weaving all parts together for good. He fights our battles for us. If God is for us, who can be against us? Surely, we shall overcome for the victory is already won!

Welcome to Comfort Cafe, an ezine and resource center offering hope, help and healing for women.

WIN A DOOR PRIZE THIS MONTH!!!

Subscribe to our monthly ezine and automatically qualify for our weekly drawings. This month we have two door prizes: Judy Dippel’s book, Refreshing Hope in God: A Mother’s Journey of Joy and Pain and Candie Price’s book, First Lady: The Real Truth.

Judy Dippel is on staff at www.CelebrateMoms.org, an online conference and retreat center. Their purpose is to give mothers encouragement, inspiration, and practical help on all levels—physical, mental, and spiritual—as they tackle the all-important task of nurturing their children for a lifetime.

Attention all Texas Readers: Join Celebrate Moms for a one-day conference in Waxahachie on November 3, 2007, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. They are giving away a free washer and dryer. Don’t miss the chance to win! Learn more here.

WOW Magazine is doing a great job inspiring, encouraging and empowering women in the Lord. Candie Price is the editor. See the article, reprinted with permission from WOW, Help! I’m Married and STILL Alone, by Min. Savaslas Lofton.

See a review of First Lady: The Real Truth.

CONGRATULATIONS TO LAST MONTH’S DOOR PRIZE WINNERS:

Rebecca Hughes, LA; Penny Henry, FL; Deborah Tilden, OR; Maralee Park, OR; Colleen Todd, AL

Ruth’s Blog

Sharing from the heart, friend to friend, Comfort Cafe’s editor, Ruth Wood, brings a personal connection to the site through her blog. Her latest posts are: Going Deeper, What I Learned About Life From My Piano, Flights to Cloud Nine, The Hem of His Robe, Halloween Memories. See Ruth’s Blog.

Photography Blog

Deb Allen is providing a special type of blog for Comfort Cafe–short devotionals illustrated by beautiful photos she’s taken of nature. Enjoy her latest posts at www.heartscribeforhim.com/CreationSpeaks1.htm.

Coffee Shop Concert

Hear indie artists Jamie Dobson and Julie Hufstetler in our Coffee Shop Concert.

LIFE STORIES

Sue A. Winchester shares about a family tragedy that occurred one Thanksgiving and the hope she found In All Things Give Thanks.

She worried, she wept, she wondered if it was cancer this time. And then when fears became reality, she found God on the radiation table with her. See Cancer And Me, by Rita Guthrie.

In Delayed Thanksgiving, Muriel Larson shares the story of one lonely holiday in when the Lord opened her eyes to her blessings through a crippled man.

Kristine Lowder is feeling frazzled packing for a camping trip when she remembers the words to a hymn, I Must Tell Jesus.

Having spent many years in and out of mental hospitals, Joanne Lowe remembers what it felt like when Nobody Came.

DEVOTIONALS

Janice Lemke, missionary to Ukraine, considered traveling to nearby exotic places My Reward until she gained a new perspective when her family took a vacation without her.

Grabbing her roommate’s binoculars, Julie was determined. For the first time since she’d moved west Julie set her mind on climbing the desert hills on the outskirts of town…See Wanderings, by Michele Howe.

Connie Barris shares how the The Ladder of Brokenness, takes us to the great I AM.

ARTICLES

Whether it is arthritis, neuropathy, fibromyalgia, neck and back disorders, or cancer, one in three people suffer with some form of pain on a daily basis. Sue A. Winchester give excellent tips on Coping With Chronic Pain.

Why Don’t I Have Friends? is a difficult question for parents to hear. Marianne Miles (Miles to Go) describes the agony of watching your special needs child struggle with friendships, and yet she understands from her own experience the barriers that normal kids experience in relating to a challenged child.

Ruth Wood writes about how to overcome three obstacles to gain Treasures of a Grateful Heart.

Loneliness is an epidemic today in our technical world. Help! I’m Married and STILL Alone, by Min. Savaslas Lofton, will resonate with many.

THE HEALING HEARTH

Clean up the garbage to get rid of the flies. What does that have to do with anything? Find out in Breaking Free, as Victoria Gaines focuses on the true source of freedom.

Looking for Writers

Our Help for the Hurting page lists all the topics we hope to address in the future. If you have a story or article that relates to one of these areas, I’d love to hear from you. Review our writer’s guidelines, then send your material to submissions@comfort-cafe.net.