~I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut.--Revelations 3:8~

Our Mission


To help all women achieve success through making better choices, developing self-esteem and following God's will for their lives.









This Month's Thoughts for:

All this also comes from the LORD Almighty, whose plan is wonderful, whose wisdom is magnificent.

Isaiah 28:29 NIV

Body-This is the time of year when we may be feeling the strain of our commitments. Be sure to take enough time for exercise and rest as you go through your busy days.

Mind-Don't forget to feed your mind. A daily devotional or even a simple quote-a-day calendar can help you keep your mind focused on God's plan for your life.

Spirit-Remember to pray and in all things, give thanks.

Friday, November 11, 2011

Any Calendar Girls out there?

Attention: Clark County Ladies! Higher Ground Ministries is working on our holiday fundraiser and we want you to be a part of it!

Are you a Wonderful Woman?

Do you have a unique success story that you would like to share with your community?

Do you want to inspire other women to work toward their own success stories?

You can do so by being part of Higher Ground's 2012 Wonderful Women of Clar...k County Calendar! This is our first attempt at doing something like this, but we are sure that friends and family will want to support Higher Ground by purchasing one of our calendars.

First, we need twelve participants. So, if you are interested, please send your name, date of birth (you may exclude the year if you like) and a brief bio telling us what makes you a Wonderful Woman. Those selected will be included in the calendar! More details will follow, but for now if you are interested in becoming part of this calendar, please e-mail me here or on Facebook by Friday, November 18th!

Thanks for supporting Higher Ground Ministries!

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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Please support our fundraiser

Higher Ground Ministries is attempting its first ever holiday sale to raise money so that we can apply for 501 (c)(3) status as a non-profit organization. Obtaining this status will open more doors to Higher Ground Ministries as we seek grant funding to help us meet our goal of offering assistance to every women in Clark County who is in need of empowerment! Please consider purchasing items from either the Heavenly Delights catalog which contains food and gift items such as chocolates, cookies, soups, dips, etc. or from our Nature in Bloom catalog which features fall bulbs for your garden. Any help is appreciated and all proceeds go to build this ministry and to provide services to women in need of mentoring, guidance, and support.

The sale is set to end on November 14th, but we may extend it out to November 21st if necessary. Thanks again for supporting Higher Ground Ministries!

Please support our fundraiser: Support Higher Ground Ministries by clicking the link and making a purchase.
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Good for You!

Good for You!
Tips on healthy living, healthy loving and healthy habits!

Healthy Relationships: Where do you fit in?

Ladies, are you finding that no matter where you turn, it seems that the people in your life are just too busy for you? Are you sitting around more often than not waiting for someone to call you or waiting for someone to come and see you? Are you feeling lonely and unlovable because they repeatedly fail to include you in their lives? If so, ask yourself what else you could be doing with the time you're wasting just waiting on someone else to figure out how much or even if they love you? Waiting and waiting and waiting on others to come and satisfy your need for attention is a sure sign that you have become too dependent upon others for your validation.

It may be that they really are busy. It isn’t necessarily always an issue of whether or not someone cares as much as it is that we get caught up in trying to tackle our everyday issues and we have little time to connect on a meaningful level with all of the people who are important to us. We all do this to one another. We all forget how important the people in our lives are at times. Even if we aren’t necessarily busy we can sometimes get so caught up in ourselves and in our own emotional and psychological struggles that we fail to make our friends and families feel appreciated. For some of us, however; the pain of even a slight rejection can be unbearable at times. So, if you're feeling slighted, you can do one of two things; either take the time to spend reconnecting with God and remembering that we don’t draw our value from the other people in our lives or you can take the time to think about someone whom you've been neglecting and go out and talk to them. They may be feeling the same way you're feeling right now.

Luke 5:16 says, "But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed." It could be that God sees your dependence on others and wants you to be more dependent on Him. Maybe, just maybe, He's calling on you to spend a little more time in prayer and a little less time seeking to fill the emptiness you are feeling with something other than His love. It's amazing how much more fulfilling a dose of God's grace is than spending time with those who don't seem to care about you as much as you care about them. With God, that will never happen. We cannot care more than He does.

Single women can fall into this pattern easily and begin to doubt whether or not they will ever find love or acceptance. We find ourselves spending what little "quiet time" we may have just recovering from everything else. There may be little time or energy for wondering if there is someone we can call, or go visit. Maybe it’s been a long time and you’re afraid that if you make a move to talk to them, they’ll reject you. Even if they do, it’s still worth the time if you have the inclination to reach out. Just know that if you have to work too hard to get someone to love you or pay attention to you, they're probably not worth your time. And if you reach out to someone and they reject you, well, it might have been for the best that they weren’t figuring prominently in your life to begin with. But you won’t know until you try. A call or visit from you might actually turn things around for someone. Even if it does so by making them angry at you; at least you will have made the attempt.

The next time you find yourself getting angry or feeling let down because some guy didn't call or your friend blew you off for something else she wanted to do, turn it around and look at it as a blessing. Instead of being disappointed that they couldn't make time for you, use this as an opportunity to make a little extra time for God. Sit down and say a little prayer. Talk to Him about what you're feeling. Read a few verses from the book of Nehemiah and think about rebuilding some of the walls that were meant to protect you from the hurt that we sometimes inflict upon others. Or take a chance that your long-lost friend still wants to hear from you and check in to see how she’s doing. God likes that, too. It’ll be good for you.


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