WRBP Blog

This blog offers Scripture-centered teaching and prayerful reflection through two distinct callings. Each category below serves a different purpose, while remaining rooted in the authority of God’s Word and a deep respect for how women grow, heal, and meet the Lord over time.

Please choose the category that best fits your season.

Scripture with Jane

Written by Jane, this category focuses on Scripture for women seeking to slow down, listen, and discern God’s presence in their lives. Posts are exegetical, reflective, and shaped to support steady formation, especially for those navigating anxiety, trauma, or spiritual overwhelm.

Encouragement with Tracie

Written by Tracie, this category offers prayerful encouragement and intercessory support through gentle reflections and Scripture-based prayers. This space is pastoral in tone and designed to help women rest, feel held before the Lord, and receive His care without pressure.

Encouragement with Tracie

Tears Can Become Prayer

“You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in Your bottle. You have recorded each one in Your book.” — Psalm 56:8 As I sit here wondering what to do in certain situations, I feel the emotions rising up inside me. The tears from life come pouring out. Tears from pain within my body from arthritis and thyroid disorders. Tears from sorrow over yet another loss in my family. Tears from frustration in a toxic work environment. Tears of anxiety that whisper,

Tracie Mandel

Mar 192 min read

When God Says No

Have you ever wanted something so bad you can just taste it? You can see it in your mind. You imagine what it would be like. You even make plans for the thing you are wanting. You pray for it. You entrust others to pray for it. You are so sure that it is all going to fall in place. But God closes the door and you are faced with why? After all, He knew how badly it was wanted. So why would He not let you have it. This reminds me of Leah. Scripture does not tell us that she wan

Tracie Mandel

Feb 262 min read

Overlooked but Seen by God: What Leah Teaches Neurodivergent and Trauma-Affected Women About Rejection

There is a particular kind of pain that does not scream. It whispers. It is the ache of being overlooked. The quiet sting of not being chosen. The feeling of standing in the room but somehow not being seen. Leah knew that ache. In Genesis 29, Jacob works seven years for Rachel, and Scripture says they “seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her.” Imagine being Leah and hearing that. Imagine being the sister in the tent next door. Then comes the cruel twis

Jane Stoudt

Feb 194 min read

Laughter, Tears, and the God Who Stays

As most of you know, I lost my mom in November of 2025 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. The grief I feel was so big. I have started to heal from the initial realization that she is no longer there for me to talk to. It hurts. But in the healing process the days get better with less time spent in tears. I can feel the presence of God surrounding me and speaking truth into my weary soul. He tells me to look up at Him. He wipes my tears and restores my joy. I go on again un

Tracie Mandel

Feb 163 min read

When Distractions and Life Struggles Turn Us Into Spiritual Zombies

Back when my children were younger, we learned about “zombie fire ants.” They are ants that have had a parasite (phorid flies) lay their eggs on the ant’s head. After being infected, the fire ant leaves the colony, exhibiting zombie-like behavior, then as the fly larvae mature, the ant’s head falls off. As I was reminded of this lesson, it gives me a visual of what happens to people in our society. We live in groups (families) for the most part. We work hard in our families a

Tracie Mandel

Feb 142 min read

Let Everything That Has Breath Praise the Lord

My day started with a dead battery in my vehicle. I called into work and let them know of my plight. I waited for my son to wake up to take me into town for a new battery. As we are taking the dead battery out, the terminal on the positive side breaks. Get to the store, they have 1 battery that fits and 1 package of terminals. Get home, try installing battery and new terminals. Now I am not by any means a mechanic and the wires that connect to the terminal are too short to re

Tracie Mandel

Feb 82 min read

Let the Words of My Mouth: Learning to Walk Slowly With God

“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.” Psalm 19:14 As I sit here this morning, reading my devotions, preparing my Bible study for church, and praying over everything I am working on, the Lord keeps gently reminding me to move slowly and steadily. He is reminding me that depth matters more to Him than breadth. To go deeper, not wider, in my studies. So I am learning to condense everything dow

Tracie Mandel

Jan 312 min read

What Does True Surrender to God Really Look Like? A Biblical Guide to Obedient Faith

What does true surrender really look like? We can sing, “I surrender, I surrender, I want to know You more,” but do we actually mean it? Surrender is not a lyric or a moment of emotion. Surrender is submission to God in real life, in real choices, and in the places we would rather keep hidden. James 4:7 tells us plainly, “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” Submission comes first. Resistance only works when surrender is real. Prove

Tracie Mandel

Jan 253 min read

Held in the Middle of Grief

I have been thinking a lot lately about things in the past, mostly about the loved ones I have lost. I find myself wondering if they truly knew how much I loved them. Memories come flooding in. Vacations when I was a child. The beautiful places we saw. The fun we had. When I was younger, my dad could not always go on summer vacations because of work, so my uncle went with us. I remember the time he “bumblebee’d” into the front of a parade and told me to wave at the crowd like

Tracie Mandel

Jan 173 min read

Slowing Down to Discover What “Blessed” Really Means

This past week has been so spiritually fulfilling. The Well Read Bible Project officially started, and the practice of slowing down in Scripture has brought forth so many nuggets that I had not seen before. I have read Psalm 1 countless times over the years. It’s familiar. Comforting. Easy to move past quickly. But this time, I stopped. I slowed down. And I listened. Psalm 1:1 says, “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sin

Tracie Mandel

Jan 122 min read

Slowing Down Into the Care of a Faithful Father

The hustle and bustle of the holiday season is now behind us. I find myself slowing down into a place of peace and comfort that comes from my Father above. He relaxes me as I lean more and more into Him and His Word. He calms my nerves and helps me keep my focus on Him. He reminds me to breathe and to enjoy His creation. As the birds chirp outside, I am reminded of His Word that tells me the birds do not worry (Matthew 6:25–34). He takes care of them, and I am so much more im

Tracie Mandel

Jan 62 min read

Still Standing, Still Trusting | An encouragement from Tracie

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 The year of 2025 has come and gone. I have seen pain, confusion, and loss. There have been struggles physically, emotionally, financially, and spiritually. But through it all, I can look at those things that could be considered bad, and I can see the hand of God shaping and molding me to see the good that comes out of them. Not to focus on the past, but to keep my eyes focused on Hi

Tracie Mandel

Dec 28, 20252 min read