Our newest column, Digging Deeper, is not for the faint at heart. If you are interested in exploring what some might consider “tough” topics, controversial subject matters, or areas many people are just plain uncomfortable discussing, this is the column for you. Do you want to be deeply challenged in your spiritual walk? Go ahead, enter in, and dig deep…

Carol Van Atta, Founder of Becoming a Princess Warrior for Christ, is an inspirational speaker and author. She travels frequently to share at women’s groups and church events throughout the Pacific Northwest. Her first novel, Slaying the Shadows, a story of spiritual warfare and God’s amazing grace, was selected as one of Campus Crusade for Christ’s Christian Women Today’s Top 25 Summer Reads.

Carol writes for a number of magazines and online forums and has stories featured in several other devotional books. Her heart felt desire is to help women release the sin that so easily entangles and learn to walk fully in the grace of God as the Priceless Princesses and Worthy Warriors they are called to be. Carol works full time as the Outreach and Development Coordinator for a Christian maternity home in Gresham, Oregon. She is the mother of two children and loves her guinea pig — Joe. For more information about Carol’s speaking and writing ministry visit: www.carolvanatta.com and to learn about Bethany House’s maternity program go to: www.bethanyhousenet.org. for details.