Choose High Road Victories
Child of God, Christian Book Author
Here at last is an empathetic, yet nuts-and-bolts approach to business and professional success for the Christian woman. Whether entering the workforce for the first time, or looking for encouragement and focused strategies at the highest levels, Choose High Road Victories will challenge you to examine your walk with God, while re-defining your goals, strategies,and principles.
Connie Van Berkel has called upon her many years of experience in private,public and religious organizations to identify both obvious and unspokenissues, which often sabotage even well meaning, industrious career women. Learn the five necessary principles to living your Christian ethics in a work and business setting as you Choose High Road Victories.
Connie Van Berkel’s 36-year career reflects the realities of a Christian woman in the workplace for private, public, and religious entities. Connie is an ordained Elder in the Presbyterian Church, a Bethel Bible teacher, wife, mother, and long-time career woman. She has been president of women’s groups, chosen “woman of the year,” and as a dynamic Bible study leader/organizer has written Bible studies and programming for youth and adults.
Throughout her life God has used her to bring others to Christ.
90% of net profits are donated to helping women
This page was last updated: January 4, 2012
WRESTLING WITH BULLIES, QUEEN BEES AND HARASSERS
“They’re everywhere, they’re ubiquitous. I would like to imagine working
without them, but regrettably boredom might set in and I could do
my work in peace.” (Anonymous)
At one time or another you have, or you will, encounter these special
people. These unique souls are sometimes Christians who you think do not
advance the cause for Christ in the workplace. When this type is your boss,
the president of the company or similar, the situation seems dire indeed.

Connie is one of 28 women chosen to tell their story of overcoming life obstacles. Be encouraged as you read their stories.
There are women all over the world at this very moment who have gone through, are going through, and will go through fiery trials that threaten their faith and everything they value. Being driven to the edge of reason is an experience that marks the soul of many women of faith at one time or another.
- ·Where do women go when the heat’s on?
- ·What provisions has God made for the needs of His daughters?
- ·Where does one find healing and restoration for the pain that they’ve experienced?
- What forum provides laughter and entertainment while delivering inspiration and insight?
Among the greatest of tools that God has provided for a woman’s healing and encouragement is the Refined by Fire book series. God ensures us that in moments of this life, we will suffer. He warns us of this because He wants us to know that the fires that surprisingly break out in our lives are not news to Him. He knows the pain that each one of us will endure in life. He’s not naïve nor does He want us to be ignorant of the fact that though we are chosen for a purpose, we will endure some pain and shed a few tears. But be encouraged because all of these things work together to transform us into phenomenal vessels of honor.
God desires to dwell with us and bless us richly in all areas of our lives. He makes His bountiful inheritance available to us even at this moment, but we must continually mature in order to be found worthy of dwelling in greater dimensions of this inheritance.
Consider the beautiful butterfly. Not a single one of them have
received their wings without a struggle. One would think that a butterfly
was born being the lovely creatures they are. We would never imagine that
a butterfly would struggle in order to develop the wings that make them so
precious. But on the contrary, it is the very process of struggling to set its
self free from the shadow of its former existence that defines the beautiful
wings of this creature.
As a matter of fact, without the struggling process of the young
butterfly breaking through the ugly shell called its cocoon, the butterfly will
never develop her beautiful wings, nor will she grace the fields with her
prancing flight.
Like the butterfly, God uses the process of life to make us
beautifully mature in time. You will discover as you read this book that the process is priceless! The good times as well as the bad times all work. . .
Refined by Fire
Defining Moments of Phenomenal Women
Cost: $11 includes shipping and handling.
Email me at christian_woman@comcast.net