The Woman at the Well: Finding Hope in Out-of-the-Way Places

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The Woman at the Well: Finding Hope in Out-of-the-Way Places

Dominique Wilder 6/13/25 Dominique Wilder 6/13/25

The Woman at the Well: Finding Hope in Out-of-the-Way Places

She came to the well at noon — when the sun was hottest and the crowds were thinnest. Intentionally.

I Can't Swim But Water Has Saved Me: On OMI, Divorce, and the God Who Calms the Waves

Dominique Wilder 2/27/25 Dominique Wilder 2/27/25

I Can't Swim But Water Has Saved Me: On OMI, Divorce, and the God Who Calms the Waves

I can't swim. Water can kill me. And yet I started a business about hope called 'water' — OMI.

Formerly Unwell: A Poem About the Woman at the Well and Every Woman Who's Been Her

Dominique Wilder 7/16/24 Dominique Wilder 7/16/24

Formerly Unwell: A Poem About the Woman at the Well and Every Woman Who's Been Her

She was silenced, isolated, vulnerable, scrutinized, and hiding. She met Jesus who went out of His way to break the rules just for her.