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Encouragement for every season of lifeHealing Pains
I was lying in bed taking it easy for a day or two while my stitches were in the fresh stages of mending from a recent surgery, and I was beginning to move slowly while resting between bouts of activity. My mind began to wonder, drifting from one random topic to the...
Mean Girls: Adult Online Edition
Many people may know that online or cyber bullying among children and teens in our country has become a problem in recent years, but did you know that this same meanness is now becoming more prevalent amongst adults as well? In fact, one source stated that three out...
Preparing for the Holidays with Chronic Illness
You’ve seen the movies, and you know what can happen. The holiday flurry can sweep you up and throw you into the middle of your bedroom floor in a jumble of wrapping paper, Scotch tape, and ribbon up to your elbows. If you’re not careful that is. But how about those...
Exaggerated Expectations
There seems to be an unwritten theory that leaders must have it all figured out. I know I’ve placed many leaders I’ve admired on pedestals of my own making, only to realize later that my expectations were too high. In my eagerness to follow them, I have often presumed...
My No-Spend Pantry Month
I am not a DIY kind of person. Sure, I can paint walls and hang pictures, but that’s the extent of my craftiness when it comes to home projects. If you need scrapbook pages beautifully done or want help writing something, I’m your girl. Start talking about wrenches...
Freedom From Fear and Insecurity
This article is the first in our “Freedom From…” Series. In the next eight weeks, we will feature a new woman each week that has faced adversity and found freedom in the process. We hope that reading these stories can help you face your own battles, that these...
Ask Him
This week I read a Max Lucado book. I love the way he writes; he’s so relatable. In a particular illustration, he wrote about the power his daughters have when they came to him with a request. When they call him “Daddy,” his heart melts and the desire to meet their...
Small Town Stories
I live in small town. Not quite hick-town small, but small enough that it can sometimes feel like the Cheers Bar where everybody knows your name. It has its pluses and minuses, and sometimes it’s just plain funny. I thought I’d share a couple with you today. The first...
Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe
Guest Contributor Lisa Skordahl makes her home in Coon Rapids, Minnesota with her husband and two wonderful daughters. She works as an accountant and enjoys teaching and counseling in personal finance. She is driven by a desire to help others succeed when it comes to...
It’s Kind of Fun to Do the Impossible
It was one of those days. Challenges were obvious and abundant on every corner, and the day just kept getting harder. Financial concerns, issues over which I have no control, and sharing other people’s pain… it was all taking its toll. Tears felt imminent throughout...
