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Encouragement for every season of lifeMindful Movement
Conferences are events where we set aside time for growth, relationship building, and (hopefully) some fun. Conferences usually have a profound impact on me. I can point to major decisions and revelations that have emerged in my life after attending a growth-focused...
An A-to-Z Guide for Lent
A Acknowledge your desperate need for a Savior. “Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned” (Romans 5:12). B Be brokenhearted over your sin. “For I know my...
Grief: There are No Rules
I’ve heard it said that every person is either going into a storm, in the middle of one, or on their way out of one. Grief is one of those storms. It crashes into our lives after the loss of beloved people or things, and it doesn’t behave in any clearly understandable...
God’s Business Plan for “My” Business
Things have not gone as I expected with my freelance business. Actually, I didn’t really think of it as a business when I started. I was just looking for a way to work from home and have more flexibility in my work hours. Freelance writing, I found, could provide...
Finding God in the Refrigerator
I found God in my fridge one day. He wasn’t where I expected. A great big God in a kitchen appliance. Broken, crying, I called out to him. I wanted to know where he was, why I still hurt. Why I still waited for answers. Why I couldn’t feel him near. But there he was,...
Romance in the Midst
Valentine’s Day. Just another day to promote materialism, support the restaurant industry, and boost greeting card company earnings, right? It could be, but we can make it more. As my husband and I raised five kids (which, due to timing of said kids, spanned 20 years...
Eight Secrets to Setting Goals God’s Way
It is now February, and I am looking back at the goals I wrote down for 2018. I wrote some for work (required) and mentally set some for my personal life. In many ways, I see the value of writing down my aspirations and what I want to attain throughout the year. I...
Overactive Tear Ducts
I am an extremely emotional person. When I say that, I mean an overly emotional person. I have an undiagnosed condition of overactive tear ducts (which is really just my excuse to say I cry a lot). I sing a song, I cry. I have to make a phone call and talk to a...
Creating Healthy Small Groups
Leaders change the world by inspiring the people around them. As Bill Hybels, founding pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, says, “Everyone wins when a leader gets better.” Learning about leadership is a huge passion of mine. I became fascinated with leadership...
A Love that Pursues
I can still picture the water fountain where she went missing. Time hasn’t erased the horror. It was almost 25 years ago, and our first family outing after our youngest daughter was born. Melanie was a couple of weeks old; her sisters Elizabeth and Stephanie were six...
