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Encouragement for every season of lifeHow to Make the Most of Summer
“A joyful, cheerful heart brings healing to both body and soul.” Proverbs 17:22a, TPT Summertime in Minnesota needs to be celebrated and lived to the fullest. Here are a few ideas that will bring a smile to your face and health to your body and soul. Grab your cup of...
Feel Like Waving the White Flag of Surrender?
Life is hard. Best friends get cancer, children struggle in school, mental illness is real, and companies lay off people. So how do we handle the tough stuff? Do we shut down, pull the blankets over our heads, and wave the white flag of surrender? That may work for...
A Call to Prayer
I don't know about you, but one of the great powers of the Holy Spirit that I sometimes find difficult is conviction. It involves not only my faith but my fear of the holy God. It's not something we discuss often in church because it makes us uncomfortable. "We know...
When You Want Something Different For Your Kids
Do you want a different life for your kids than what you have experienced so far, single momma? Read and put into practice these seven steps, and life will be different for your kids. I guarantee it. SEVEN: Forgive those who hurt you. Hurting people hurt people. It’s...
Looking for a Minnesota Day Trip?
Last summer my husband and I decided to do something a little different for our anniversary; we went on a cave tour. Truth be told, I think we may have been some of the oldest people there. It was clear this was not your typical 41st anniversary date. But we weren’t...
Four Recommended Summer Reads
It’s finally summer! For some of us that means beach reading, which for me is just regular reading. I don’t choose different books based on the season. So, sorry, there’s only one light contemporary romance on the list—it’s a good one, though! Whatever reading time...
Worry or Peace-The Choice is Yours
Worry. Someone once told me it was “negative prayer.” I call it exhausting. At 3:00 a.m. it’s as if the switch in my brain has been flicked on and my mind starts to race. It may be words I’ve spoken, words spoken to me, the gas bill that is due, my child’s struggle,...
A New Perspective on Setting Wellness Goals
Have you been looking at your wellness goals all wrong? Once again we come to the time of year where we are getting ready for shorts and tanks tops! It’s inevitable that every year we think the same thing, “I need to set a weight loss goal to have the hottest bod by...
A Piece of Me
How do you explain it when someone you’ve only met once steals a tiny piece of your heart? When we were on our mission trip to Greece and Cyprus a few weeks ago, we spent one afternoon doing an educational program for kids in a refugee camp. The powers that be (those...
Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life
Watch your thoughts, they become words; Watch your words, they become actions; Watch your actions, they become habits; Watch your habits, they become character; Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny. These words, spoken by Margaret Thatcher, are profound....
