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Encouragement for every season of lifeCelebrating Valentine’s Day At Home
Valentine’s Day can be tricky. The babysitter has to be booked months in advance, your bank account is looking a little slim, and the restaurants are crowded. You want to celebrate Valentine’s Day, just not with everyone else in the world. Maybe this is the year you...
Winter Survival Skills
During my senior year of high school, I took a class on winter survival. That class was geared toward building a car kit with flares and granola bars and learning how to build a shelter in the snow. But the kind of survival I am talking about today is the kind where a...
The War Between Positive and Negative
As I drove north into the city for a meeting, the driver beside me cut into my lane. I hit my brakes. "I saw them coming. All harm avoided," I think to myself. The cell phone rings and the voice on the other line tells me they can't make it and cancels our meeting. I...
A Generous Leader
“The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to...
Great Winter Reads
On the lookout for a new book to read during the cold winter months? Our writers have handpicked a list of some of the best books they’ve read recently. They span genres and interests, so there’s sure to be something for you to enjoy! The Wood’s Edge by Lori Benton,...
While You Are Waiting…
What do you do while you are waiting? In a world of instant gratification, waiting is something that is disappearing from our lives. We don't have to wait in lines anymore. We can purchase almost everything online, we do our banking from our phones, we can check in...
Simple Joy
My little sister’s birthday is just before Christmas. Because I’m not completely crazy, I usually buy her gift online and have it shipped right to her or send something small, like a gift card, that I can just slide into a card and throw into my mailbox. But this year...
It’s Who You Are
I remember when the concept of personal leadership was new to me. I was listening to a speaker on the topic and I started questioning if he was right. Me, a leader? Really? Don’t I need some supervisory title? Some managerial experience? And then it clicked. Because...
All for the Love of a Little Confetti!
I’ve never been the athletic type. I don’t like to run. I stink at tennis and, well, most every other sport so when Fitbits came out I stayed far, far away from them. I didn’t need some piece of electronic equipment telling me what a slug I am. Around Christmastime,...
Life Beyond Your To-Do List
This morning I forgot what day of the week it was. If it weren’t for school and the few activities my kids are in each week, I may never remember the dates as the year rolls on with no clear differentiation between one 24-hour period and the next. At times, life can...
