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Encouragement for every season of lifeSimple 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...
A Shelling Revelation
Recently I was on vacation in Sanibel Island in Florida. Sanibel and its neighbor Captiva are called the Shell Islands and are known for the best shelling in the world. After watching the sun rise over the Gulf of Mexico, I headed out to the beach to find those...
The Eye of the Storm
Something I’ve noticed lately is the overwhelming number of people who are seasonally depressed. Winter hits, Christmas draws near, and they are less motivated to do...well, anything. They withdraw into themselves. If I’m not careful, I fall into this category myself....
Healthy in Body, Strong in Spirit
“Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit.” 3 John 2 (NLT). This time of year, we begin to think about our New Year resolutions. These resolutions are promises to change a habit, improve a character...
Recalibration
“Brothers and sisters, I do not consider that I have made it my own yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead,” Philippians 3:13. The start of a new year is an important time for recalibrating and refocusing on the...
Connecting When It’s Hard
Somewhere between dishing out servings of tater tot hotdish and grabbing the phone call from the doctor’s office to tell us the correct dosage instruction for yet another antibiotic for yet another ear infection, I felt it. The chaos of life had used up all of my...
Changing our Focus
There are so many things we pray about and hope for in the midst of our relationship with God. Sometimes when we have a relationship with God, even a REALLY great relationship, we can easily focus on our needs and God’s provision rather than our relationship with God....
