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Encouragement for every season of lifeQuick & Easy Chicken Chili
Walking into the house after work, church, or school and smelling a pot of something hot and delicious simmering on the stove is one of the most welcomed scents to any nose when the weather begins to chill a bit. My kids recently told me that one of the things they...
Today I Voted
I voted today. I’m ashamed to admit that I haven’t always voted in every election, every primary, every single time. But today I took a step to change that. Yesterday as I listened to the radio, the announcer spoke of the time we are living in as “post-Christian.” My...
When You Just Need to Take a Breath
“So what are you going to do next?” The question was posed innocently enough by a friend last night after I’d explained about just finishing up helping with a major women’s conference and meeting the final deadline for our book (yay!) last week. I immediately fumbled...
5 Simple Ways to Invest in People
As a leader, you have the ability to help those on your team stretch and expand their gifts and serve the Lord with excellence. That is why it is so important to invest in people well. Here are five important focuses to invest in your team members: The number one way...
They Admire Mom
Recently, I had the honor of being a judge for the Miss Teen pageant in Minneapolis. It was a two-day event. Contestants participated in interviews, modeled casual wear and formal gowns. As I judged, I looked for personality, poise, confidence, and authenticity. A...
I did it!
For days I had been thinking about a meeting I wanted to attend in Minneapolis, but it may as well have been Timbuktu! Anyone who knows me well, knows that I don’t drive south of Fridley alone. EVER! And Minneapolis was too far south for me! My husband, Mike, had...
Does your creativity matter to God?
In a recent rush of activity, a simple question stopped me dead in my tracks. What was my creative outlet? I was so occupied with providing creative opportunities for others to use and discover their creative voice that I had stopped writing. People around me had no...
Heavy Laden
A few years ago I started a garden. I’m largely self-taught, which means I find articles on Pinterest and watch YouTube videos and just try things. Sometimes I fail, like the year I got just one ear of sweet corn, and other times I’m so successful we can’t eat it all!...
Planning Family Meals When Life is Busy
I realized last night that lately we have been eating out. A lot!!! Not only is that hard on the checkbook, but often times the food I choose when eating out is not the best for my health. Why would I choose a dish of cottage cheese and fruit when I have a big juicy...
Tangled
In our modern society, we’re all about control. Have you noticed that? We have phones that can open our garage doors, cars that can make phone calls, computers that operate by vocal command. I frequently tend to yell at mine, but that doesn’t seem to stop it from...
