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Encouragement for every season of lifeHow Do You Wear Your Pearls?
While shopping with a client last week, she asked me for ideas of how to wear pearls in an “everyday” style. Pearls are a trademark of certain women, such as Jackie Kennedy and Barbara Bush, who wore pearls in a classic style. Those trademark styles have influenced...
Beth’s Conference Story
Each of us is faced with thousands of choices every day that define our thoughts, our behavior, and who we are to the world. This fall’s Thrive Conference explores the idea that the choices we make hold power and provide opportunities that influence ourselves, others,...
No-Bake Cookie Bars
When we first moved into our house 37 years ago, a sweet 80-plus-year-old woman, Vivian, lived across the street. I spent many hours sitting in her front yard discussing life and made countless trips back and forth across the street to hang diapers on her clothesline....
Peter was a Hot Mess. I Could Have Been a Disciple Too.
I never really understood the fascination Jesus had with Peter. He was the first disciple chosen, and that’s kind of a big deal, right? But from the start it seemed like he was blowing it. Jesus found him fishing on a lake and performed a miracle. He filled Peter’s...
In Search of Prince Charming
Little girls dream of growing up and one day marrying prince charming. They dream of their prince riding up on his white horse, sweeping her off her feet, and living happily ever after. It’s fun to dream, to imagine what your future husband will look like and where...
Jen’s Conference Experience
Each of us is faced with thousands of choices every day that define our thoughts, our behavior, and who we are to the world. This fall's Thrive Conference explores the idea that the choices we make hold power and provide opportunities that influence ourselves, others,...
Crisis Management
“And if you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you...
When Did Vacation Get So Hard?
This last spring I went on a vacation to South Beach, Miami. I stayed at a place right on the beach near the pier, the most affluent and expensive part of town. I was able to do so because of a deal I found online and a free flight voucher, not because I’m wealthy. I...
Do We Model Inter-generational Faith?
Moses and Joshua I remember the beginning days of Tamán, the prayer ministry I oversee, when my team and I went through the Bible trying to find the perfect verse to shape our ministry culture. After going through a number of verses, God brought me back to my favorite...
Are you willing to move?
Are you willing to move? Are you willing to move? This phrase rang in my soul last summer. The first time it happened, I was sitting in my car at a red light after dropping off my daughter to spend the day with her Grandma. Move? Heck no. I’m not a mover. My whole...
