Picture courtesy USAToday Sports. “Confidence to do what You are calling her to do.” I prayed this phrase for one of my daughter’s today. She has been given an amazing opportunity that comes with much responsibility. The nature of the opportunity could easily convince her she is not capable […]
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It’s been a while—I know. I apologize for my absence from my blog. As advertised my Christmas break was not only the usual Christmas fun. I had two surgeries in two weeks. The second is taking longer to recover from, but I am improving every day. The first […]
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It’s happened again. We have allowed one more neutral cultural trend to become a god in our lives—social media. I cannot walk through a Target store without seeing half of the customers engaged with their phones—whether or not they are with someone or even their small children. As […]
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Photo from:https://www.etsy.com/shop/shopcocoprints I often encourage parents that their kids’ choices are their kids’ choices. They cannot take the blame or guilt of their kids making poor decisions. And that is true. And the converse is true too—we cannot take credit for their good decisions. All that to say, I’m […]
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This weekend Katie will bring home her new beau for us to meet. We are crazy excited. I’m anxious to get to know him. But more importantly I want him to feel welcomed, relaxed, and comfortable in our home. I want this for all of our guests whether […]
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Recently a friend challenged me to include more of my home in my blog and social media. I thought about it. At first I thought Does anyone care? Is this too look-at-me? But her sincere enthusiasm made me think further. I love being in people’s homes. I love […]
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Thursday Today compliment or encourage someone or many someones. Maybe even someone you don’t know. Every person has burdens we don’t know about—even our family members. We can all use a sincere compliment or encouragement. Store clerks can often use a kind word. Watch for the smile. This […]
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Wednesday Many of us women are critical of ourselves, so much so that it borders on disrespecting God. Each of us is made in His image. If we can’t appreciate how God made us in His image we are telling God He made a mistake in […]
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If you have not yet read yesterday’s blog (below), this week we are making small changes for life-changing impact in our lives. These small changes will not be time-consuming or require much energy. They are little shifts/little adjustments that will impact your life and your relationship with God and […]
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Over the past few months God has shown me how small changes in my life make a difference. Often the most meaningful change we need to make is how we view our lives, God, and ourselves. Each day this week I will share with you one […]
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