Being the Mom of (almost) Grown Kids

I shared this story with a group I’m part of on Facebook. We’re a group of moms whose kids are venturing out into the world—maybe for the first time, maybe forever leaving the nest, or maybe circling back home after a time away. This story resonated with them and I […]

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Confidence to Do What God Calls You to Do

  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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This Holiday Season Tide the Intrusion of Social Media into Your Family

    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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Be the Parent Your Kid Needs

      Monday I talked about our kids’ issues with us not always being our fault. And that is true. Yet, as in every relationship, we have influence. We cannot determine someone’s response to us, but we can provide fertile the ground in which the relationship can grow. I’m […]

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It’s Not Your (all) Fault

    I hate that feeling. I hadn’t experienced it for a few years so maybe that’s why it disturbed me so much at the end of a recent phone call with one of my girls. If you’re a parent of a pre-teen, teen, or young adult child, you’ve been […]

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Day 5–This One Will Truly Change Your Life

Friday   Today is Day 5 in our week of implementing small changes for big impact in our lives. Today’s change will help us do all of the previous ones better and bring us into a closer relationship with God. The above picture shows what my phone alarm clock has […]

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Day 4– Words that Will Change a Life

    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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Day 3 in a Week that Will Bless You and Change Your Life

      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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Imagine You–Living Brave

Imagine you—living brave. Imagine a world, even a church, where women were not fearful. Imagine a world where women knew God loved them just as they are. Where each woman lived in the all-encompassing truth that God sees her as the Beautiful, Wise, Funny, Warm, Kind, Talented, Wonderful person that […]

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Ever Feel Like You’re Not Quite Enough

        Is it me, or does it seem every area of our lives now has a level of excellence-to-be-achieved attached to it? We measure our lives’ success by The number of followers and friends we have on social media. Our income. The success of our kids. Our […]

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