Years of therapy have taught me one really valuable thing. Can I share it with you? It’s my mantra. I say it regularly when I am in a situation that has turned into some type of confrontation and/or conflict. You don’t have to show up to every argument you’re invited to. The mantra above has […]
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Every year at this time, we get ready for fresh starts – physically, spiritually and emotionally we make mental and literal lists of the things were going to change over the coming calendar year. It usually looks a lot like this: Read my BIble more.Drink more smoothies. Exercise more.Read more, watch less TV.Learn to play
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Have you ever had to learn to embrace your new normal? A while ago, I decided to make a radical change in my schedule. It was a hard decision, but it allowed me to create margin in my day. And that margin helped me take back the peace that had been lost after going through
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I’ll let you in on a little secret, there’s no such thing as perfect! We know this, yet still set unreasonable standards for ourselves and others. What’s up with that? We are all a little broken, and that’s OK! We will never be perfect. Most of us will never be a size 0 or have
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Have you ever felt like a weary soul in search of rest? So many things can weigh us down as we go through life. I honestly don’t understand why hard stuff happens in our lives. But the Bible doesn’t promise us that once we accept Jesus as our Savior and enter into a relationship with
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It’s hard to seek joy when life is hard. We’re human after all and it’s not “normal” to be thankful for the hard stuff that happens to us. We’ve all had really bad days. The kind where you wake up exhausted, feeling broken and fed up with the world before your feet ever hit the
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I have been praying some pretty bold prayers over the past few years. Prayers that give me hope for my future, even when a certain situation in my present seems dismal. I’ve spent many sleepless nights begging God to hear my heart’s deepest cries. I’ll be honest, I often feel like God is too busy
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I have a friend who goes up to her cabin and spends regular weekends with Jesus. She walks in the woods and watches deer dancing in her front yard. She spends hours in her Bible. And many more hours on her knees confessing sins. She sings hymns and praises to our King. OK, I’ll admit
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