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Gideon a Man of Valor
The children of Israel had come out of Egypt, God had provided miracles for them and had given them a wonderful homeland. All seemed well. Until. They went back to their own way…
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A Mayonnaise Jar and Two Cups of Coffee
What does a mayonnaise jar and two cups of coffee have to do with stress? Coping with stress can be a challenge. Oh, who am I kidding? Coping with stress is downright stinky…
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Deliberate Actions
A while back I posted some quick thoughts – The 3 Big D’s of Accomplishing The Things You Want to Do Deliberate Determined Diligent Let’s talk a little bit more about Deliberate. I…
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The 3 Big Ds of Accomplishing the Things You Want to Do
I’m on a problem solving team at work, so I’m on a mindset of find problems – fix problems. Since we are in “Big D” (Dallas TX), these thoughts seemed appropriate as I…
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Capture Christmas Spirit in a Jar
I’ve heard people say, well, shoot, I’ve even thought it myself… “Why can’t we keep the Christmas Spirit all year? Yes, there is something heart warming and magical about the Season and we…
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Focus on the New Beginning
I love to start a new book, with the pages crisp and the spine not having been bent yet. There is something about that book and the anticipation of the new words that…
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A Few of my Favorite Things
My list of 3 simple gratitude items this morning was watching my cat watch the birds from the window and the twitching of her tail, fuzzy warm blankets to keep my toes warm,…
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3 Simple Ways Gratitude Can Change Your Life
I’ve been working on my Gratitude. I find that for me I need things broken down to simple steps. I find steps of 3 are even easier to remember! I found a very…
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Simple Gratitude
Have you ever had that feeling that just everything is going bad for you? A while back I coached a young lady through a rough time in her life. She felt like every…
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Fun and Wise Health Challenge – Dress Up Your Food and Add Color
I know sometimes we women tend to want to dress in a neutral color. But when it comes to our food, we need to add some Zing and POW to our ‘food wardrobe’.…
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Fun and Wise Health Challenge – Move Those Feet
Fun (and wise) Health Challenge #2 – 500. Purpose in your mind that you will walk an extra 500 steps today. Just a little bit of extra movement helps your body! And for…
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Fun and Wise Health Challenge – Picky Lips
Fun (and wise) Health Challenge #1 – Be picky about the food you let pass between your lips. Follow the map!
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10 Simple Ways to Make Great Life
No, I don’t mean “grateful”. I simply mean that during my time of reflection today, after naming all the things that are “GREAT” I realized that I am “great-full”! Is life great right…
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50 Golden Years
My parents will be celebrating 50 years of marriage on Oct 16th. We had their party at our church today, where they have ministered for 33 years. My husband asked my mom to…
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Are You Ready For A Challenge
Consider the implication of this idea… What would happen if I were to follow you with a camera crew 24 hours a day 7 days a week for the next 100 days while…
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Time for a Cool Change
Time for a Cool Change It’s amazing where the world of Google will take you when you start those inquiring clicks. I had read a Bible scripture that made me think about sailing…
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The Day After 9/11
We’ve done much reflecting of what we were doing on 9/11 this weekend. The airwaves have been full of shows and events commemorating the 10 year anniversary. But my thoughts are moving forward…
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Feeding the wolf
An old Cherokee Chief’s words of wisdom for his grandson, “My son, there is a battle between two wolves that rages within us all. One wolf is Evil. It is filled with anger,…
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The beginning or the end it’s all in how you look at it
It seems as though I hear myself saying a lot lately “why does the weekend have to end?” This usually happens on Sunday night as we are going to bed. And then I…
