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When winds of change blow do you build a windmill or a wall?
When winds of change blow do you build a windmill or a wall? What is about Fall and my inner need to switch things up? Are you like that, too? Some people start…
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What’s Your Story?
“I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.” – Psalm 9:1, NIV For a while, I didn’t think I had much of…
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There’s Comfort When God Doesn’t Change
There have been times lately when I told my husband to be grateful for the boring, normal and unchanged life we have. Let me give you an illustration. “Every good and perfect gift…
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Shift Your Focus With Gratitude
What happens when gratitude is not your focus? Well, if you’re like me, then you get into a slump and you have to get out! But, what do you do? How do you…
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The Creative Keepsake Holiday Journal: Book 1 Autumn and Thanksgiving
The Creative Keepsake Holiday Journal: Book 1 is almost ready for release! Yes, it’s true! I’ll have a new ‘book baby soon. What that means for you is that you’ll have a new…
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Spiritual Survival in a Changing World- Woman At Rest series
Our spiritual survival in a changing world depends on one thing. We have to reach out to the only one with hands big enough, shoulders strong enough and a mind clear enough to…
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How to have more joy when life knocks you down
How do you have more joy? That was a question I asked myself numerous times during the turmoil of my final two years of corporate life. I was a Christian. I should be…
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When God calls your heart home – eliminate the stuffocation
Some women face a struggle to quit their full-time job when God calls your heart home. I know I did. Before I gave my four-week notice at work, I struggled with the should-I…
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Be still my soul when God calls you to a season of rest
Do you tackle or tiptoe? I’ll admit, I’ve done my fair share of tiptoeing. I answered one of those personality tests 20 years ago which identified my personality as a ‘peacemaker.’ The type…
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How to get your creative juices flowing
How to get your creative juices flowing. If you’re anything like me and other creatives, you have those moments when the creative flow stops. You need and long for, even pray for, a…
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When Mother’s Day Hurts
When Mother’s Day hurts, sometimes we moms don’t want to admit it. This year I went against the grain. I posted in Social Media on the day after that I really “got it”…
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How to make your dreams come true
How do you make your dreams come true? Have you found yourself saying, “I don’t have time to ________?” You can fill in the blank with anything you’ve wanted to do but ‘didn’t…
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When Life Throws You a Curveball, What do you do?
When life throws you a curveball, what do you do? I know the old cliche is “hit it out of the park.’ Let’s face it, that’s a cliche. Sometimes cliches can get on…
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National Encourage a Young Writer Day
National Encourage a Young Writer Day is observed each year on April 10th. While we may not know who originated the day, we can still have fun celebrating and supporting the young writers…
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How to meet with God without going to church
Do you think you can only meet with God when you are sitting in your seat at church? I know many Christians who are trapped in this belief. So, it makes it really…
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5 Gratitude Thoughts a Day
Here is a very simple journal activity and I would like to challenge everyone to finish out the month doing this (if you haven’t been already). Write down 5 different things daily that…
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Creative prayer ideas to revitalize your prayer life
Has your prayer life become boring and ho-hum? Has the popular ‘bullet’ journal type prayer activity become cumbersome or too detailed for your busy life? Then you, my sweet friend, may need to…
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When You Pray and Don’t Get An Answer
Have you ever prayed about something and it didn’t seem as though there was an answer from heaven? You prayed daily about it and it just didn’t seem as though God was listening.…
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What’s today’s headline in your head?
Today’s Headline! Breaking News! I’m going to make it! That’s a refreshing headline to read, isn’t it? When’s the last time you saw happy and uplifting headlines like: I’m Blessed! Things are working…
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If you’re happy and you know it tell your face
If you’re happy and you know it…..tell your face. Not quite what you were expecting? Did you start to sing the little song that you teach kids in Sunday School? Have you ever…
