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to encourage your heart and
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to encourage your heart and
add a lift to your step
Your Impact Is Significant
You're a mom who's raising your children the best way you know how, yet you find yourself second-guessing if you're doing enough. You're a teacher of teenagers, and most days it feels both your words and efforts are going in one ear and out the other. You're writing...
From Ordinary To Extraordinary
You know those kinds of days. Filled with moments that make you smile. Simple pleasures that touch your heart. Almost-insignificant occasions which seem too important to forget. All designed just for you. Or so it appears. From my first sip of my favorite coffee in...
When You’re Tired Of Not Belonging
It was another indication of "you don't belong here." It was an all too familiar message. I was tired of not belonging. I was tired of not measuring up. I was tired of being left out. My heart was hurt, and heavy, and hopeless. Ever been there? Not being chosen to be...
What I Learned This Week – November 8
What did you learn this week? Returning to our Saturday segment "What I Learned," I'd love to hear from you. Was it a life lesson? A new skill? A truth about yourself or God? A new recipe? Something else? The weeks continue to speed by me. Seriously. But this week, I...
Five Minute Friday – Turn
Here we are... embracing another Friday! I'm writing this on Thursday evening as I'm hanging out with some of my favorite people on the planet at #fmfparty (Five Minute Friday party) on Twitter. Goodness, they bless me. Tonight we were talking about writing, and...
We Were Meant To Soar
I'll blame it on my brother. I was always good at that when we were kids. After all, he's my "little brother." Even though he stands inches above me now. It's because of him I'm taking a hard look at my life. If you read yesterday's post, you know what I'm referring...