Shattering Negative Body Image
When you look in the mirror, what to you see? What do you say?I developed the habit of saying some pretty unkind things to the woman in the mirror. Here are 3 things I did that helped me stop.
Making Memorials | Taking Time to Reflect
Remembering is a vital part of of our daily walk with Christ. You are more today than you were years ago in the past.
To Be Clothed in Truth, We Need a Better Stylist
The Holy Spirit helps us by keeping us from wearing an identity that does not belong to us because He knows exactly who God created us to be.
The Measure of the Belt of Truth
If there is one item in my wardrobe that never lies, it’s my belt. My jeans will stretch and shrink. I once washed a pair of well worn jeans, held them up to my body, and was like, who’s pants are these. I’ve stretched and pulled on a shirt, obviously left in the dryer for too…
Banking the Coals for a Fire in Your Prayer Life
I have a great group of ladies in my life. I recommend every woman get a small group of spiritually powerful women to encourage and inspire them. We are all so different. We have different goals and life backdrops going on but when we all show up at the same time on a given Friday morning…
You Can’t Have It All…but you can have the best life for you.
Your best life is the one you create with intentions, not the one your are forced into because of circumstances.
Talk to the head, talking about conflict
Often when we are faced with conflict, how we respond can effect our lives forever. Do you hope that if you let things die down, things can be sorted out later. I can attest to living by that very idea. But in reality the best time to resolve conflict is in the immediate. Can you…
The Antidote for an Addiction to Praise
I am a writer, I like being heard. Most people do. As a writer and a long time people pleaser, I love when people say “good job” or tell me an article was inspiring. If we are honest we all want to be great at what we do. It’s the end goal for most of…
Preparing Your Heart for Gratitude
My ugly brown boots prepared my hear to be grateful for what I have. They also taught me not let frustration convince me to throw out what I should be thankful for.
Monster thoughts under your bed?
As a kid my hand never slipped over the edge of the bed. To do so was certain death. In the darkness of my room, there were monsters. During the day, I knew under the bed was too full of dirty clothes to even fit a monster, but in the dark uncertainty meant danger. Are you…
Taking back the keys to your heart
Don’t wait until you are crumbling to built a support network of people in you life. Start giving your keys to good trustworthy friends. The kind who will redecorate your life and leave goodies in your fridge.
Regarding Gratitude and Regrets
We all had our Holiday events and I hope you had chance to practice gratitude and truly step back and love the people around you. So the follow up question is, What would you change? The best thing about Christmas being right around the corner from Thanksgiving is the fact that we can do some…
Obstacles to Gratitude
Do you want to increase the level of gratitude in your home, marriage and relationships? In the previous post we talked about the terrible cost of ingratitude and how it effects our lives. I asked readers to identify if they were living with the effects of ingratitude? Is it yourself that tends to respond negatively to…
The Terrible Cost of Ingratitude
This month you hear more about gratitude than any other time of the year. With the holidays around the corner it is a great way to give us pause and go into the gift giving season with better motives. Gratitude is not a natural human response. When we are young we expect our needs to be…
Giving the gift of Tech Fearlessly this Christmas
How Do You Choose? Choosing the right tablet can seem daunting. There is no shortage of options for giving tech, but my first priority is for my kids to be safe online. The technology is in place at a price we can all afford Right now Kindle Fire, this powerful little tablet, is available from…