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What is Your Ripple Effect?
“What we do now echoes in eternity.” —Marcus Aurelius One recent morning I was listening to the book of Joshua & cleaning house, when a familiar story came on my audio Bible: The story of Achan in Joshua 6-7. Achan’s Destruction In this passage, after Joshua & the ...
Leadership, Living Free, Relationships
Lead Yourself First
Many of us have good advice for the people around us. If Janet would just _____, she’d feel better. If Bill would stop _____, he may get a promotion! I wish my son would _____. He’d be able to settle down with a nice girl & get his life together. I’m sure the world would ...
Forgiveness, Friends & Dating, Living Free, Relationships, Wholeness
How We Can Stop “Filling in People’s Blanks”
In recent weeks, I’ve noticed an unpleasant little habit we girls (& guys!) sometimes have. I call it “Filling in the Blanks” for other people, and it looks something like this: Instead of communicating with our friends & family, spouse, coworkers or whomever, we make ...
Blessings, Friends & Dating, Leadership, My Story, Relationships
Thankful Project {Day 4} – The Focus Institute
One of the most defining experiences of my life thus far has to be my semester at The Focus Leadership Institute (formerly FFI/The Focus on the Family Institute) in Colorado Springs, CO. In a nutshell, the Institute’s goal is to transform 88 young people’s lives (ages 19-26) in one ...
Blessings, Devos, Forgiveness, God's Love, Living Free, My Story, Relationships
4 Biggest Benefits of Unity
Friends, it is critical that we understand that God expresses Himself in an environment of unity. ~Dr. Tony Evans This phrase keeps coming to my mind since Dr. Evans first tweeted it. We can pursue God all day long – long-winded prayers, quiet times, doing the church thing – but if ...
Confessions, Forgiveness, Friends & Dating, God's Love, Living Free, Relationships, Wholeness
Uproot Insecurity: How to Regain Your Confidence
Insecurities. We all have them… but do we know why? Recently I was reminded of a primary source of our insecurity, something I believe the Holy Spirit laid on my heart one day as I was going about my business. He gave me a little assignment, and now I’m passing it onto you! 1. ...
Culture, Friends & Dating, Inspiration, Praise, Relationships
Go Ahead: Make Her Day!
“Give to everyone what you owe them: If… respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.” {Rom 13} Here’s a little challenge for us ladies: Why don’t we start telling each other the good we see in each other… & often? I don’t mean just praising each ...
3 Ways To Be Unhappy
“Because Of You” by Kelly Clarkson I will not make the same mistakes that you did I will not let myself cause my heart so much misery I will not break the way you did, you fell so hard I’ve learned the hard way to never let it get that far Because of you I never stray too far ...
Beauty, Devos, Inspiration, Masculinity & Femininity, Relationships
Beauty Does.
Beauty is as beauty does. Yesterday morning I had a vision of a lovely woman decked out in a long, beautiful dress. She was glamorous and beautiful, walking gracefully across the room toward her destination. The scene was a ball, and I had the sense that she was en route to (or arriving at) a ...