Are You Gentle With Your Body? When I ask the question, “Are you gentle with your body?” what’s the first answer that comes to mind? For most of us, the honest answer is no. We tend to be hard on our bodies—both in the way we treat them and even in how we think about them. We push. […]
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With all the noise, division, and constant change in the world today, do you ever feel like you’ve lost touch with your true self—your deep-down, God-given identity? It’s easy to slip into “survival mode” just to get along, succeed, or keep the peace. But somewhere along the way, we realize: we’ve drifted. We’ve lost our
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I hope you are having a good summer so far. Plenty of opportunities for picnics and get-togethers. Often, I find that there are bowls of nuts set out at gatherings. Sometimes they pass out nuts on airplanes and you can buy bags of them in airports. Easy, healthy snack to carry, right? When you are
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”I’m so tired.” 40 years ago I said it. I was diagnosed with Chronic Epstein Barr Syndrome. A lifelong case of mononeucleosis. Add on to that I was a single parent working full time. I took naps on my lunch hour. I still take naps. But I was tired. Fast forward to 2017. Not only was
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I want to tell you a personal story you may relate to. Seven years ago, I was 11 years into a very happy marriage after two previous disastrous marriages. I had finally found the godly man I had been wanting all along. What was surprising was that he was 8 ½ years younger than me
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To wrap up February on the subject of Love, I’d like to share a tale of two women. Our first woman is Ellen. Ellen is a divorced Christian woman in midlife who would love to get married yet feels very discouraged. She has dated a few guys and ventured out into dating apps but
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All you need is love. Brings back great memories of the Beatles and singing along to that great tune. But the truth is – the greatest commandment that God gave us is all about Love: You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your strength, and with all your mind;
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Here is a story you might relate to.. My dad died around 5 am in Arizona in the summer. I was there when he drew is last breath. These are the three things I did after that happened: I cried. Hard. My dad and I had a very special relationship and it was very hard
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Happy New Year! I hope that you have had some relaxing time these past few weeks or maybe you have been running around like a “chicken with your head cut off” going to parties and get-togethers. Either way, you are probably ready to start the new year off with doing something new. Generally, if you
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Greetings and Happy Advent Season! I hope you are doing well as we launch into this month of December and holiday gatherings. I’ve been off the grid for a bit – I was practicing my own self-care coaching in recovering from a bug. But I’m back! Today, let’s talk about something most of us look
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