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Am I Holding Out Words of Hope and Life?

April 26, 2022
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| Categories: Coaching Your Friends, Coaching Your Kids, Coaching Your Spouse, Coaching Yourself, Encouragement, Grace, Hope, Ministry and Serving, Uncategorized

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
    and those who love it will eat its fruits.”

proverbs 18:21

I remember one of the most hopeless seasons in my life. I felt despair at the thought of living through another day of uncertainty and sadness. I couldn’t imagine trying to put on a happy face free from mascara stains in order to homeschool my kids.

I’m so thankful for the people who took my hand and sat with me in my hopeless feelings, listened to my frustration and prayed…

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Am I Living Congruently with Who God Says I Am?

June 21, 2021
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| Categories: Coaching Yourself, Identity of a Believer, Thinking, Uncategorized

It has been a few months since the bitter, cold day that our sweet rabbit, Cocoa, gave birth to her four babies.

It was a day that Cocoa acted on her feelings instead of the realities and truth of her situation. The result was quite horrific to see. The ensuing tragedy gave me a terrifically helpful illustration to remember going forward.

It’s also lead me to ask this week’s question:

“Am I living congruently with who God says I am?…

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Seeking the Savior in the Stress – Week 7 – The Profound Impact of Our Own Words

April 16, 2018
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| Categories: Self Speak, Stress

The kids and I sprawled out on the partly shaded trampoline with our books. The gentle, spring wind blew magnolia petals onto us. The sunshine and perfect, sixty-five-degree temperature were just too much for them, though. Every time I attempted to move us toward our homeschool lessons, they giggled or tried to insert a joke. Once again, I had tried to create a great school memory but feelings of failure were creeping in.

My husband, though a ways away, could sense that I was getting frustrated in getting nowhere with…

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