Category: Misc
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Five Conversation Starters for Summer Evangelism
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So many of us are doing summer swim lessons or swim team with our kids this summer. This means plenty of opportunities to talk with other moms during practice. Are you up for a challenge? Last week, in the same day, I met two new women and listened to their…
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5 Resources to Enrich Your Prayer Life
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If you and I sit over coffee and I invite you into a conversation about prayer, how would you respond? Would you feel anxious, guilty, excited, or just plain curious? Oh, I hope you’d be excited to talk about what the Lord is showing you in prayer, and to hear…
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A Celebration of Life
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Three years ago today, my dad shed his earthly tent– rife with cancer–and met Jesus face to face. I had the privilege and opportunity to speak at his celebration service, and want to share my talk with you. A few reasons why… My dad wasn’t perfect, and as you’ll read,…
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Personality Tests: Help or Hindrance?
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The Enneagram is all the rage right now, along with the MBTI, DISC, CliftonStrengths personality tests. Have you taken one…or all of them? Or are you sick and tired of hearing about them? I’m a little late to the game with the Enneagram, and I’m pretty sure I might be…
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Ideas for How to Cultivate a Faithful Prayer Life
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So often, I hear women speak of how difficult it is to be faithful in prayer for others. This can be especially true in the child-rearing years when sleep schedules vary, sleep needs vary, and sickness visits unexpectedly. It can also be true when the demands of your life are…
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Resource Roundup
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I’m a bit of a resource geek. I want to be a lifelong learner, one who sets her face toward wisdom (Pr. 17:24), listens to wisdom (Pr. 13:14), increases in wisdom (Pr. 9:9), and much more! And, as each of these Proverbs suggest, a primary source for growing is through listening…
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Books I’m Reading in 2018
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It’s been said, “Good leaders are good readers,” and I agree. To read is to learn. And in order for people to learn from us, we must first be learners (and from sources other than books, I might add). And, while deserving of another blog post, I’ll insert that I…
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The Powerful Position of Suffering
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Do you feel like you lack the power of God? I know I do. I feel my lack more often that I care to admit. It’s not that I regularly walk a powerless life as a believer. But certain areas of life seem to be lacking. It’s like amnesia of…
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Favorite Podcasts
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I love learning! I want to keep my mind sharp, learn new things, be called higher, and be sharpened by other believers. I’ve found podcasts to be one helpful tool in this endeavor, and thought I’d pass them on in hopes that they will serve you, too. I have a…
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A Testimony of Life in Lieu of Loss
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Eleven years ago last month, I was diagnosed with a rare form of uterine cancer, Leiomyosarcoma. What began with a routine annual Ob/GYN exam, quickly turned into multiple scans, a referral to a Gynecological oncologist, more scans, a referral to a Reproductive Endrocrinologist, yet further scans, a changed diagnosis, and…