Several years ago I was among a group of ten women headed to Central Asia on a mission trip. With stringent weight and size limits for our bags internationally and…
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How did you feel about opening your report cards? Looking at your college grades? Your yearly review at work? Despite being a good student, I was always apprehensive that somehow…
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Have you ever looked in a mirror in horror as you realized how you really looked? My perspective of what others see when they look at me is often skewed…
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Whatever your leadership role—with your children, a ministry, a team, a small group, a business, or whatever—quit doing it all yourself! Good leaders constantly look for their own replacements and…
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Our American culture is quite health-conscious, but apparently most of us disregard what we know to be true about being healthy. We are a country of overeaters and overachievers, both…
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Disorder drives me crazy! My workspace needs at least some semblance of order; my computer files need to make sense; and my daily life requires a plan if I ever…
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Several months ago I planted some flowers in our back yard that will bud out twice a year. Unfortunately, other plants in that spot had to be dug up and…
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Like many of you, I love to hear good speakers and great ideas, but they often unintentionally encourage me (and maybe you) to simply copy the way they do things…
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What would it be like to go to an English Literature class and never read a story? What if you attended a watercolor class where you had a great time…
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Our world of technology gives us access to more ideas than we can ever implement. Often I find myself overwhelmed as I read blogs and articles about ways to…
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