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Today I am forty. That seems a little unreal, but it is true. Four decades of life. And with that, I want to share with you the best piece of advice I have ever received in those four decades.
And I have received a lot of advice over the years. Some good, and some… well… not so good.
It was only two words but those words that were spoken about eight years ago have stayed with me ever since.
[Read more…] about Remembering The Best Advice Ever On My 40th BirthdayThis vision is for a future time. It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled. If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed.
Habakkuk 2:3: NLT
Wait patiently. Waiting is one thing, but patiently? We don’t want to sit and wait; we want to overcome delays and keep making progress.
[Read more…] about How to Wait (Patiently)By Candid Guest, Jessica Sims
A few weeks ago, the women from our church’s small group went for a ladies night out. It was a much-needed break from our daily responsibilities. The night was full of laughter and stories, everything from church happenings to our fully dysfunctional families that we love oh so dearly.
We were having a great time until someone referenced their previous small group. Immediately the vibe changed. The tension was all over their faces. Whatever it was, it wasn’t a pleasant memory.
These ladies have been friends for years, but I was the new girl they just welcomed in. I asked about the reference to the previous small group and got an unexpected response.
[Read more…] about What is Gossip?“Who do you think you are? You had no business contacting upper management like that!”
I couldn’t hold the tears back anymore. It no longer mattered that I was a grown woman in a conference room, getting verbally gutted by a hungover party boy half my age.
I assumed the status my supervisor’s tone assigned to me and bawled like a child.
[Read more…] about Who Do You Think You Are?By Candid Guest Chyna Nicole
As a single mom, I find myself hanging on by a thread more than I would like to admit. From keeping my time with God consistent, maintaining my health and business, to my child’s school and extracurricular activities, all to come home and have to keep it together to manage my home. Often I find myself running on empty as though I’ve hit a wall. Am I the only one who experience this or feel this way?
[Read more…] about 7 Scriptures to Renew Your Faith When You’re Hanging On By A ThreadToday’s Candid Moment was written by Sheila Schweiger-Rhodes and recorded by Valerie Riese.
“Come now, let’s settle this,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet I will make them white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them white as wool.”
Isaiah 1:18 NLT
Today, I’m doing laundry. Can I admit something to you?
I am the queen of stains. I truly don’t know how I miss my mouth so often, but ultimately, a bite of lunch lands on my blouse.
[Read more…] about The Ultimate Stain RemoverMy youngest is starting Kindergarten in a few weeks (by the time you are reading this, she will have started). Not only is she my youngest, but she won’t be 5 until November, she is a bit behind in her speech, she’s little, and she has no clue what to do when people are mean to her. Seriously, she just sits there and cries.
In a short few weeks, I will be putting her on the bus with her brother. She will hopefully run on the bus with excitement to be going to the same school with him. But I know all too well what can happen on the bus. We have witnessed it over the past couple years.
On one particularly chaotic day, I asked Charlie what the bus driver was doing when all the chaos was ensuing. Be ready to laugh here, my friends.
[Read more…] about Truths to Remember When Walking Into the UnknownRecently, I was at a baseball game, and I noticed how many people were wearing t-shirts with slogans. Some of these were super funny, others were sad or sarcastic, and a few were quite offensive with language I won’t repeat. The whole concept about t-shirts made me think, what would I want to say if I wore a t-shirt? We make ourselves walking billboards, but is the message we are sharing on our t-shirt showing who we are? Who are we allowing to advertise on us for free?
What we choose to wear has a significant influence on how people perceive us. Why? Because if we are wearing a t-shirt that supports something that someone else supports, it can strike up a great conversation and build a connection of comradery, but if it is something someone doesn’t support, be ready for the backlash of hate and for the venom to spew.
[Read more…] about What Does Your T-Shirt Say About You?My good friend Alana and I have been prayer partners for almost ten years now, and podcast partners for about half of that time. One of the funniest moments in our friendship came when we were discussing prayer styles on the Praying Christian Women podcast and both admitted we had envied each other for the way we prayed. Each of us had been secretly wishing our prayer style was more like the other for years!
Alana is ultra-productive in everything she does. She is a prolific author, owner of a growing publishing company and homeschool mom to boot. In her prayer life she is organized and consistent. She has multiple prayer journals, loves lists and sticky notes, and can spend an hour in her “prayer closet” easily.
Then there’s me.
[Read more…] about Ditching the Comparison Game in My Prayer LifeCast your burden on the Lord, [release it] and he will sustain and uphold you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken (slip, fall, or fail).
Psalm 55:22 AMP
A close friend once asked me how I can have peace over a hard situation because we share similar circumstances.
“I pray it away,” I told her, and then realized how trite that sounds to someone who is hurting.
[Read more…] about When Trouble Comes…
