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"I'm so angry!" My chest pounded and my words were stern. Tom had just informed me that a party we’d planned to attend was cancelled. I’m not an angry person, so I surprised myself with my strong feelings. The occasion was to have been a ...
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Oh hi there; you don’t recognize me? I’m Myra the organizer, wearing a different cap today while I help you improve your home. I launched a home organizing and staging business in 2003. I continue to work with clients, though not as often since I ...
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We didn't want our vacation to end, so we all met at a par-3 course before we headed back home. The guys played and we girls drove the golf carts with the kids. (I like to call myself girl.) I can't say I was thrilled ...
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Would it surprise you to know that my favorite moments from our lovely, cool mountain retreat involved watching Cat trucks move dirt? Sounds crazy, huh? It might make more sense if I told you our eighteen-month-old grandson sat on my lap and intently watched three ...
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Christian influencers often exhort believers to dream big and go after their passions. Do you ever feel left out or inadequate because you haven’t stated an overarching vision for your life? Do you feel less significant to God or the world if you’re not driven ...
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What do you do when you’re weighed down with heaviness and sadness? I asked myself this question last week. Why was I carrying such weight inside? I suspected a couple of conversations triggered my feelings. One, with my neighbor friends, veered into the topic of ...
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Have you ever opened your front door and been engulfed in a mouth-watering aroma from the oven? I often experienced this as a young girl after school. Mama would bake immense loaves of bread that bulged from their pans, begging to be sliced. Nothing smells ...
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I was a teenager on spring break in Gulf Shores, Alabama, mesmerized by a group of hippie-looking young people on the beach. They swayed and sang, “We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord… and we pray that our unity will ...
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My days were brightened by some super cute kids last week. Our grandkids giggled, made up silly games and imagined pretend scenarios. Over and over I thought about Jesus’ command to be like little children before we enter the Kingdom of God. As I played ...
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If I were to ask who you mentor, would you shrug and give me a quizzical look? If you answered, "I don’t mentor," I’d say you mentor folks right now in your own circle. In your workplace, your church, or social groups you influence others ...
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I’m terrible at asking for emotional support. I mostly keep my feelings to myself. How can I expect a friend to understand my loss when it seems small in comparison to hers? My sadness shouldn’t take up space in a realm where other folks have ...
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When God answers a desperate prayer, it’s like heaven on earth. It doesn’t get much better. But what about when we don’t see our prayers answered? How do you feel when some situations never change? During a FaceTime conversation recently with my daughter, Dawn, and ...
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