Category: life lessons
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The Self-Esteem Lesson I Learned From Wrapping a Gift Too Creatively
You’d think by the time you’re old enough to be a grandparent that you’d have this lesson engraved in your brain. Not so much. Why do we struggle?
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If You’re Wondering How God Could Use You, Maybe This Will Help
God can use simple — and beautiful — experiences to impart inspiration and life lessons. Today, I had that privilege. I hope it touches you, too.
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My Cat Understands the Power and Blessing of Her Master’s Hand
Tori the Cat can seem quite selfish in her persistence to get attention, but this intense focus she has reminds me that I, too, should seek the hand of my Master.
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Correction = Love in God’s Math, but It’s Harder Than Algebra
I don’t handle criticism well. I aim to be perfect to avoid criticism. I aim, not attain it. Which God knows. And (oh, my wounded pride) so does my husband.
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The Cat Analogy: Short, Sweet, and to the (Clawed) Point
When my cat took over my lap and kneaded her claws into my thigh, she did much more than scratch the surface. She penetrated my heart.
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Faith in Jesus Is Like Trust in the COVID Jab
Trust in the COVID vaccine seems an apt illustration — a tangible and timely one — for our dependence on Jesus Christ alone for salvation.
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It’s All Fun and Games Until Your DIY Project Goes Up in Smoke
We feel a certain pride when we’re able to fix something ourselves and save money doing it. But sometimes DIY isn’t the best option. Then what do you do?
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Before You Can ‘Trust and Obey’ You Must Listen When God Whispers — How?
“I am training you to listen and act so that I can co-create with you as we write.” That’s what I heard God say to me.
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How a UTI Showed Me What Truth Looks Like to an Unbeliever
In my fear and distress in the midnight hours, I had missed the details in the description that might have calmed my fear.
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What Must You Conquer to ‘Possess the Land’ God Has Promised You?
Caleb had audacious faith. Faith enough to silence the naysayers all around him. Faith that God could win the battle for a prize piece of land.
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So You Want to Reconcile With Someone You Once Loved?
Five years ago, I gave a speech that reveals how my decision to do the right thing led to reconciliation with my brother Scott.
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This Is Why You Should Make Small Moves in the Right Direction
Have you ever felt stuck? Unable to move forward? An experience at a traffic light moved me into gear so I could get this body in motion.
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The Best Way to Appreciate a Gift Is to Use It Well
Our talents are not our property; we are simply God’s servants stewarding the gifts He has given us by using them well.
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Do These Brake Lights Make My Rear Look Big?
And other questions pertaining to the Christian life Nothing is more commanding than brake lights on the vehicle in front of you. The traffic light may be green, but if the car in front of you has stepped on the brakes and you see red brake lights, you will stop too (unless you are looking […]
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COVID-19 Can Bring Out the Best in All of Us
In this difficult time, try the Golden Rule. It might provide you the peace you crave.
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Have You Picked a Word for 2020?
I Chose a Phrase Instead: “Jesus, take my head.” “Let me have your head,” the massage therapist told me. She was working on my neck and shoulder muscles and needed me to give her the full weight of my head while I simply relaxed. It was my first massage in more than a decade, and […]
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This Is How to Be a Winner Even When You Lose
The definition of winning is much broader than the number on a visible or unseen scoreboard. What’s more, Charlie Sheen is NOT the epitome of the term
All Things Work Together 