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What gathers us together…Part 3
Posted on April 17, 2014 1 Comment
Today I had the privilege to write part 3 in the series, What gathers us together, posted on UnitedByLove blog. Each are vignettes of our thoughts on gathering…quick but powerful reads! Enjoy! She gathered together her friends and neighbors and said, “Rejoice with me!” Why do we gather…we gather together to rejoice in a life found in Christ. […]
Tuesday Talk – Reinventing Community
Posted on April 15, 2014 1 Comment
How do you reinvent community? I live in Snoqualmie Valley. A rural community, once known for sprawling farm land that is now facing the integration of middle class suburbia. Snoqualmie Valley is nestled in the best of NW beauty with the nicest and most talented people you could meet. When I think about our community, […]
More than a mid-week recipe…
Posted on April 9, 2014 Leave a Comment
The truth is – I rarely cook. That is great sell for someone who is about to post a recipe for you to try. But honest, it isn’t that I can’t cook, it is that my husband is better at it than me. So first, I would like to say THANK YOU to my husband […]
Tuesday Talk…Today’s topic: Reinvention
Posted on April 8, 2014 2 Comments
Tuesday Talk is about YOU! You are invited to write in with topic suggestion, questions, or great thoughts you want to share. I surely do not have all the answers but know that together we can generate some great conversation and have fun in the process. (Feel free to post your topics, questions, your […]
Why don’t most women call themselves leaders?
Posted on April 1, 2014 Leave a Comment
In a Gallup research poll only 36% of women in business self-identified with the word “leadership”. What do you think is the reason for this? I believe, women define “leadership” different than the world defines leadership. The world teaches us that a “real leader” has a platform, a following, a stage. Think of CEO, Presidents, […]
Going to Indonesia!
Posted on March 28, 2014 1 Comment
Have you ever felt like God was planning your life behind your back? That’s exactly how I (Angela Howard) felt as I sat in a Sunday morning service this past November listening to missionary John Taylor speak. While watching a video of John and Korie’s work in Surabaya, Indonesia I had the unmistakable sense that I […]
The Naked Heart of Vulnerability
Posted on March 25, 2014 2 Comments
There are places in our heart that are only revealed when something is striped from us. A relationship, a title, a physical ability, our beauty, our mind… We have a choice in how we respond. We can respond with pride – with the cover-up of perfectionism or by giving into depression. Or we can […]
Did you know that March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month?
Posted on March 20, 2014 1 Comment
Did you know that March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month? Why is this important? According to the Brain Injury Association of America, each year an estimated 1.7 million children and adults in the United States sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI), and another 795,000 individuals sustain an acquired brain injury (ABI) from nontraumatic causes. […]
What is holding you back?
Posted on March 10, 2014 4 Comments
As a Professional Coach and general cheerleader of human potential, I am always curious to what holds us back as human beings from experiencing a life full of purpose and adventure. When I hear the words, oppression and shame, I don’t immediately think of them as road blocks for the average person. I think of […]
“Twenty Feet from Stardom”
Posted on March 3, 2014 4 Comments
Winning best documentary at last night’s Oscar at the 86th Academy Awards, “Twenty Feet from Stardom” is a riveting reminder that most great things in life are achieved anonymously. In an interview with NPR’s Mandalit del Barco back in June 2013, director and film maker, Morgan Neville said that his goal was to bring the […]
Girl Meets Self 