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Baby Rolls, Stretch Marks, and Wrinkles
Posted on September 20, 2013 2 Comments
I am mad and fed up. Fed up with the expectation that culture and media impresses on women. Mad that women all over the world doubt their worth because of the way they look or because of the shape of their bodies. How did I arrive on this soap box today? It started with a […]
It’s Friday Night…Are you dating your spouse?
Posted on June 22, 2013 Leave a Comment
This may be the shortest blog I ever write so let me get right to the point. Are you dating your spouse? If you aren’t, someone else will. Maybe that someone is not another person, but a job, or a hobby. I have recently been personally convicted on this question. I was driving past the […]
The Power of Women ~ A Blog Series…Do women postpone their calling?
Posted on May 17, 2013 Leave a Comment
The Postponement Theory The conversation began when the professor in my first master’s class asked me if I was postponing my calling to get more education. My instructor said that she has noted many women of our time who postpone their calling because they felt they needed more education to do what God had called […]
The Power of Women – A Blog Series…Today we are talking about emPOWERment!
Posted on May 6, 2013 1 Comment
By definition, the word empower means: to invest with power. To equip or supply with an ability; enable (Dictionary, 2013). By this definition, you would think that “empowerment” is something that happened to you through the teaching, mentorship, or advocacy of another person. But look at how the women below describe their experiences with empowerment. […]
The Power of Women – A Blog Series
Posted on April 30, 2013 Leave a Comment
The Power of Women – Marked with a Purpose Every day, I have the privilege to work with women who feel a calling on their lives. There is a fire and a passion that burns deep within them. Its voice cries, “There is something more. Something bigger than I can achieve by my own knowledge, skill, or […]
Making ‘Change’ your Playground of Life
Posted on January 21, 2013 Leave a Comment
She who wants to have right without wrong, Order without disorder, Does not understand the principles Of heaven and earth. She does not know how Things hang together. -Chuang Tzu, -fourth century B.C. Although we don’t admit it, change is a feared enemy. Stability, security, and balance are what comforts us. Take a look at […]
How to Become an Everyday Hero
Posted on December 17, 2012 Leave a Comment
It is hard to get past the tragedies of this week. I would like to write about something warm and fuzzy, maybe a new puppy or a Chia Pet. But that would not be the reality that any of us are living in at the moment. We are faced with unanswerable and raw questions. One […]
Girl Meets Self 