How’d you score on last week’s Personal Growth quiz? Take it here, if you haven’t already. To be honest, most of us don’t score very high. In a world that is chaotic, confusing, and overwhelming, it’s not easy to live intentionally and with great clarity. Not many of know what our strengths are although we […]
Check-up, children, christian, Family of Orign, Friendships, Life Coaching, Marriage, parenting, Quiz, Relationship, SpouseWe all know how important regular health exams and doctor visits are for the maintenance of our physical well-being. They detect problems we can’t see and provide solutions we don’t have. But what about the rest of your life? Is it healthy? Is your Real Life the best it can be? What if there are problems you’re […]
abundant life, christian, intentional, Life Coaching, personal growthHey MOPS and MOPSNext Moms! I’ve got three new parenting talks for your groups. Three Life Coaching Tools for Moms: Do you feel overwhelmed by the seemingly endless needs of your family? Are you tired and depleted wondering how you are going to get it all done? Do you ever feel resentful, like you are doing all […]
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Saturday night at church was rough. I’ve been riding the edge of some challenging thoughts and circumstances for some time now, wondering where God was in the midst of my struggles, but on Saturday night I fell in. I was overwhelmed by fear, anger, and hurt (all the fun emotions) and could not stop crying. I’ve […]
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Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. Time is running out. So the big question is: Have you completed everything on your Christmas to-do list? Most years for me, the answer is “almost” and then I run around like crazy trying to tie up all the loose ends to make sure the Christmas spirit is palpable at my […]
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There is a man at my church, a very nice man, who doesn’t recognize me half the time. It’s become a bit comical because I know him pretty well. I know his lovely wife. I know his kids too. And whenever I don’t wear makeup to church, he walks right past me as if I’m […]
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This is our nativity scene this year. I know. It looks a bit bleak, doesn’t it? No, my toddlers didn’t eat baby Jesus or break the head off the magi, although that’s not out of the realm of possibilities. We did this on purpose. And you can too…to bring the Christmas story alive for your […]
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If you are looking for a fun event with yummy food, great auction items and an inspiring message, join us at Rockland Community Church, 17 S Mt Vernon Country Club Rd, Golden, CO: Hello friends and neighbors! We welcome you all to our 5th Annual Rockland MOPS Silent Auction / Brunch. This will be held on Wednesday, […]
Last month I wrote about the “whys” behind implementing chores for your children, in the hope that I might motivate, encourage or simply remind you of the benefits of family responsibility, especially when it all seems like an uphill battle. On the days when no one wants to do their chores, when I seem to be […]
children, chores, christian parenting, responsibility
Wow! What an honor to be the speaker at Family in Christ women’s retreat at the beautiful Mount Vernon Country Club in Golden. We spent the entire day talking about what I consider to be one of the most important spiritual disciplines and the foundation of our relationship with God, abiding. Abiding is “to keep up […]
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