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When Life Changes With One Word – Cancer
When I looked at the September calendar every week was filled to the brim with events and activities. I braced myself for a busy month and stood at the starting line ready to run. Before the first week came to an end, my plans were altered, my heart was heavy, and everything normal had to be set aside. When I got the call that confirmed my dad’s cancer, the weight of every letter of that word pounded deeply within my chest with a huge question mark at the end. C-A-N-C-E-R-? My heart hurt. My stomach churned and I immediately felt
It’s Time For a GIVEAWAY!
I love sharing with you ways that we can make a difference in our community and around the world. And I love giving away beautiful things that come from companies that are investing in helping others come to Christ. I’m so excited to share with you a simple, fun way you can impact families, communities and the future of men, women, and children in remote African villages. This week I am giving away a beautiful handmade necklace made by one of the artisans of this lovely company Karama! All you have to do to enter the giveaway is follow the
Clarify Your Calling – Week 5
Welcome to Week 5 of Clarify Your Calling! I am so glad you are here! This might be my favorite week yet! If you missed the other posts in this series, you can find them here: Week 1: You Are Called Week 2: Don’t Pursue Your Passion, Pursue God’s Plan Week 3: The Next Step Week 4: Finding Confidence In My Calling And now for WEEK 5: What Will They Think of Me? I let her words play over and over in my mind. “You are too young to do that.” I began thinking maybe I was too young. Maybe
Clarify Your Calling – Week 4
Welcome to Week 4 of Clarify Your Calling! I’m so glad you are here! If you missed the other posts in this series you can find them here: Week 1: You Are Called Week 2: Don’t Pursue Your Passion, Pursue God’s Plan Week 3: The Next Step I tucked my legs beneath the wooden school desk and crossed my ankles as the teacher announced our grades in front of the entire class. I loved school, but something about this part made me squirm. Knowing I would get a good grade, but not the best grade made me question if I
Clarify Your Calling – Week 3
Welcome to Week 3 of Clarify Your Calling! If you are just now joining us check out the other posts in this series: Week 1: God Is Calling You Week 2: Don’t Pursue Your Passion, Pursue God’s Plan It’s easy to get my heart fixed on a goal, a desire…a big dream. I plan, prepare, learn, and do all I can to reach the destination of the ultimate place of success. For me, it’s a desire to help people who hurt – the ones who feel like they don’t have a place to voice their pain. It’s to embrace the
Clarify Your Calling – Week 2
Welcome to Week 2 of Clarify Your Calling! Have you ever felt like God is telling you to do something big for Him, yet you feel unqualified and inadequate to complete the task? As I struggle with my own call as a writer, I often think, “I’m not cut out for this”. If I had a degree in journalism, knew every grammar rule including the ones that I can’t pronounce, and could throw together a piece of writing without dependence on God’s strength, wisdom, and clarity, I would be doing everything in my own power. Without God, it’s not a
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