I have been to my share of recovery-related support groups and one thing I’ve always appreciated about the 12-step format is the advice to “Take the best and leave the rest.” In other words, when you hear some bit of…
Read MoreFriends and Readers, Today I have the pleasure of introducing to you my friend and colleague, Coach Michelle Hill. Please enjoy her special message, below, on the topic of Spiritual Wellness. For more, visit her regularly at Pushy Prophet Girl…
Read MoreImages of the Holy Spirit always denote an active, living energy and movement: Fire, River, Wind, Rain… There is a natural flow to our spiritual lives and to any type of growth we experience. But sometimes we get stuck. Sometimes…
Read MoreBeyond Resolutions is coming! Beyond Resolutions is coming! Well, I don’t have a midnight rider, but I do want to shout it out: our BEYOND RESOLUTIONS Journal-Coaching Challenge begins tomorrow. I am accepting registration through next Sunday, 1/19/14. Anyone not…
Read MoreYou’ve heard, I’m sure, of “the straight and narrow” – the Way of the Lord – God’s Righteous Path. How is it that, after 54 years, I am only now learning the depth of that truth and what it requires….
Read MoreLet’s do this together. Let’s make 2014 a year of action, daring, pursuit, exploration. Let’s tell others about our faith and about who we are and about our beautiful dreams. These might be nice, poetic words … but I mean…
Read MoreI know, I know … you’re not even done with Christmas shopping! Don’t worry, I am NOT going to ask you to do anything for the new year. Not yet at least! I just wanted to let you know about…
Read MoreI’m at that point in life where almost everyone on my gift list is an adult – and most of those adults have everything they need. So I’ve transitioned my gift-giving from items to experiences: gift certificates to restaurants or…
Read MorePerhaps I’m showing my age here, but do you remember this nursery rhyme? “Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow…” As with many children’s rhymes written in the 1700’s, this ditty has political and religious connotations, speaking more…
Read MoreI used to be envious of women who had successful ministries and would say, “God gave me this passage to lead me in all that I do.” Sure he did, I thought. He never gave me a Scripture. Oh dear….
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