…when your passion, purpose, people, and place come together. When we begin to discover and walk out our passion, I…
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Confused?
If so, you know that it isn’t from God because… … God doesn’t stir us up into confusion; he brings…
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Setting the Compass For Your Life: Writing Your Mission and Vision Statements
You know, as I go about writing each little piece for Born to Bloom, I seem to want to start…
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Putting the Pieces of YOU together
“When your inner and outer worlds are congruent, the pieces all seem to fit…everything clicks. If you know at the…
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Accept, and Embrace, How God Made You
Put down your clever, and pick up your ordinary. We keep ourselves out of our creative spirit by trying to…
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Burying Your Talent–Pushing Your Buds Under
You can try…but it won’t work. No matter where you are or who you’re with—your God-given talent will express itself….
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Don’t Try To Run Away
JONAH (insert Jane–and…YOUR name, perhaps??) RUNS FROM THE LORD One day, while making my bed and having a conversation with…
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What’s Your Excuse…What to do when your excuse bag is EMPTY!!
Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses. ~George Washington Carver (chemist…
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Blooming (Becoming) Is a Process
“You mustn’t fret. There is no arriving, ever. It is all a continual becoming.” ~ Joan Anderson, “A Year By…
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The Power & Impact of One
It is the pattern throughout Creation. One child, one man, can swing the balance of the universe. ~ Madeleine…
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Have An Eternal Perspective
“Living with eternity in mind will infuse us with a joy and purpose that can sustain us in daily life,…
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You Can’t Change People: Me, Mike Huckabee, and Mom
You can’t change people. So quit trying. And, besides that, we aren’t supposed to try and change people. Not…
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Your Personality Type (luggage)
Let me tell you about the SECOND MOST HELPFUL AND LIFE-CHANGING BOOK I’ve ever read. The first is obvious but…
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Spiritual Gifts (luggage)
What could be more amazing and precious than discovering that we have been given spiritual gifts! Not a bicycle. Not…
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Natural Abilities/Talents (luggage)
Psalm 139 (and many other passages) clearly state that God deliberately and carefully created me exactly the way I am….
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Life Experiences: Discovering Our Passions and Purpose (luggage)
Life experiences, combined with your personality type, spiritual gifts, and natural abilities, can also lead you to your purpose…
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Damage
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who…
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Shame
Shame is the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love…
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Face-to-Face With Our Weaknesses
and knowing that He knew… and He knows… and He still loves us. Each and every one of us. And…
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Regrets (baggage)
We all have them. And the older we get, the more we seem to collect. We begin to believe…
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Anger–Stop Stuffing It! (baggage)
I know that anger isn’t funny but when I looked at photos of angry people I could feel my stomach…
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