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Own Your Happy

Happy Monday!  I have a question for you. Have you been Owning your Happy lately? If you read my first book, Happy ANYWAY, you will know that each chapter ends with “Own your happy” section. I decided today to grab all of those sections and put them in one place for you.  I double-dog-dare you […]

September 29, 2024

Happiness

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Balancing Happiness: Spirit, Soul, and Body

Hey there, Beautiful Soul! 🌟 Let’s chat about a topic that’s close to my heart: finding balance and happiness by nurturing all parts of who we are, our spirit, soul, and body. For starters, the Lord showed me a long time ago that he is so extremely in every area and that what makes him […]

September 15, 2024

Happiness, Love

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Ignite Your Happiness Today

Let’s be real—life isn’t always perfect, and neither are we. But that doesn’t mean we can’t find happiness in the midst of the chaos. Happiness isn’t about having everything go smoothly; it’s about how we choose to see the world around us. Proverbs 15:15 says, “Happy people always enjoy life.” And guess what? You can […]

August 13, 2024

Happiness

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Could there be a lil Victim in your coffee?

It’s so subtle. Victim mentality shows up in the shadows. It’s not always overt. It can sneak into an insignificant lil moment where you just feel sorry for yourself the smallest bit. It only needs a tiny hole to get in like a mouse or an odor. And it will stink up your entire day. […]

July 8, 2024

Happiness, Uncategorized

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Do hard things and Do things hard

Ask my boys who are now young men and they will both tell you I said this to them constantly…”Do hard things!” Tonight I watched the best movie with Gavin, my oldest and my daughter-in-love, Mckenzie. The main character of the movie, Brooke Shields, made me laugh so hard and inspired this blog. Tonight, I […]

June 24, 2024

Garrison doing hard things

Goals

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Grace, Grace, and More Grace

Ingredients of Grace: GratitudeUnderstandingAttitude of HumilityCommitment to forgivenessExcessive amounts of Love Here’s what I keep finding over and over when talking with people, working with people, and living with people: Grace, Grace, and more GRACE is needed for them as they deal with me and for me as I deal with them. If I don’t […]

June 17, 2024

Relationships

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Start now

What do you wish was different in your life? Stop what you’re doing and write it down. Now ask yourself this question: What can I do now to change this? Nooooooo, WRONG ANSWER – whatever you do, do NOT do that! Do NOT ask yourself THAT question! A few weeks ago, that is EXACTLY what […]

June 10, 2024

Happiness, Uncategorized

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Happy Monday from the South Pacific!

Talofa! Bula! Aloha! When you don’t know what you want it’s probably time to start enjoying what you have. GRATITUDE sometimes helps you see you actually already have what you want. The more you enjoy what you have, your JOY is attractive and you’ll be far more likely of skipping a long right up to […]

June 3, 2024

Peace

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Who is God and who are you?

First, who is God? I sensed in my heart yesterday in worship that many don’t know God as El Shaddai and Jehovah Jireh for me to share with you WHO GOD IS when it comes to this part of who He is. El Shaddai means“God Almighty” or“God All-Sufficient” That means, according to His Word (that […]

May 27, 2024

Faith & Hope

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Blessings and Hindrances 

When God wants to bless you, He puts a person  in your life.  When the enemy wants to trip you up and get you off your course, he puts a person in your life.  Your life matters and so choose your close circle wisely.  Pray this right now over yourself and those you love: Lord, connect […]

May 21, 2024

Happiness, Peace, Relationships

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