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Take Your MEDS!

Wanta know something I just learned this weekend?  It’s too good to not share… So what if I told you I could write you a prescription for a wonder drug that has the potential of changing your life? And it won’t even cost you a dime. Not a doctor’s visit or even a telemedicine call. Just […]

March 7, 2023

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Relationship Realities

Reality is, most of us work full time or if we don’t, we find ourselves busy with God only knows what for the majority of our time! Can I get a hardy Amen?!  Where does this leave our relationships?  Often, it means the ones we love the most get our left overs. But why?  ~ […]

February 26, 2023

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They Said “I Do!”

The day was Voila!  voi· là vwä-ˈlä nonstandard wä- variants or voila. used to call attention, to express satisfaction or approval, or to suggest an appearance as if by magic. The flowers were simply elegant. Wouldn’t have done a thing differently. They were perfect.  The ceremony was flawless, anointed, and forever etched in my mind’s eye. […]

February 20, 2023

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Don’t Give Up On Them Just Yet…Maybe You’re Just Enmeshed! Part 2 of 3 blog series

Happy Monday,  Are you a little less enmeshed than you were last Monday as a result of the Happy Monday Blog last week? Oh I hope so! If not, go back and read it or listen to it on repeat because you will need to understand what I’m talking about on today’s blog. I’ve never […]

November 14, 2022

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Don’t Give Up On Them Just Yet…Maybe You’re Just Enmeshed! Part 1 of 3 blog series

Happy Monday! Can you be OK if someone you love is not OK? Do you find yourself feeling guilty being happy if people around you are struggling? If your husband is upset with you but you know you were not in the wrong or even if you were and it doesn’t legitimize his reaction, does […]

November 7, 2022

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When life pelts lemons at your face

 …over and over repeatedly!!! Been there? We all have. Sometimes it’s messy, so messy that you’re left sitting in a lemony disaster. Or at least it feels that way. But the good news is you can add a little sugar and what was meant to take you out and turn you sour ends up refreshing […]

August 12, 2019

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Yay! Rejection! Pick me!

…no one ever said. Fear of rejection is the number one fear of humanity. The need to belong and be a part of a family is why gangs form, why sororities and fraternities are so important to many in college. It’s why supper clubs, country clubs, teams, and church small groups all foster this feeling […]

October 31, 2017

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Love equals Happy

The Harvard Grant Study was a 75 year long most elaborate study ever done that scientifically proved the secret to a happy life. After following hundreds of people through 75 years, the final analysis was this – The secret to happiness is love. Full stop.    There is is more detail of this in my […]

July 25, 2016

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Go Where You are Celebrated!

Go where you are celebrated and not tolerated was one of the very first leadership principles I learned in the early 90s just starting out in ministry. Have you ever heard that phrase? Probably have and if so, are you following it? To be honest, this phrase never struck a real emotional chord with me […]

March 7, 2016

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You CAN enjoy your joy in 2016!

Did you know that if you are born again, you DO have joy? Galatians 5 tells us the list of the fruit of the spirit. Notice there it says the “Fruit of the spirit is love…” Then it goes on to list the others. All the other fruit come out of love. I once studied […]

January 11, 2016

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