On Rejection

I wasn't actually sure I was going to tell you this today, because let's face it: who really wants to tell the entire world about her failures? But as I thought about it some more, I felt like I couldn't possibly withhold my failure from you, because then I would only be withholding from you a commonality, a shared struggle, some encouragement, maybe even some hope when you feel rejected. Because that's how I'm feeling today: rejected. Because that's what I've been today.  Rejected. I discovered that my book was not chosen as a finalist in a writing contest I was confident I…

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Celebrate Love

As we celebrate Advent and anticipate the coming of Jesus, our Savior, we celebrate love and what God's love has done for us.  This week, I felt that this verse best sums up the reason for Jesus' birth and death and fully represents the love that God has for us: a love so strong that He would send His Son to die as the sacrifice for our sins. "There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." -John 15:13 Think about His love for you this week, accept it, and as you do so, love others…

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The Power of Prayer {and a giveaway!}

I am a firm believer in the power of prayer. I'm terrible at sitting down and praying for long periods of time...but I believe in the power that prayer has. I also believe in praying throughout the day: long prayers, short prayers, simple prayers, complicated prayers. Praying God's Word. Praying from the heart. Standing, prostrate, eyes open, eyes closed, head up, head bowed, or otherwise. Did you know you can even have a prayer request delivered to other parts of the world. Isn't that incredible? I love books on prayer and the power of prayer. I love movies about the…

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Goal Setting: Week of December 6, 2015

So I had my weekly goals post all set up for last week, and then I hurt my back and everything went out the window.  So not only did I lose track of things but I didn't do very well on my goals this week either.  Here's how it looked: Spiritual: Devotions (5/7) Designated prayer time (2/7) Mental: Journal (3/7) Finish reading Do Over by Jon Acuff Physical: Drink soda only 2 days 6 c. of water daily (3/7) Exercise (3/7) Family: Devotions with Prince Charming (1/7) Devotions with Babies (3/7) 1 hour with Prince Charming Spend time with Princess Anna Spend…

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Reading List Review: December 2015

  I had actually hoped to finish more reading than I actually did over the last month, though I have to say this is still better than it used to be.  In December, I'll be focusing on finishing some more books that were on my list of things to read this year rather than picking up so many new releases.  I'll let you know how that goes in about a month!  So, here's how I did this month: Here's what I read during the month of November: Renovate or Die: 10 Ways to Focus Your Church on Mission by Bob Farr…

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