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Do You Need Balance? I Really, Really Do
You have to practice what you preach, so the saying goes. So I've been practicing what I preach - that's why I've been absent from the blog the last two weeks. Three weeks from today, I'll be teaching on Balance, Busyness and Not Doing It All. Personal balance...
10 Ways to Break The Single Stigma in The Church
A reader asked if I'd address the issue of singles in the church and how God's people can be more inclusive. Valentine's Day is a great time to talk about the unwritten rules of church life and the messages we tell our each other about marriage, singleness and...
Lori Borgman Guest Post: Listen
I am sometimes guilty of listening with one ear. Someone is talking and I try to steal a glance at the mail on the counter. Someone is telling a long story and I look like I’m listening, but I’m really thinking about what to make for dinner. Chicken? No we just had...
Jill Hart – Creating Life Change: When What You’re Doing Isn’t Working
Jill Hart is a writer, speaker and coach, showing others how to follow the calling God has placed on their lives. She is the author of the new devotional book, Do Life Different. I'm excited to offer her book as a give away at the upcoming retreat for moms on March 22...
Balance, Busyness, and Really Tired Moms
Today I'm making fifteen sandwiches and lunch bags for my favorite sports team this season, and it's not for a Superbowl party. I'm a basketball mom. I'm a tennis mom, theater mom, a choir mom, a cross-country mom, a youth group mom and a tennis mom. I've also been a...
Why You Need To Let Go And Be Thankful
There are times God's goodness is simple. And real. And overwhelming. This morning I woke up in my bed at a place called home. A place I take for granted. "Thank God if your kids are in your beds each night" I told women I spoke to this weekend. A woman looked...
Being A Cupbearer
I was cupbearer to the king. Nehemiah 1:11 Six simple, yet powerful words. Nehemiah was cupbearer to the most powerful man in Persia. Day after day he silently took his position, bringing a cup to the king. His role was simple. The king may not have even known his...
Three Steps For Emotional Healing
"They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak, and all who touched him were healed." Mark 6:56 What do think of when you hear the word emotional healing? Is it something you long for? When I think of healing, I think of freedom from pain. Where do you...
The Secret Of Balancing Life
Busy moms everywhere are asking, “How can I balance it all?” Women have been wrestling with the busy-woman syndrome since the time of Christ. We see it with Jesus’ friends Martha and Mary in Luke 10:38-42. As a young mom, my internal “good woman” measuring tool was...
Five Ways To Rest After The Storm
I've rarely known what being refreshed feels like until this morning. It's the third day of being snowed in after a storm in the Midwest. Facebook's been heating up with complaints of restlessness, kids being cooped up and having endless time of nothingness on hand. ...
Why God Doesn’t Want Supermoms
As the snow comes down, recent conversations with women flood my mind. Conversations with moms who are struggling with the past, the present, and the future. The conversations center on the image that women should be supermoms. In Victorian times, the image of...
Jeremiah 29:11 Does God Have Plans for You in 2014?
Do you believe God has plans for you in 2014? Are you familiar with the verse from Jeremiah 29:11? "'For I know the plans I have for you' declares the Lord. 'Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.'" (NIV) Some people believe...