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How to Find the Perfect Christmas Gifts

August 7, 2013

Shockingly… I saw #ChristmasWishList on Twitter several times yesterday!! It’s only August! The hairs on the back of my neck rose. My heart started to race… How did Christmas become so stressful? As a follower of Jesus, I long for Christmas to focus on His birth. I love the worship celebrations and fellowship that honor the…

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Filed Under: Missions, Parenting Tagged With: happiness, integrated living, missional, simply transformational

Why?

June 14, 2013

Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do good things happen to bad people? These questions crash into our lives daily. We learn of fatal disease and terrible crises intruding on compassionate, loving friends. Then we hear about abundant privileges heaped on ruthless and cruel people. We can’t help ourselves, but we want…

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Filed Under: Faith Tagged With: faith, growth, happiness, struggles

Are you living in compartments?

June 6, 2013

Integrated living reduces stress and isolation. When we allow one of the “compartments” of life to expand and to become a walled fortress, we create unhealthy isolation. Even church can become a walled fortress. As believers in Jesus, our faith is our core and should motivate our choices and practices. Be sure to look beyond…

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Filed Under: Faith Tagged With: devotional, faith, happiness, integrated living, simply transformational

3 Ways to Improve Your Life Today

March 9, 2013

There are three things that you can do today that will make a profound impact on your life. These will not surprise you. Not a dramatic revelation. But if you follow these suggestions, your life will truly improve. They are about organizing and managing. But (important note) having an organized life is not the goal in…

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Filed Under: Faith, Writing Tagged With: happiness, integrated life, organizing, simply transformational

To Blog or Not to Blog?

February 4, 2013

Why blog? Many people have asked the purpose of blogging. Some would say that we are a society that will not stop talking. Opinions and comments and advise and rants abound. Guilty. As I consider the “to blog or not to blog” question, though, a few things come to mind… Connecting First, I have found blogs…

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Filed Under: Randomness, Writing Tagged With: happiness, storytelling, Writing

Move out of the Safe Middle-C Life

November 21, 2012

  Are you playing life safe? Living in middle-C is comfortable. The place resonates security and peace. Such a life blissfully plays through the motions, careful to avoid all sharps and flats that could pierce the tranquil facade. In my five decades on this planet, I’ve learned that a middle-C existence actually rings hollow. People…

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Filed Under: Faith Tagged With: devotional, happiness

Is FOMO stealing your life?

November 14, 2012

As many as 70% of adults experience FOMO, according to marketing communications firm JWT. It’s a driving factor in purchases made, places visited, movies seen, and activities scheduled. So…what is FOMO? It’s the “fear of missing out.” In a recent ABC News article, Sarah Miller writes: “FOMO happens when we invalidate the experience we’re having because…

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Filed Under: Faith, Randomness Tagged With: faith, growth, happiness, hope, integrated living, struggles

Smiles Compliments of my Neighbors

November 2, 2012

I am grateful for life. When I slow down, I observe the richness of life. May I introduce you to some of my neighbors and beautiful moments? These things spread a smile across my face… A neon pink and brilliant purple sunset The older gentleman walking his bulldog, he waves… they look exactly alike The…

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Filed Under: Parenting, Travelers Tagged With: happiness, integrated living, parenting

Parable of the Cracked Pot

September 22, 2012

Adapted from an anonymous folk tale… A water bearer had two large pots, one hung on each end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. By the end of the…

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Filed Under: Faith, Randomness Tagged With: happiness, hope, inspiration, storytelling

The Great Happiness Hoax

May 23, 2012

Where are you on the seesaw??

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Filed Under: Faith Tagged With: happiness

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