A couple weeks ago, I happened to walk in my daughter's school office right after the secretaries received a surprise visit from the PTO. The ladies on the PTO team had announced that they were sending the secretaries on a surprise visit to the spa! The sweetness in the room was so evident; all the ladies were just beaming with excitement. Everyone loves surprise encouragement, especially one of … [Read more...] about 21 Days of Encouraging Others
Encouragement
You Are Enough
I was 6 years old when I sat in the First Baptist pews for Sunday morning church. I often sat with Betty and Betty was special. I remember the flip on the ends of her short gray hair that she smoothed back over her head. She walked with a limp. I can still see her walk and thinking back on it, it might have been her hip. I'm not sure why I ever started sitting with Betty. But I do remember this. … [Read more...] about You Are Enough
20 Discussion Questions for Christian NonFiction Books
You've worked hard to set up a small group, book club or Bible study. You made phone calls, sent emails, arranged the schedule, and prepared a beautiful atmosphere. Or maybe you reserved a room at the library or church. Perhaps you are not the one who united the group, but you are attending a book club or Bible study for the first time. Now that the book lovers have united, how do you get the … [Read more...] about 20 Discussion Questions for Christian NonFiction Books
4 Questions to Measure Personal Success
Lately God has brought the topic of success before me in many ways. An email from a reader here. An article from someone I admire over there. A success story of weight loss. (You go!) A product launch turned full-time income. And it's easy to compare ourselves to the success notes of others. Their highs to our lows. But I'm not going to spend time on the comparison trap right now. Last week, a … [Read more...] about 4 Questions to Measure Personal Success
He Is A Liar
Yesterday negative whispers swirled in my head. Initially I did not pay attention to the accusatory statements, but persistently, they continued. They began with a single thought, then started to multiply. And I'm going to call out those thoughts for where they came from. You see, Satan is the one who feeds lies to our minds. He is a liar. He belittled me the entire day with the very lies I … [Read more...] about He Is A Liar
10 Reasons You Will Love Bible Journaling
So you keep saying, "I want to start Bible journaling!" But then you feel like you're not an artist. You just don't know enough. Or you just don't have the time for that. Enough!! I've been there with all the reasons I can't Bible journal. However, I know from experience that if you get started, there are 10 reasons you will LOVE Bible journaling. Last spring I began to see photos of Bible art … [Read more...] about 10 Reasons You Will Love Bible Journaling
4 Things to Do When You Feel Like There Is No Hope
Have you ever felt like you are missing hope in your life? Like every day is drudgery and you're trying to discover purpose for the next moment? Or maybe you've been hit with one big wave of discouragement and you're struggling to come up for air? In thinking over some of the situations I've encountered in years past, today I wanted to share what I've learned from God's Word and others when … [Read more...] about 4 Things to Do When You Feel Like There Is No Hope
One More Step Encouragement Giveaway
Thanks for entering this giveaway!! The winner is Amanda Stevenson Fulton! This offer is now closed. It's Monday and the sun just started shining! YAY! It's been ugly and rainy outside all morning while I've been cleaning and working, but yahoo, the sun is out now AND it made me want to offer this One More Step Encouragement giveaway today! So... after all that rattling, we're keeping this … [Read more...] about One More Step Encouragement Giveaway