One of the best tools to build relationships is the book The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman. When we know our love language and the love languages of our friends and family, we can feed care into each others’ souls. But we can also learn how to use our voice to share our own need. […]
Excited squeals came from the south end of Target. Curious, I maneuvered my cart toward the sounds and discovered children in the school supplies aisle. Their mothers held lists which they simultaneously check-marked as the kids shouted, “I want the red one. That’s my favorite.” “Ooh, look at this, Mommy. Can I have this notebook?”
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One of the disciplines I teach my clients is to use every bit of their content. And be as creative as possible. Last week, I had the opportunity to follow my own advice. I finished my journal entry on the last page of the entire journal. The new journal was already waiting on my bedroom
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Last week, I met another one. A woman who has been resilient and creative. Designing her own business so that her family will have an additional income during these critically uncertain times. She and her adolescent daughter have worked together to create a business that offers shaved ice. During our Kansas summer, this is the
Most of us will profess that we trust IN God. When we gave our hearts to Jesus and decided to follow him, we trusted in God’s plan to save us. We knew our future life would be with God in the beauty of heaven — forever. Because this process was based on grace and completed
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As I write this blog post, the Middle East countries are involved in another war with each other. Russia still torments Ukraine. Multiple people die every day. Locally, crime is a problem in my city. It is grievous that so many young people are dying. Multiple lives have been changed. Global arguments fill the news
Yes indeed! There are definitely some benefits to living in the senior years. One of those is front and center during this week of July Fourth celebrations. Freedom. As seniors we have the freedom of knowing more about who we are than when we were younger. We do not need to live by what the
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For writers intent on publishing books, our keywords become a vital part of the process. The setup on Kindle Direct Publishing gives us the choice for 7 keywords. But how do we decide the best words that will attract readers and give a positive result on search engine optimizations? Below is a formula we can
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One of my favorites of the old hymns is titled Day by Day. The lyrics were written in 1865 by a Swedish woman, Lina Sandell. Then in 1872, Oscar Ahnfelt composed the tune. Soon, this hymn was being sung in multiple congregations. In the 1920s, it was translated into English and started appearing in American
It happens quickly. We’re marching along in life, then one day we wake up and we’re called a senior. No one has called us a senior since high school. Somehow, the label does not fit. This senior status is different from the excitement and youth of high school. It does not carry with it the
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