ALWAYS KEEP LEARNING
“Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from the pack, it’s almost always due to personal growth.” John Maxwell
FEELING BURNED OUT? WHAT AREA CAN WE HELP YOU WITH?
EMOTIONAL BURNOUT
MISSION BURNOUT
RELATIONSHIP BURNOUT
STRATEGIC BURNOUT
POST TRAUMATIC HOPE
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Silence and Solitude – A Favorite Way to Experience God’s Love
Silence and solitude. Ugh. At least, that's how I used to feel. But not anymore. These days, times of silence and solitude with God bring to mind lyrics from Lauren Daigle's song Love Like This... When I am a wasteland, You are the water. When I am the winter, You are...
How to Support Someone Grieving With the Gift of One Simple Question
Grieving. Have you ever lost someone you didn't think you could live without? Like your souls were so connected, how would yours survive alone? Thousands of shared memories, but now, that's it. No more. The heart cries out, No! How do you love someone who lost...
33 Bold Prayers for Marriages and Families
Thirsty hearts are those whose longings have been awakened by the touch of God within them." A. W. Tozer Prayers for marriages and families can range from simple life's rocking along prayers to prayers for a better marriage to pouring out your heart prayers for...
How To Respond Instead of React During Relationship Conflict
How do I respond instead of react? For the longest time, that was my earnest prayer. You see, I come from a long line of reactors. To tell you the truth, I was in my forties before I even learned there was an option to choose over just reacting. All I had ever known...
Need Some Encouragement? Here’s a Morning Prayer for Your Heavy Heart
Where does this day find you, friend? With a heavy heart? If you need some encouragement, here's a morning prayer just for you... A Father Like No Other My dearest Father, thank you that I can come to you just as I am. Nothing to tidy up. No pretense. No cover-up. You...
Does God Even Care? A Fresh Insight Into God’s Empathy For You
The litany of suffering in our world can seriously jack with our concept of God. And although we would hate to admit it, sometimes we wonder, Does God even care? Our Concept of God Matters Trauma, pain, abuse, rejection, betrayal, brokenness, disease... Such suffering...
What’s Your Thought Loop Patterns? Are They True? Here’s Why It Matters
What's a thought loop, you ask? And why do they matter? Let's drink in some insight from one of my all-time favorite children's books... I'm a pout-pout fish, with a pout-pout face, so I spread the dreary-wearies all over the place." The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah...
How To Recover From Burnout And Feel The Joy And Adventure Of Life
Larry Dale and I are lake dwellers. Our home is a cozy cottage on the bank of Lake Lewisville. Which means lots of early-morning water skiers. One morning, as I sipped hot lemon water while enjoying the daybreak enthusiast, I realized, Jesus is like a great ski boat!...
Triggers, Tears & Tantrums – 3 Warning Signs of Burnout…The Body Never Lies
No question our world today seems to be careening out of control. Some would say bad behavior has become the norm. And maybe there's some truth there. But what I see is a culture crying out in need. Our bodies can handle a great deal of stress, but there's a limit....
To Laugh is the Best Medicine – Here’s How to Learn to Laugh Again
Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand." Mark Twain Forgot How to Laugh? I love to laugh. With Larry Dale, the boys, their girls, the Grands, with a girlfriend, at the movies, or just with me, myself, and I. In my book, the ability to laugh is the best...