Did you know that sometimes people (women especially) confuse admiration with love? A doe-eyed young lady who dreams of one day marrying her prince, comes across someone who checks off every expectation on her wish list- even though she knows nothing about him... BAM- she's in love! A woman, married for decades, meets a gentleman who is everything she always wished her husband would be... who is everything she prayed for BEFORE she ever got married- then she mentally slips into believing that …
When Love Hurts
Its easy to love a friend, a family member when they love you back. When they want you. When they want to hang out, when they want to share life with you. To walk arm in arm with you through whatever life throws at you. Who is there when life is rough and when life is great. But what about that family member or friend that doesn't want you? That doesn't love you? What about them? Last night my mom called her sister after finding out she was supposed to have surgery on …
When Love Looks Mean
Did you know that your children will not always like you? I hear the gasp of grief in your voices... but it's true. Did you always like your parents? More than likely not. There will be times when you mess up as a mother or father, there will be those moments of regret, and sometimes you will do things EXACTLY the way you were supposed to- and THAT is what will make your children angry with you. We were not created to be our child's pal- but their parent! Yes, we can love them, laugh with them, …
What’s Holding You Back?
What holds you back? What stops you from completing your goals, chasing your dreams and grabbing them? What holds you back from doing what you have always wanted to do? Is it fear, fear of failure? Fear of what others may think? Of not being excepted? Is it too stressful right now between work and the kids, and running the house? Are you sidetracked, being pulled in to many direction at once all with glittery promise. Depression because you haven't succeeded and you feel like you are just …
5 Questions to Ask to Check if Your Goals are Godly
Do you set goals? We hear all of the time that we should set goals. Career goals, Life goals, Fitness goals, Family Goals, etc. Goals are great. They provide us with a clear destination. We have to challenge ourselves to make sure our goals are Christ-centered. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:17 So how do we ensure that we are setting godly goals? We ask ourselves these 5 …
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Give It To Me Straight!
What's something that you pride yourself on; your focus, intelligence, tenacity, strength? Maybe you are really good at encouraging others or you can spot someone in need from a mile away. Then there's that little character trait called honesty. If you were, well, honest- then you would probably say that while you may slip up and lie to others on occasion, you really do try to live an honest life. However, how honest are you with yourself? I stepped on my own toes the other day. (I know, it …