Growing Up and Old

growing up and growing old

(If you received this post via email, be sure to visit our blog today to watch the video.) I was sifting though my email inbox this past week — giving it a little “spring clean” — and came a cross several forwarded emails.  Most often they go unopened and are deleted, but today I took

Undivided Attention

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This topic has come up a lot lately in my conversations with friends and interactions with others. What in your world “divides” your attention from the people and things that are really important? I’ve been hit over the head with it in a very real way and am sad to say that over the past

Implementation

Implementation

(If you received this post via email, be sure to visit our blog today to watch the video.) This past week I had the opportunity to attend my publisher’s, Advantage Media Group, authors marketing summit — It was AWESOME for two reasons… 1.  I was handed a copy of my book — I was speechless

In Waiting…

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Seasons. Change. Unknown. It seems we are always faced with these 3 realities. Our lives are ever moving, ever changing, ever filled to the brim. No matter how comfortable we seem to be with our routines, our habits, and our comfort zones, there is always something we are waiting for, something we desire…something about which

Encourage

Encouraged

(If you received this post via email, be sure to visit our blog today to watch the video.) Are YOU an encourager, a cheerleader? Do YOU stimulate others spiritually? People are revitalized by encouragement.  Today I ran the Twin Cities 10 Mile — the day was perfect; the weather was beautiful, the colors in the

Measuring Stick

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(If you received this post via email, be sure to visit our blog today to watch the video.) Last week I talked about being overwhelmed — from the comments and feedback I received about that topic, I really felt that I needed to talk this week about… Measuring Sticks Trying to p l e a

It was not MY plan

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EXHAUSTED is the only word that comes to mind to describe how I feel right now.  I am decompressing on my flight back to Minneapolis from Charleston, SC where I spent the past 2 days working on THE BOOK.  YES, the book.  I haven’t shared much about the book with many people, but decided that

Daily KIP: We cannot meet the demands of others in our world if our fuel tank is empty and we’re running on fumes. What are you doing to put gas in YOUR tank?

Do You Believe in Santa?

Monday night, my family set out to see Santa. I piled Owen and Gracie into our car, and met my husband at the local mall around 5 PM. I should first tell you about the ride to the mall. My 6 year old, Owen, began to ask questions. “Is Santa real?” Apparently Anna, also a

Declined

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My morning routine, when it’s my turn to take the boys to school, is to go through the drive-thru at Starbucks and grab a coffee before I “hit the highway”. So, last Thursday I did just that. Placed my order, pulled up to the window looked in my wallet – had absolutely NO cash, thanks