When my brother went on, albeit sudden, I was grateful to have a few short days prior with him at the hospital, along with my family and loved ones…
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Okay, okay…I know it’s a bit kitschy, but I couldn’t resist the word play on belief-beLEAF and seasons…When I ran the title by my daughter, she said “yea, ok, I get it Mom..its DEFINITELY your style…
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In the different sI must admit feeling a bit ill-equipped to write PREPARING for Your Next when those
who know and love me, know that I can be such a procrastinator. One reason I never
properly PREPARED was fear of not seeing my plans materialize (self-sabotage).
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In the different seasons of my life “preparing for my next” has meant different things, but pretty much looked the same. My path has included the journey of…
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A few years back, I made the transition from a 15-year corporate career to a freelance career, and during that time, a friend gave me the “you first” advice…
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As we think through planning for our “next”, I thought it might be helpful to share some questions you might consider. I encourage you to reflect, think out loud, journal, and/or whatever else works for you as you think about whatever season of your life is on the horizon:
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From time to time when I take the chance to slow down, I regularly find myself reflecting on the idea that it seems as though I’m always preparing for the next _______…
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When asked to write on the topic of having no fear, I chuckled because it was the very thing that I had purposed to confront that week in therapy. It occurred to me that most of my debilitating procrastination was actually rooted in a successfully disguised spirit of fear.
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Hmm...what's something I’ve been scared about lately? Oh, I don’t know — how about being a HUMAN?
Being a human that is living in a world that seems to be getting crazier every day. Being a human that
happens to be a woman. Being a human that is responsible for raising another human.
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When asked to write as a guest for Perfectly Unwrapping this week on “Having No Fear”, I was honored to share as I have experienced, at some point, fear in variety of ways.
We may have heard, quoted, and even read in various places “Faith over Fear”, or possibly “Let your Faith be bigger than your Fear”. And even though we know that the opposite of faith is fear, if we were to be truly honest sometimes fear may have won the fight against the two during trials in our lives….
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As of July 2nd, we officially reached the halfway mark of 2022. And I’m wondering if I’m the only person who has thought “Where has the year gone, and how do I get done everything I intended for 2022?”
Most of 2021 for me, was spent in that weird space of trying to determine what of the previous year was real, was permanent, and how I, along with all those around me, we’re going to adapt to our new sense of normalcy.
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Hi! I am Jessica Hollowell. I am a full-time Financial Administrator for a virtual accounting agency and I’m also a small business owner, JessYourDoor. Those roles are how a create a living. My reasons for living are my wonderful husband of 8 years and our two boys, Tommy and Kingston.
I often hear friends or family say how lucky they are to have great kids. Is it luck or are we blessed? Luck is success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through ones own actions. It definitely takes a village to raise children so it is a choice to gather who is in your tribe to help and guide you on the journey.
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As much as we like to think about how much we love our families, our friends, and maybe even our careers, that love is only so strong in our own individual capacities. While this love may feel easy or like it comes naturally to us, true love can only be experienced with God’s help. In our own human capacities, unfortunately, there are so many things that naturally get in the way of love
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