By our beautiful guest writer Tori Andrews💓 Now, before we jump in, I want to give a little disclaimer: I am not minimizing anyone’s life experiences and the hardships we all go through — some, we’re able to get up, dust off, and may come out with only a little bruise; others, are downright TRASH (Can I say that? Haha!) and we may still be reeling from the aftermath.
Read MoreFor a quick break from my ~regular scheduled programming~ I wanted to dedicate this week's newsletter to personally reaching out and inviting you to the 2022 OnPoint 3-Day Retreat April 30th-May 2nd, 2022!
Read MoreI 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.
Read MoreDuring the month of March, there’s typically a good deal of media rhetoric around being lucky. But even beyond March 17th, when many celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, there’s all sorts of messaging about luck and being lucky.
Read MoreOften, when we speak the words "I Love You" it's typically directed towards our children (fur babies included 🐶), family and friends. But, how many times do we take the time to tell ourselves that we are loved? If you are anything like me, several times throughout the years I have neglected to love myself.
Read MoreAs 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
Read MorePlease welcome the beautiful Tamara Carpenter! Tamara is currently a Director of Customer Success for Salesforce, Inc. She resides in Carmel, IN with her husband, Ron, and 3 boys aged 11, 7, and 7. In her spare time she enjoys reading, traveling with friends and family, and writing.
Read MoreWoot woot! February is our launch month for guest writers every 2nd and 4th week, while myself and Tori will be regular writers on the 1st and 3rd weeks.
Read MoreHi Friends! Happy New Year! I hope the new year has been treating everyone well so far. Here’s a mini challenge before we get to our topic... wherever you are right now, simply say to yourself, “2022 is different”. That’s it! Different how?
Read MoreAs a child, I can recall things that were asked of me by my parents that didn’t always get an immediate yes (at least not in their presence). Like most of us discover once we have children of our own, our childhoods could have been significantly easier in some cases if we had simply responded with a quick yes and done what we were asked.
Read MoreI’ve started a plan for drinking at least half my body weight in water per day at least six times in the past three months. I’ve been committing to working out for 45 mins no less than three times a week for the past year. I have a stack of books on my desk that were all purchased as part of my “I’m going to read at least one book a month” challenge.
Read MoreHappy New Year! As we announced last week, 2022 is our Year of Women Empowering Women, by featuring new guest writers bi-weekly. We have an amazing line up of ladies to come, ready to motivate, encourage, and inspire you... because Empowered Women, Empower Women🤍✨
Read MoreThe final week of 2021! What feels like the end is often the beginning...🤍✨ To wish you a Happy New Year, this week I'd like to share with you a couple of my favorite New Year's themed bible verses:
Read MoreMerry ~early~ Christmas!🎅 I hope your holidays (we celebrate the whole month of December, right!?) are safe, healthy, and blessed with your family, friends, and the presence that you need most....
Read MoreIt’s hard for me to hear these few words from Psalm 34:8, without hearing the song of the same title playing in my head. My children’s choir from back in the day would have the entire church on their feet when we sang this🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
Becoming resolved or reconciled is how one makes peace. And quite frankly, this may include no special mention of who was right. And even less attention (as difficult as it often is) on who was wrong.
Read MoreI hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving! I'm switching it up a little bit on the blog today and figured I would share some quick tips for the holiday season! This time of year can bring up a lot of complex emotions for many of us.
Read MoreHappy ~early~ Thanksgiving! I pray your holiday weekend of gratitude is blessed with family, friends, and all of your favorite calories (sweet potato soufflé for me!) In preparation for the holiday I'd like to share with you a few of my favorite Thanksgiving-themed bible verses...
Read MoreWe hear it all the time in church, Bible studies, and some of our favorite songs—We need to “Let Go and Let God!!!” The understanding is that once we release to God, the issue in our lives that plague us, He will take it from there. He will correct the wrong, heal the ailment or bring about whatever change is necessary to free us from the burden of holding on to it and trying to figure it out all on our own.
Read More“Tor, do you think people know I’m a Christian? You know, like people who may not know — like my coworkers, for example?” my ever so curious husband asked me one day when he got home from work with a look of genuine perplexity across his face. Through laughter, I responded with, “Absolutely, J. Of course people know that about you.”
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