Living God's plan for your life
What could you accomplish in 2-3 months?
What could you accomplish if you focused on your personal or spiritual growth or on transforming some area of your life for 2 months? What if you spent 3 months focusing on yourself? How would life be different? What would it look like? Who would you be because of...
Tips for Setting Goals
Focus on the Destination Don’t make it complicated. All you need is the deadline and the destination. For now, just focus on where you’re going (the goal). How you’ll get there (the action steps) come later. Start with One Goal Trying to work on 3 or 4 things at once...
Are You A Home – Maker?
Are you a home – maker? Don’t confuse that with homemaker. I am talking about any woman who builds her home. Proverbs 14:1 says, “The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down”. To be a woman who builds her home, you don’t...
Repairing the walls and closing the gaps
While reading my Bible the other morning, I was reminded of a principle that applies to us today as we make changes in our lives. In chapter 4 of the book of Nehemiah, it tells how they faced opposition when the walls were repaired and the gaps were filled: So we...
1,000 Memories
When grieving the loss of a loved one, it is very helpful to become the historian and celebrate their life by writing about it. One way to do this is by compiling a list of 1,000 memories. There’s nothing magical about the number 1,000, but by the time you get to...
Wife of the year
Wouldn’t we all love to wear the title: Wife of the Year. Be honest with yourself. If your husband were to describe you, would he use those words? Does your husband know that he is your number one priority? Your number one human relationship? —–over your children,...
Maximize your everyday moments
I had the wonderful privilege and blessing of spending 4 days last week in Nashville for the American Association of Christian Counseling (AACC) World Conference. One of the workshops I attended was led by Dr. Greg Smalley and it focused on enhancing your...
The Ideal Marriage
Do you have an ideal marriage? What do you base your answer on? What does the ideal marriage look like to you? What do you envision? How would you describe it? What roles would each spouse fill? What needs would be met? How much time would be spent together? How...
5 Fat Files – What would you like to be known for?
One of my favorite concepts taught by Elizabeth George is having 5 fat files.(from her book A Woman After God's Own Heart) You’re probably wondering what that means. We can’t do everything, even though we often try or think we can. Sometimes we spread ourselves...
W.A.I.T. – Why Am I Talking?
Have you ever said something and later wished that you hadn’t? Or maybe just talked too much? In coaching we’re taught that we should not be talking more than about 20% of the time. It’s not about giving advice and our opinions. It’s about helping people to discern...
