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Posted on May 23, 2022 by Joy

Mental health has taken center stage because people still struggle in a “not normal” new normal. Our mental dialogue can actually drain us of positive outlook and both mental and physical strength. How do we disempower our insecurities? Continue reading →

Growth, Hope & Healing | Tagged anchor, challenges, Change, Encourage, faithful, fixed bolts, gear, God, grace, harness, Heavenly Father, Holy Spirit, Hope, Jesus, Loss, mental dialogue, mental health, new normal, not normal, Persevere, Power, power statement, prayers, Purpose, rock climbing, ropes, safety, Strength, Stress, students, Success, thoughts, Trust, Truth, uncertainty, workers
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Set Aside Your Mourning Clothes

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Joy

The last two years have been a time of prolonged loss, anxiety, and uncertainty for many of us. And whether or not we remember when we put on our mourning clothes, many of us struggle with when we should take them off. How do we know? Continue reading →

Hope & Healing, Real Life Stories, Sisterhood | Tagged Anxiety, Comfort, Courage, Death, Depression, Easter, Good Friday, Grief, Hope, imaginative prayer, Joy, Loss, Mourn, New Life, new season, Overcome, Pain, Peace, Pray, Prayer, Real Life, rejoice, Rise Above, Sabbath, uncertainty
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Our Power Source

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Joy

Difficult days of uncertainty and depletion lead to the question: What’s your power source? Consider light bulbs. Without a power source, they’re merely glass and metal without purpose. Once connected to their power source, they shine. Continue reading →

Growth, Hope & Healing, Real Life Stories, Sisterhood | Tagged beacon, Comfort, Connect, depletion, Encourage, glory, Hope, Jesus, Light, light of the world, light-bearer, Power, power source, Pray, Purpose, shine, together, uncertainty
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An Audience of One

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Joy

Whether in person, online, or on social media, we spend a lot of time performing for other people. If we center our lives on pleasing others, living out each day gets harder and harder. It can feel impossible to create a new life script. Continue reading →

Growth, Hope & Healing, Real Life Stories | Tagged Audience of One, Change, dance, expectation, Faith, Heavenly Father, Hope, Jesus, life after death, Love, Peace, Performance, Pray, uncertainty, who am I
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The Week After Easter

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Joy

The Easter message––that Jesus came to set us free and give us new life––does not change. Even in the confines of a pandemic. No one could have foreseen the magnitude of coronavirus strife. Except Jesus. Jesus knew that days like these were coming. Continue reading →

Growth, Hope & Healing, Real Life Stories | Tagged bad news, Celebrate, Covid-19, Cross, Easter, Fear, Freedom, God, Good News, Holy Spirit, Hope, Jesus, New Life, Pain, pandemic, Resurrection, Sorrow, Struggle, uncertainty
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What CAN I do?

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Joy

We experience seasons of illness and injury that engulf us like a suffocating suffering. We want to hope for complete healing. What CAN I do? I’ve pondered the depth of this question. Continue reading →

Growth, Hope & Healing, Real Life Stories | Tagged beauty, Depression, doubt, emotional, Fear, Fight, Frustration, Grief, Happy, Hope, I Can, Illness, Injury, meditate, Mourn, Pain, Perseverance, Power, Pray, relational, renew, Run The Race, Running, Soar, spiritual, Strength, Struggle, suffering, suffocate, uncertainty, vocational, walk and not be faint, Weary, wings like eagles, You Can
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