This time of year we are more focused on being thankful and giving gifts to others. Our abundance and all we have to be thankful for tends to rise to the surface of our awareness. We think more about our own blessings, we talk about them, and we read about others thankfulness on social media. Increased gratitude is part of why it truly is the most wonderful time of the year. While it is wonderful to be more purposeful about thanking God for His good gifts, I can’t help but consider the notion...

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One of the very first life lessons any parent teaches their child is the importance of looking both ways before crossing a street. It’s a basic lesson every child needs to know to help keep them safe.

For some unknown reason our otherwise incredibly thoughtful, able, obedient oldest child struggled to master this elementary lesson. Over and over again we’d catch him mindlessly beginning to cross a street, or parking lot, without even pausing to look. We felt frustrated, but mostly we felt...

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"Tomorrow is a new day. It’s a fresh start." These were my final thoughts as I drifted off to sleep. I went to bed feeling defeated. Deflated. Pooped, physically, but maybe even more so emotionally and spiritually. I was holding onto a silly offense from earlier in the day. I was cranky. My thoughts were anything but victorious. I was just ready to stick a fork in the day and call it done. I was relieved knowing the following morning would be a refreshing start to a new day! But something...

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“Your focus determines your direction.”

You’ve probably heard that saying before, but have you ever really paused, considered and applied it in your life? There’s profound truth in that little bitty statement. The Bible says it this way, “As a man thinks so shall he be.” What we think about, pour our energy into, meditate on, and direct our focus to tend to increase in our lives.

Let me give you an example from my own life. I've spent the better part of my life a little miffed with God about...

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Staying in solid, firm faith isn't always easy is it?

James 1:8 describes the battle, "You can't make up your mind! You waver back and forth!"

This kind of double-minded faith is a rattling sense of instability. It's restlessness in all you do, think, feel and decide. Double-minded faith retains the option to disobey (read that again!). When disobedience is our back up plan we are on unstable ground!

When my husband and I got married, we agreed that divorce was simply not an option. Why?...

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Do thoughts about your body, weight, shape, and size consume your mind?!? Do you have an unhealthy relationship with food and/or your body?

So often we try to fix these 'issues' by changing what we see in the mirror, but if we stopped and realized they begin in the heart and mind, we would clearly see that they must first be addressed here as well.

I had I revelation that the problem with all unhealthy behaviors starts with a love of self. When we think we own our bodies, and love self, we give...

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Have you ever felt like you were stumbling along in life, without passion or purpose!? If that's the case, I want to encourage you today...You were made for so much more than just getting through each day!

Dive into this Dashing Devotional to learn more about becoming all that God created you to be, and to go from merely surviving, to living a life that is exceptional...Because sisters, I have great news for you... You were Born to Thrive!

This past week, my husband and I heard about a one...

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These videos on Nourishing the Body and Soul will provide you with encouragement and practical knowledge on caring for our bodies God’s way. I hope it encourages and inspires you to get healthy body & soul all while enjoying the journey!

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"Huh! That was interesting!" It's a phrase I've taught myself to say in response to those instant, unexpected, condemning thoughts that literally come out of nowhere. They are LIGHTENING fast aren't they!? This morning I walked into my strength class at the gym feeling great. I was in a really good mind, body and soul space. As I walked in though, I very consciously noticed that one of my sweet gym friends said hi to me and then obviously looked at my legs. I mean she really, noticeably...

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No matter who you are, or what season of life you are in, there are days when every one of us need to be encouraged! So what do we do on the days when doubt and fear seem to be speaking louder than our faith?

Where does Doubt Come From?

I have learned that the first thing I must do on days of doubt is remind myself where the struggle is coming from. If we don't first acknowledge that we are in a battle for our faith, and that the devil comes to steal the truth away from our hearts (Mark 4:15),...

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