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My Word 2019

December 27, 2018 By Cara Putman

January 1st is around the corner, and that means I've been praying about my word for 2019. I first started doing this probably 10-12 years ago. It's become a way to set a theme for the year about what I think God wants to teach me. Some of the words have been exciting. Others not so much. Some have been easy. Others quite hard. Some I immediately sensed what God wanted to tell me. Still others … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith Tagged With: cara putman, One Word

Inspired by Intentional Living

December 26, 2018 By Dani Pettrey

Hi friends, I can’t believe Christmas was just yesterday! I hope you and your family had a beautiful time celebrating the birth of our dear Savior. We had a wonderful time! It’s also hard to believe that we are less than a week from 2019. As we move into the New Year, I’m not so much about New Year resolutions as I am about intentional living. What is intentional living? Here’s my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Family Tagged With: Dani Pettrey

On Elevators and Christmas

December 5, 2018 By D'Ann Mateer

Yesterday was a normal day. Wake up. Spend some time with Jesus. Run some errands. Do a bit of online shopping. (Oops! Not on the to do list, but there you go!) Change into workout clothes intending to walk for a little while on the treadmill before sitting down to work on this post. But first, a trip downstairs to get the mail and pick up a package. As you know, I live in a downtown high rise, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, House and home

Preparing Our Hearts

November 28, 2018 By Dani Pettrey

  Hi friends, I’m excited to be back with you this week! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. I had a very busy one. We spent most of it outside. Brrr.   We celebrated Thanksgiving on Thursday staring out with a breakfast at my daughters with chocolate chip pancakes, fresh fruit, some lovely maple bacon, and, of course, copious amounts coffee, at least … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Family

The C’s of Creativity – Part 1 Curiosity

September 26, 2018 By Dani Pettrey

Hi friends, I’m excited to be back with you this week, and today I’m going to share the first C of Creativity and in the coming weeks I’ll be sharing a couple more. As a writer finding ways to feed my creativity is really important. My mentor and friend, Dee Henderson, told me a long time ago that to write fully, you have to have a full life. That lesson was one of the best she ever imparted to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Writing Tagged With: Dani Pettrey

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