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Fortyologie – Day 11: LYLAS

In some ways, relationships seemed easier back then.  I don’t know if they were for sure but my memory of things has a fuzzy haze to it and I don’t remember having issues like the ones we have now.  There wasn’t cyber anything…no way for someone to splash their dirty laundry or yours publicly for

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Day 3: Strength and Beauty

Thanks for hanging around – it’s Day 3!  We are finishing up the definition of Fortyologie today by studying strength and beauty. Strength – the quality or state of being strong; moral power, firmness, or courage; power by reason of influence. Gals, we’ve been around for a bit by now. We know some people and

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Day 2: Wholeheartedly with Grace

As I mentioned in Day 1, we are going to spend the next month studying: Fortyologie:  The study of midlife and how to live it wholeheartedly with grace, strength and beauty. Today we will dig a bit  into the words wholehearted and grace. Wholeheartedly – with full or complete sincerity, enthusiasm, energy, heart and earnestness.

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31 Days of Learning to Live in the Middle: Fortyologie

Day 20:  3 Ways to Fight Fear Day 19:  Who Am I, Really? Day 18: Fun Ways to Enjoy Some Girl Time? Day 17:  What to Do When You Feel Rejected Day 16:  Take Your Relationships Beyond Ordinary Day 15:  Where are My Girls At? Day 14:  A Reason, A Season or a Lifetime Day

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How Do You Unpack a Heart?

IF:GATHERING  registration is TODAY and then IF:LOCAL meetings will start popping up all over the globe.  I wrote these words when I got back from IF:Gathering last year.  It’s lengthy but WORTH it…He moved in that place and in my heart…. February 10, 2014 How do you unpack a heart? I got home from the

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I’m Building From the Rubble and You Can Too

http://youtu.be/7D2-oD06SWo The opening chords of that song hit my ears and I can feel my throat starting to close up, the tears sneak up into the corners of my eyes…happens every time.  I’ve thought about this often…what is it about that song that makes me emotional?  What I’ve landed on is the fact that it

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What Do You Want Me to do for You?

As I mentioned in my last POST I start my morning with coffee and some time to think, read and pray.  This morning, as I was reading HERE,  a question jumped out at me. But as we continued, I began to imagine myself walking toward Jesus, wondering what I would say when he asked me,

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Smiles, Cake and What are You Loving?

This makes me smile every time I watch it: http://youtu.be/qqx5xmNsnvU   And let’s make something delicious this weekend, shall we?  I made this cake twice this week.  Super simple…ONE bowl and YUMMY!  It’s called WHITE TEXAS SHEET CAKE Lastly, I’ve seen some gals post blogs entitled “What I’m Loving”.  I’m going to play along and

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Powerful Questions

Powerful questions are one of my favorite coaching tools….and that my friends is a powerful question.  In Christian Coaching by Dr. Gary Collins powerful questions are described as thought-provoking questions that stimulate fresh thinking, lead to new insights, clarify issues and challenge us to explore innovative possibilities.  They often catch a person off guard and

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