Fashioned by Him: Life in Clothes

For someone who loves clothes and shiny things, I find myself with nothing to wear.  Actually, I have clothes, a lot of clothes. However, although for a good portion of my life my wardrobe was perpetually covered in the stains of motherhood, you know, spit-up, sticky handprints, and miscellaneous cheese food, my current wardrobe is…

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Surprised by Charm: Charming Gift Giving

Season 5 Episode 7 Charming Gift Giving Gift Giving – Are you a good gift giver? Here’s how to give gifts that people adore. Jami Prays Road Sign Be Like God – A giver of good gifts gives contingent on nothing.  Give freely, of the spirit and let the blessing of the joy of giving…

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Well, Girl: Life’s not Fair

 Well, Girl: Life’s not Fair Life’s not fair.  I could stop there, no explanation is needed right?  Because I would bet money that there is no one the planet that hasn’t been exposed to things that just don’t make sense in the world of right and fair.   And, after school clothes shopping with my seventeen-year-old…

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The Elegant Warrior: An Interview with Author Heather Hansen

Today’s episode is a bonus episode! And interview with author Heather Hansen of The Elegant Warrior.  This was such an informative treat.  Rebecca and I both HIGHLY recommend Heather’s book The Elegant Warrior.  You can find it here.   Here is a snippet about Heather’s book from Amazon: Can you win life’s battles without losing…

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The Difference: Wishing, Praying, and Believing

The Difference: Wishing, Praying, and Believing There is a difference between wishing, praying and believing.  For years I somehow bundled these things. Only recently have I categorized them as separate and the difference is stark.   At our house, school started this week.   And it was a hard week.  The biggest difference between meet the…

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Gender Reveal Parties: A New Phenomenon

Gender Reveal Parties: A New Phenomenon in Birthing Humans I am going to sound like an old lady, and I swear, I am not that old.  However, I cannot hold my tongue on the issue of the gender reveal party.  It is too ripe – there is entirely too much to say.   Yes,  I know…

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The Charm of Gratitude

Season 5 Episode 6 The Charm of Gratitude Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world. -John Milton Road Sign – Appreciation will be your chauffeur to a charming life. Scripture (be) rooted and built up in him, strengthened in…

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Powerful Things to Pray For

Powerful Things to Pray For What are the most powerful things to pray for?   I am not a power-hungry person. Honestly, power-hungry people mystify me.  I have never really understood that desire. And you know the folks, the ones that are driven to dominate and control?  This is not a struggle of mine. Go…

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Charm Style: Your Signature Groove

Season 5 Episode 5 Charm Style: Your Signature Groove So?  What is your signature groove?  What thing is all you?  I loved this conversation about a style that is more than clothing or makeup, but the essence of my “groove.” Road Sign: Fine-tune your charm in a way that makes you uniquely you. Scripture – I praise…

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Extending Charm: Life Outside of Ourselves

Season 5 Episode 4 of Charm School! Extending Charm: Life Outside of Ourselves Road Sign Volunteering for a good cause makes people happy just like when you run out of gas and see the Roadside Assistance truck pull up! Scripture – 1 John 3:18 let us not love in word or talk but in deed…

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