Well, Girl: Life’s not Fair

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

the elegant warrior

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

difference

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 party

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

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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Charm Style: Your Signature Groove

Charm School 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

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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Premeditated Charm: Life Outside Yourself

Premeditated Charm: Life Outside Yourself

Season 5 Episode 3 of Charm School! Premeditated Charm: Living Outside Yourself Our premeditated Road Sign this week is If you don’t know where you are headed you’ll never know if you have arrived. And our scripture Isaiah 43:7 (ESV) -Everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed…

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Self Help Hazards

Self Help Hazard

Season 5 Episode 2 of Charm School!  Self Help Hazards Rebecca’s and my Road Sign this week is:  Choose your road map carefully; some self-help books pretend to say something but in reality are nice-sounding words with no real value added by the author. And we have TWO scriptures, we could not choose! 2 Timothy 3:16-17 All…

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What is Charming? A New Season

What is charm

Season 5 Episode 1 of Charm School!  Celebrating the Art of Womanhood What is it to be charming? Who do you think of when you think about charm, elegance, or grace? Who do you KNOW that fits this idea? Our Road Sign this week is: A charming life is like taking the scenic route when…

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