Catrina Welch, author, speaker

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  • Straight Paths

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    Proverbs 3:5, 6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in al your ways submit to Him and He will make your paths straight. One day a farmer asked his two sons to walk a straight line across his field of freshly fallen snow. The first son…

  • The Winds of Emotions

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    King David’s life speaks deeply to my spirit, especially this year. I love the story of the celebration he throws after a difficult battle of confusion and grief. It has given me strength to throw one more valentine’s gala in memory of our little girl. 2 Samuel records the event. Israel’s new king was on…

  • Happy New Year

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      It didn’t take me long to dismantle the Christmas décor that had taken me nearly a week to carefully set out.  But it took the rest of the day to bring order back to my home. I had planned to get back to the gym today, but after one trip to the attic I…

  • Merry Christmas and Other Emotions

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    It’s been thirteen years since my daughter died and still I must battle my emotions – especially fear and sorrow – and especially during the holidays. Yesterday was a beautiful Christmas; I found the economic restraints to be quite refreshing; less is more sometimes. Less shopping, wrapping, opening and cleaning up after is more time…

  • Spunky Gamine Girl

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      The Gamine is a strong, spunky woman who is short in stature, but not necessarily petite. She may be stocky or slender, but she is never fragile: not in build, and not in personality. She is a fun, animated gal who is typically unconcerned with other people’s opinions of her. She may be small in…

  • Know Who You Are

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    I have attended two formal events the past two weekends, a wedding and my husband’s high school reunion. At neither of these celebrations did I know very many people. This would have caused me great anxiety in the days before understanding the “Beauty Battle” that I now teach about. Instead I had a blast making…

  • About

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    My whole world was rocked the day my first husband left me.  Pregnant and alone, his betrayal made me feel ugly, unwanted and self-conscious. Before then, even though I was a hairdresser, I never really focused on my own appearance because, honestly, I was afraid of being shallow or vain. Suddenly it was a struggle to stand in front of a…