Tag: peace
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A Woman’s Right to be Beautiful
Boys want to be strong. This is a well known and accepted fact of life. It is socially appropriate to encourage a boy to develop his strength as he becomes a man. We don’t condemn a grown man for this core desire. In fact, we are wise women if we allow our husbands and boys opportunities…
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A Mother is Only as Happy as Her Most Miserable Child.
The moment a woman becomes a mother, her life changes. The very thought of life within her alters her existence. Caring for, nurturing and meeting the needs of her child becomes her purpose and priority. With the cry of his arrival, her needs no longer bear weight compared to his. Whether it’s the dark of night or the…
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3 Ways Women Seek Significance
They say there are two types of women in the world: the ones who walk into a room and say, “Here I am!” the ones who walk into a room and say, “Oh, there you are!” Of course we would all prefer to be the second type, but in reality, most of us are not.…
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The Secret to Success
Like a clown at the circus, some of us are spinning too many plates just trying to make ends meet. We are stressed and striving and seldom finding a moment to unwind for fear of breaking a pice of fine china. At least that’s how I feel right now. I’d tell you all the things I have…
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When Choices Change your Confidence
My uncle tells the story of his step-father’s violence towards him as a child. Being left-handed was unacceptable to my grandfather and he proved his intolerance for his little boy’s “rebellion” by trying to nail his hand to the table with a fork. Four pierce marks in the dinning room table served to reinforce my uncle’s…
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How to Dress for Tragedies, Trials and Temptations
You have come to the top of a mountain peek; the only way to continue on your journey is to navigate your way down the steep slope and over to the next lift. You have three choices: Just do it. Take off your skis, walk back to the last lift and risk your life trying…
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How New Year’s Resolutions Can Kill Your Confidence
There is nothing like a fresh start, a chance to begin again, an opportunity to make changes. Tomorrow we celebrate 2015, take a good look at the past and then, with the sticking of midnight, we put another year behind us. New Years Day we will dream of what’s to come, aspire to new plans…
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Assumptions and the Trap of Comparison
“She’s so put together; she must be confident, powerful, successful and popular.” “I am a mess, no wonder no one likes me” Assumptions wouldn’t be so cruel if it weren’t for the way we tend to compare our own value to what we assume about others. We do this sometimes to our detriment, sometimes to…
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What’s Your Self-Worth?
Read any article on beauty and you are bound to find the word “confidence” somewhere. Without a doubt, as women we feel better about our self-worth when we feel good about our appearance. Although it is certainly a catch 22, a more effective approach to satisfying this innate longing for beauty is to focus more on…
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How Critiques and Crowds Build Confidence
I love hanging out with teenagers. You may think I’m crazy, but you’ve got to know the kind of kids I’m hanging with. Youth groups from all over America have traveled to Orlando to participate in a National Fine Arts Festival and I’ve had the privilege of witnessing their amazing talents. There are ten thousand kids here who…
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No One Should Experience Devastation Feeling Invisible
Every one of us has felt invisible at some point in our lives or another. Whether it was at a party full of strangers, in the middle of the grocery store or in the privacy of our own home when our brothers got all the attention or our husband is distracted.Our lives may center around…
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3 Ways to Handle Life’s Devastations
One thing that never ceases to amaze me is how many life lessons suddenly appear whenever there is something to teach. “when the student is ready, the teacher will appear” “Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.” James 3:1 My…