Before You Can Fulfill Your Calling, You Must Believe This One Thing

Before You Can Fulfill Your Calling, You Must Believe This One Thing

If I asked you to name someone who had a calling on their life, who would you name?

Mother Theresa?

Billy Graham?

Martin Luther King, Jr.?

What about yourself?

I believe every one of us has a unique, individualized calling and purpose for our lives. But before we can fulfill it, we have to first recognize it exists…

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A Powerful, Paradoxical Key to Confidence

A Powerful, Paradoxical Key to Confidence

Recently, in response to some of my thoughts on how I grew to be more confident, a friend commented on her desire to overcome some of her personal insecurities. “I have such a long way to go!” she lamented.

Our exchange got me thinking about how we actually develop confidence, and I noticed a paradox...

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What I Didn't Realize About Easter

What I Didn't Realize About Easter

As a kid, I had a pretty simplistic view of Easter.

When I was really little, it meant spring time, chocolate cream eggs, and a new dress for church (I remember one dress in particular with a strand of plastic pearls sewn to the collar—it made me feel so pretty and grown up). As I got older, Easter came to mean “Jesus died and rose again so we can go to Heaven.”...

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Do You Need to Trim Down on Your Activities or Commitments? Here are Four Signs That it’s Time

Do You Need to Trim Down on Your Activities or Commitments? Here are Four Signs That it’s Time

As women desiring vibrant lives, we’re drawn to good things—family gatherings, community events, volunteering for worthy causes…But sometimes, without realizing it, our commitments can get out of hand, potentially rendering us less effective, productive and joyful than we want to be...

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7 Ways Wonder Woman Shows Us How to be Courageous, Purposeful and Amazing Women

7 Ways Wonder Woman Shows Us How to be Courageous, Purposeful and Amazing Women

About a year ago, my husband started on a super heroes movie kick.

I’ve never been into comic books and their characters, but if you’re married or in a relationship, you know about the give and take that happens when it comes to entertainment. Let’s just say I now know more about Captain America, Batman, the Hulk and Iron Man than I ever expected to.

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