From Queen to Princess

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Purpose from a Personal Encounter – Purpose Part 3

I wish God would just give me the map for my life that showed exactly what decisions to make and where I was going to end up. I would probably say, “Thanks for the map! See you in heaven!” Then I would proceed through all the checkpoints in my own self-effort. The problem is that…

November 22, 2011
Get over yourself…You can’t mess it up – Purpose Part 2

I’ve found that when people are thinking about what their purpose is one of the first fears that comes up is that they are going to mess it up or that they will miss God’s plan for them. Often this fear keeps us trapped right where we are. We are afraid to take action and…

November 14, 2011
The wrong person in the story

I always identify with the wrong person in the stories in the Bible. I’m more like Simon the Pharisee than the woman washing Jesus’ feet. More like the servants who are hired first and get the same amount as the ones who came in at the end. More like the older brother in the parable…

November 8, 2011
Paying Attention to Purpose – Purpose Part 1

Today I took a pilot small group through the second chapter of my book From Ice Queen to Princess: A Creative Approach to the book of Galatians. The title was “Purpose of the Princess,” and in Galatians Paul clearly knew what his purpose was: to preach the gospel to the Gentiles. I believe every Princess…

November 2, 2011
The Evolution of the Quiet Time

Because I grew up in a Christian home, I have always understood that spending time in God’s Word was important. The first time I remember actually trying to be disciplined about it was in 5th grade. We had just moved to a new city to start a new church in the middle of the school year. …

October 25, 2011
Contemplating Confession

A few months ago my friend invited me to have lunch with her and one other friend of mine. Little did I know that lunch would begin a whole different journey for the three of us. She had this crazy idea that the three of us should try an accountable/confession group like the kind she…

October 18, 2011
God Made You Special and Other Reasons Not to Commit Suicide

When I was 16, I went through a time of depression that led me to consider taking my own life. My brother remembers telling my parents that I talked about taking a bottle of sleeping pills hoping never to wake up. Twenty years later, I look back at that time in my life and see…

October 10, 2011
The X Factor

It’s the reason I never pursued acting as a career. It’s the uncontrollable part of the equation that you can’t predict or try harder to get. I couldn’t imagine going to auditions knowing that even if I was the best trained and best rehearsed actress and nailed every line, I wouldn’t get the part if…

September 27, 2011
Just One Look

All it takes is just one look from someone to make me doubt myself. The times when it hurts the most or catches me off guard are the times when I am just being myself. I was at a women’s ministry meeting a couple of weeks ago where the elders of our church were invited…

September 19, 2011
The Executive Mom – Part 2

So when I started writing the blog, I discovered that I had too much to say about it and broke it up into two parts. The ideas below are adapted just for moms from Michael Hyatt’s blog “Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed?” If you missed the first four points, you can find them in my…

September 12, 2011