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Day 6: Pain
I was all set to start my reflections on my goals today, however today is day 4 of a migraine. It is at times like this that I am in awe of those who live with chronic pain. I have friends who do and I forget sometimes. For now, I am taking time to rest and pray for a reprieve.
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Day 6: Pain
I was all set to start my reflections on my goals today, however today is day 4 of a migraine. It is at times like this that I am in awe of those who live with chronic pain. I have friends who do and I forget sometimes. For now, I am taking time to rest and pray for a reprieve.
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Day 5: My 2014 “goals” and intentional focus
I am not a person who does New Year’s resolutions in general. The start of this year was a whirlwind of random God encounters. I had no idea of the journey the year had in store for me yet. I had come into contact with the Hello Mornings community (read more on that here). I then came across the My One Word movement around the time that I had been feeling prompted to develop more focus for what I wanted out of this year. I chose the word “Intentional” for 2014. I felt I needed more though. I needed to figure out what my priorities were. I needed to articulate…
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Day 4: The extraordinary in the everyday
Have you ever stumbled across a blog or writer that speaks right to your core? Ann Voskamp has been that for me this year. Her words are full of grace but also hard-hitting truth. I have been challenged and stretched by her words. I have found a peace and centring in the nuggets of truth she brings. This one above was the inspiration point for my 31 days topic. It sums up so much of what God has been brewing in me in this season of my life. To read the post that this comes from, click on the picture to take you to Ann’s blog. I pray that you…
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Day 4: The extraordinary in the everyday
Have you ever stumbled across a blog or writer that speaks right to your core? Ann Voskamp has been that for me this year. Her words are full of grace but also hard-hitting truth. I have been challenged and stretched by her words. I have found a peace and centring in the nuggets of truth she brings. This one above was the inspiration point for my 31 days topic. It sums up so much of what God has been brewing in me in this season of my life. To read the post that this comes from, click on the picture to take you to Ann’s blog. I pray that you…
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Day 3: Confessions of a phone addict
You know that mask we wear? The one that we wear because we’re convinced that if people saw into the real us- our thoughts and hidden behaviours, they might be horrified. Maybe it is just me? Today I am choosing to let mine slip a little. I have realised that a major barrier to being more intentional with my time, more present with my daughter and increasing my prayer time is the amount of time I spend on my phone. Smart phones have allowed some incredible new uses but, for me, it comes with a price tag. I have been forced to admit that I have become addicted to it.…
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Day 3: Confessions of a phone addict
You know that mask we wear? The one that we wear because we’re convinced that if people saw into the real us- our thoughts and hidden behaviours, they might be horrified. Maybe it is just me? Today I am choosing to let mine slip a little. I have realised that a major barrier to being more intentional with my time, more present with my daughter and increasing my prayer time is the amount of time I spend on my phone. Smart phones have allowed some incredible new uses but, for me, it comes with a price tag. I have been forced to admit that I have become addicted to it.…
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Day 2: Daily God time, accountability and Hello Mornings
I assume that it goes without saying- for my faith to be embedded in my everyday life, I have to be spending time with God everyday. I have had flashes of consistency with this in my life, but it has always been a struggle. There have been many devotionals purchased and started, many reading plans attempted. All with varying levels of impact and completion. This year I finally realised what had been missing- accountability. It started out with semi-regular catch ups with a friend to check in with how we were going with our daily God time. This was a start but not consistent enough to produce the change I…
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Day 2: Daily God time, accountability and Hello Mornings
I assume that it goes without saying- for my faith to be embedded in my everyday life, I have to be spending time with God everyday. I have had flashes of consistency with this in my life, but it has always been a struggle. There have been many devotionals purchased and started, many reading plans attempted. All with varying levels of impact and completion. This year I finally realised what had been missing- accountability. It started out with semi-regular catch ups with a friend to check in with how we were going with our daily God time. This was a start but not consistent enough to produce the change I…
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Day 1- It begins…
31 Days 2014- a post a day for October Do you write blog posts in your mind? I do. Often. I have never gotten around to making it real. Today, that changes. I have had several people in my life suggest that I write a blog. The 31 Days challenge came to my attention and I thought, “If you’re going to start a blog, may as well jump in with both feet!” (Yes, this scares me but I say yes anyway.) The Nester runs this challenge to encourage writers to write a post everyday for the month of October. Find out more here. This year has been significant in ways that…
Encouragement for women in leadership
