Develop Your Gift Hopefully you’ve had a chance to start dedicating your gift toward a particular person or purpose. Feel free to refresh your memory on dedicating your gift from last week’s blog. Are you starting to notice more joy in your life during this process? The next step in this journey is to Develop Your Gift. When I think about developing a gift, I’m reminded of watching my kids hit certain milestones. Similarly, we’ll…
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How’s it going in your journey to discovering joy and purpose in your life? Did you find time last week to ponder some of the gifts God has given you that ignite your sense of fulfillment and passion? If not, be sure and visit our recommended resources on discovering your gifts from last week’s blog. The next step in our journey involves dedicating your gift; devoting your time and effort to a particular purpose. The…
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Lessons from a 103-Year-Old Continued Recently I listened to Jim Downing, a 103-year-old survivor of Pearl Harbor, share how he found joy and fulfillment and how that continued even when physical ailments of older age became prevalent. While others his age were giving in, he chose to press into his purpose in life. How do YOU find the greatest joy that overcomes your greatest difficulties? Jim shared with us his keys for unlocking joy and…
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If you could have any skill in the world, what would you pick and why? That question became the topic of conversation at Chick fil A as our family played the table topics game from a kids meal when this card was pulled: The question stopped me in my tracks because ironically, we had just attended an event where Mr. Jim Downing, 103-year old survivor of Pearl Harbor, shared his experiences communicating life’s ideas. I…
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Meet Raphe. He is my son. Raphe never had a birthday. He died in the womb. He was delivered close to 20 weeks gestation on 25 September 1997. Raphe Day is how I always think of this day now. On his 20th anniversary, I’d like you to know a little about him. He was my 6th son and the 7th child in our lineup. We found out we were pregnant in the beautiful month of…
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