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Living Out the Words of MLK Jr.

Each year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I take time to listen to one of his sermons. They are always inspiring and powerful. Listening takes me beyond just posting a quote on social media but taking the time to learn from the words spoken by MLK Jr.  But from our learnings, we must then [...]

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The Power of Our Words

Last week was a difficult week for America. I found myself waking and walking around with a heavy heart.  As I scroll through social media, I read so many vile, hateful, and condescending posts. I pondered the darkness that has infiltrated our society. Each morning I turn to the word of God for His insight, [...]

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Is this your year to Finish?

Finish, it is my word of the year for 2021.  I don't know about you, but I begin a lot of projects. A LOT! I get a good idea, dump the energy I have into it that is propelled by the excitement of the idea, the vision of the impact, and then as the work [...]

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Hello friends! I wanted to take a moment to say thank you! Thank you for sticking by me through 2020. Even though this year did not look like what I thought it would, God gave me some incredible projects to work on that I will be rolling out in 2021. You will not want to [...]

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How to Create a Giving Tradition

I am just off the heels of the annual baking and candy making extravaganza with my best friend Amy and her family. What a wonderful weekend. This is their 11th year of the weekend and I have been blessed to be evolved for the past four or five years. I have lost count.  The weekend [...]

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Fun Family Giving with a Countdown to Christmas

This past week my college friend, Carrie, posted about a tradition she started for her family, the Countdown to Christmas. I love the idea, and even though she starts it for her boys on December 1, you could begin at any time of the month.   And if you are like me and don't have children [...]

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Giving Gal’s Favorite Gifts for 2020

It's that time of year where you may be agonizing over what gifts to get your friends, family and coworkers. Over the years, my giving has evolved. I used to think the more expensive the gift, the better. I also, got a rush from bouncing from big box story to big box store. Don't get [...]

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7 Ways to Be Grateful

We are all on a journey that I think in a million years we would not have chosen or expected. Was a pandemic on your radar or penciled in on your calendar? I know it wasn't on mine. I feel like I'm living in a bad movie that I can't pause. What about you? But [...]

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What’s Your Dream Job?

Hello from the Bolt Farm Treehouse in South Carolina. I've been here over a week and I have lots of lessons to share, but those stories are for another day, as I'm still living and processing the experience. Yesterday on Facebook, my husband posed the question, "What's your dream job?". Immediately friends engaged in conversation.  [...]

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The Election Edition

I'm grateful for the opportunity to vote early, as I'm heading out on an adventure on the 3rd.With an hour to wait, I took the opportunity to get to know the lady in front of me.I gotta be honest, she struck up a conversation with me. I welcomed the distraction, as I was not dressed [...]

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