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Families…Blended, Shaken or Stirred?

Last Friday, my ex-husband and his brother were severely injured in a car wreck. Many of you know that we had a very chaotic dysfunctional marriage. We were two wounded people who wounded each other. For years after our divorce, I loathed him. I honestly didn’t care if he lived or died. There were days that I prayed for God to take him. Are you shocked? Don’t be. I know it sounds harsh, but I’m just being real. And honestly, I know I’m not alone. I share my story all over, and many women ha...

Is Faith Fact or Fiction?

It doesn’t matter where you turn. Magazines, billboards and commercials boast the latest and greatest must-haves. There are always new styles, new cars, smart devices and electronic gadgets that can make you feel like if you don’t own them you don’tmeasure up. If you’re not careful, it’s easy to fall for the lie that you’re out of style or not “with it”.

Thankfully, today’s handy technology devicesallow you to fast-forward through commercials (assuming you’resmarter than a fifth grader and n...

Shine Like Stars

Shine like stars in the universe

In a world consumed with tabloids and fame, social media has enlarged our capacity for comparison. As Christian women, how can we deal with the constant pressure to measure up? How can we be relevant to our culture and still be the light God created us to be?

Tabloids tout the shining stars of Hollywood, but is it wrong to be a star? Is fame a faulty foundation? Is it off track to be an icon and set the standard?

Let’s look at what the scriptures say. Philippia...

How to Protect Your Spiritual Vision

I used to think imagination was a bad thing—that it was wrong to dream. That only “dreamers” dreamed. Dreamers were people who hoped for things that were on the edge of reality. Things that could never possibly come true. I’d heard one too many times as a small girl, “You have a great imagination!”

It wasn’t a compliment.

I began to discount my dreams. Push them aside. And gradually my hopes faded. I spent years living without vision. And without vision, the Bible says that people perish. It...

How Coaching with Christy Johnson Can Help You

My name is Christy also. I am single and in my late twenties. I have been in the “dating game” for about ten years now. As you can imagine, after so long, with a list of failed relationships a mile long, you begin to wonder, what am I doing wrong? How do I keep ending up with the wrong men and in unhealthy relationships that are only hurting me? I did not realize I was a relationship junkie and addicted to the game of dating until I read Christy’s book, Love Junkies.

I have always wanted to...

Birthing Pains

Are you waiting on a promise? Between the promise and the delivery of your promise, there is usually this unwelcomefour-letter word called pain. Like it or not, pain is typically unavoidable. So how do you endure when the pain increases? Vision.

Vision is vital and it’s important to keep the vision before you. Why is that so important? Because without vision people perish. When the going gets tough, when the pressure mounts, people without vision give up when the pain increases.

Labor and d...

Blended Families

Strolling the isles of a home décor and antique mall, my eyes caught the punch of faded turquoise from a sign hanging on the wall in one of the booths. A trellis of cream flowers provided the perfect accent color for my kitchen. It was beautiful and Iknew exactly where I’d put it. As long as the price was right, it was going in my cart.

I flipped it over and checked the tag. Half price? Sold! They must have known the Dumpster Diva was out shopping today.

As I snatched the sign off the wall a...

The Pearls of Adversity

Do you have a dream and destiny in your heart, but feel like you’re never going to get there? Don’t give up! God has a great future for you. He sees the end from the beginning and He won’t give up until He has finished the work He began in you.

God sees qualities in you that He wants to use to serve others, but like any good coach or trainer, He will push you beyond what you think you are capable of in order to expand those qualities and give them maximum exposure.

If you’ve ever worked with...

The Greatest Tempation is Comfort

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I heard this statement in a sermon on Sunday and have been pondering it all week: “The greatest temptation is comfort.” I know it’s been true for me. I tell myself that I’m going to lose five pounds before vacation, and...

When Painful Memories Won’t Heal

How do you handle the painful memories of a broken

relationship? It’s especially difficult when you still have friends in common that

think it’s their obligation to give you updates whenever you see them. Maybe

they do...