Are you wondering if God has forgotten about you? He hasn't. Not ever.
If God were to send you a message, I think He’d write something like the words in this note.
Honoring our Faith Traditions
Last week my friend and I had a delightful conversation about our faiths. She is preparing for Passover, with all the rituals, dietary commitments, and readings that she and her Jewish family participate in. I am looking forward to Maunday Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday, with their pageantry, emotions, and reminders of God’s faithfulness. There are some differences in our beliefs. But the same core elements—traditions—are included. Our focus is on God the Deliverer. The Word is central to our worship. And we usually share this
Honoring the Lead Character in your Story
Louise Griffith is a friend of mine in the National Speaker’s Association. We share the same perspective on our individual ability to change our stories. She spoke at a Christian Business Women’s Fellowship lunch, sharing her story. With her permission, I am sharing her thoughts. “It’s time to honor the person you really are. It’s time to stop pretending that you are less of a person than you are. You are more than enough! You have the resources inside you to be all you want to be.
Writing Your Story
One of my favorite times of the day in grade school was right after lunch. That was when Marlys Johnson would come into our classroom and tell us stories. She was one of those high schoolers who was so cool—and so old. (Ha!) As part of the school’s speech program, she would appear and hold our focused attention for about seven minutes. Her stories were about far-away places and people we’d never met. The characters in her stories always seemed to have such amazing lives. Far more
Today is Denae’s Birthday
Today I’m celebrating my friend Denae’s birthday. We’ve known each other for about 50 years. I grew up in Climax, Minnesota, a small farming community in The Red River Valley. Population 310. Denae lived across the river on a farm in North Dakota. There were 28 kids in our class. (We were the big class.) Everyone knew everyone. It was the best of small town living, and had its moments of the worst of small town living. One of the best gifts I’ve ever received came from
How to avoid job search burnout | Kare 11 interviews Gaye Lindfors
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — We’re just a few weeks into the new year, but for many job seekers, these weeks are extending what has become a very old job search. How can you stay motivated and keep your job search energized when your weeks of unemployment are turning into months or even years? Gaye Lindfors, a strategic business advisor and author of Find a Job: The Little Book for Big Success offers several suggestions for coping with job search burn-out. 1) Always remember: you are significant. Your unemployment
Making One Good Decision
My intentions are good. My business objectives are clear. Get my three high-value activities taken care of to ensure I’m focusing on the things that matter most. Those things that will move my business forward. And yet, the distractions are endless. Emails are calling my name. The phone is ringing with urgent (not most important) questions. My to-do list spirals in my head like a roller coaster. I’m sprinting on a mental treadmill that’s not getting me anywhere. I know what work to do—the right choice is
God and my Tweets
So everyone is all a-buzz (or all a-tweet?) about Twitter. “You need to get on Twitter!” “Twitter is amazing!” “You need to be on Twitter if you have your own business.” I just keep wondering where I’d find the time to tweet, blog, advise, teach, write, play, read, coach…and, oh yea, talk with my husband! Here’s the other hesitation I have about tweeting: are people really interested in my one sentence comment about my life? The funny thing is, they are. Since I’ve been contemplating moving out
My Worries: God’s Response
This morning I woke up wondering, “What was my brain doing during the night?” Perhaps you’ve experienced this… My body hasn’t even realized I’m awake, and my mind and heart are flooded with worries and anxieties: projects that need to be completed, business challenges, deep heartaches of family and friends, Haiti, the homeless, and the list continues. My heart is heavy, there’s tension in my muscles, and I am very overwhelmed. What was my mind doing the last six hours that brings this feeling of hopelessness before
God: Your Biggest Fan?
It’s a big-deal weekend here in Minnesota. Our mighty Vikings (football) are playing for the NFC Championship tomorrow! Go Vikes! (Now if you aren’t a football fan, please hang with me…I think you’ll still enjoy this short note.) It would appear as though most Minnesotans have completely lost their minds. Office cubicles have been decorated in purple and gold, Favre jerseys have been sighted on every street corner, faces have been painted, and even Prince (the artist formerly known as…) wrote a song for the home team.
Working Out: Will it ever be a Fun Activity?
Greetings from the land of “Will working out ever be a fun activity?” I started working out again this week at the local YMCA. Good grief. I had forgotten what happens when you ask your muscles to do things they don’t want to do–they scream! My commitment to getting healthier and “more fit” includes getting more exercise, and I’ve accomplished two goals thus far: Call the Y. Show up at the Y. I’m really quite proud of myself! I’ll keep you posted on my progress. How is
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