January is a cold, cold month for many of us. It surrounds us with bitter regrets, barren dreams, and frozen ambitions. So to try to warm ourselves up and motivate us to push ahead we
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Hope for a New Year—Lessons From English Class
I hope to reach my goals. I’m dreaming big this year. Sentiments of hope and dreams may be shared with family and friends or stay hopeful thoughts dancing around our heads. Humans are distinguished from every
Read more3 Can’t Miss Goals For Everyday Living
When you think about goal setting and resolutions, what phrases or questions come to mind? This popular Stilwell family saying causes our children to cringe: “If you aim at nothing, you’ll hit it every time.”
Read moreBaby Quilts and New Goals
Raise your hand if you love babies. Raise your hand if you love baby quilts. My hand is raised. I love them both. My dining room table is covered with tiny pieces of gray
Read moreNo More Diet Resolutions! Ever!
I absolutely, positively, without hesitation, refuse to make another New Year’s resolution to lose weight. Every New Year comes and goes, and any resolutions I’ve made fly out the window within a few days. It
Read moreTHE KINDER SIDE OF NEW YEAR’S GOALSETTING
I’ve found there is a kinder side to goal setting. Now that I’ve crossed over into my senior years I have learned a few things that serve me well when setting goals for the New
Read moreGoals and God’s Never Ending Mercies
The rec center was a mad house. It was a wintery Iowa evening, and my boys were shooting hoops with what looked to be half of the population of our small town. In addition to
Read moreDo I Possess My Faith of Does My Faith Possess Me?
I’d not want merely to possess a faith; I want a faith that possesses me.” ~ Charles Kingsley These words leaped from the page straight into my heart, searing any complacency that lingered there. Had
Read moreThe Challenge Board
I made New Year’s resolutions once. I filled an entire 8-1/2 x 11” notebook page. Split down the middle into two columns. Double sided. I had a lot of resolutions. Then life happened. And I
Read moreOne Word
The young woman sitting across from me was what my mother called an ‘old soul’; she was wise beyond her years. She possessed a desire to know God’s heart by studying His word. Her heart’s
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