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A Strong Foundation
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A Strong Foundation

A foundation is “a basis upon which something stands or is supported”, “an underlying base or support”, and “a body or ground upon which something is built up or overlaid”. Some synonyms are “support”, “backbone”, “cornerstone”, “base”, and “core”. It is something we have likely all heard of, as every house has one. Foundations can

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Living An Intentional Life
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Living An Intentional Life

My Word for 2023 At the end of every year, I choose a word that I want to represent the year to come. My words for 2022 were renewal and balance. (You can read more in “My Words for the Year”.) As 2022 came to a close, I began to think about my word for

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My Words for the Year
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My Words for the Year

I have chosen a word at the beginning of each new year for several years. My word for 2020 was “bloom”, and my word for 2021 was “rest”. My words for this year, 2022, are “balance” and “renewal”. Choosing my words for the year is not a big mystical thing for me. It is something

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January 5, 2022 at 10:00 am6 Comments
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Surrender
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Surrender

I am a major control freak. I have been for…pretty much forever. If I’m not in control, then I’m overwhelmed and frazzled and stressed. I’ve surrendered things to God over and over, but I guess it wasn’t a true surrender, because I took back the control at the first sign of things turning hard. It’s

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