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What I Learned in September

What I Learned in September

in (In)Courage· artists· Faith in Action· Fear· Girl Meets Change· Good Things· Listening· Music· What I Learned

Goodness, I can’t remember the last time I wrote a “What I Learned” post. Truth be told, I’ve missed these!…
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What I Learned About Creativity from Visiting Magnolia Market

What I Learned About Creativity from Visiting Magnolia Market

in artists· Creativity· Family· Fun Stuff

A few weeks ago, my daughter and I took a trip in celebration of her 13th birthday. Because my girl adores horses and all…
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Launch Party Photos and Giveaway Winner

Launch Party Photos and Giveaway Winner

in artists· Change· Fun Stuff· Girl Meets Change

All photos taken by the exceedingly talented Angela Klocke of Klocke Photography. If you live in central Colorado, look her up! I’ve said before…
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New Gifts to Go with Your #GirlMeetsChange Book

New Gifts to Go with Your #GirlMeetsChange Book

in artists· Change· Fun Stuff· Girl Meets Change

For all those who have already received my small group companion guide, I hope it has blessed you wildly. I…
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Fresh Air For Your Friday

Fresh Air For Your Friday

in artists· Authors Extraordinaire· Change· Fresh Air Friday· Fun Stuff· Military· Music

When my kids were little and the end of the school year sped around the bend, I didn’t necessarily greet…
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Wonderful Discoveries

Wonderful Discoveries

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 Today is one of those mornings that feels every bit of the Monday it is, y’all. We’ve been on fall break…
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The sun sets on a downright delightful month of ha The sun sets on a downright delightful month of having all the chicks back in the nest. We puzzled, Uno’d, and played a new game called Knope for President. (So fun!) We watched Mandalorian all together, and David and I started a Netflix show called Turn. We had tea (and coffee!) at 4:30 each afternoon like some kind of Brit wanna-be’s. I cooked like a crazy person because cooking is the most predictable Enneagram 2 thing I do. Pot roast, spaghetti, and baked casseroles, oh my! Plus, 21 year olds who’ve had a semester of fending for themselves on the food front are mighty appreciative when dinner magically comes out of the oven. 

Said 21 year olds are back at college now, but I’m thankful for the good memories that stay with the rest of us Strongs after they’ve left. This last month held hard stuff for many of us, I know, but I hope it left you with some good memories as well. 💛
If your life looks anything like mine, difficult c If your life looks anything like mine, difficult change that started in 2020 didn't give one whit about the new year and walked right with you into 2021. Your change could be more broadly felt like fallout from a lingering pandemic, or it could be more individual —marital, parenting, job, or relational struggles that refuse to let go. 

Or  it could be both, one worsening the other.

If you’re weary from the loneliness that change can bring OR tired of resenting change altogether (and seeing it only through a lens of anxiety and frustration), consider giving #GirlMeetsChange and #BackRoadstoBelonging a look.

Our difficult change may not be going anywhere, but our outlook on it can. 

With both books holding 200-ish reviews on Amazon and a 4.8 star rating, I still get the loveliest messages about how they’ve helped folks welcome a hopeful view of change and where they belong. 

Visit my profile for links to both! 
#fromthebookstack
#whereIbelong
#changemanagement
#anxietyreducer
#fearmanagement
#livingfaithfully
My daughter read that this past Christmas season, My daughter read that this past Christmas season, Christmas light sales were up 300% compared to years past. We may leave ours up for another week or two, and I’m 300% okay with that. 

In the wise words of @iamtabithabrown, it’s my business. 

It’s also my business how I choose to respond to something—indeed, it is a choice. Will I be thoughtful or defensive? Will I be someone who displays or douses the light of Christ? 

In our work to love our neighbor as ourselves, may we be a people who persevere and refuse to stop using our own unique God-given light to dispel the dark. People are desperate for it, and this work matters.
Looking forward with hope in what is to come while Looking forward with hope in what is to come while staying thankful for what is left behind. 

Or, as Shania Twain would say, “Let’s go girls.” 🎶 👊🏻

Happy 7th day of Christmas, and Happy New Year, dear one! 

#GirlMeetsChange
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