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On Weighing the Risks and Plans that Fail

On Weighing the Risks and Plans that Fail

in (In)Courage· Confidence· Courage· Faith in Action· Family· Listening· Seasons

If you see a small creature scampering in the woods or along a path during winter, you can bet the…
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On Making Plans and God Changing Them

On Making Plans and God Changing Them

in Change· Confidence· Courage· Creativity· Listening· Writing

For my family, the last week or so has been chock-full of vitamins C and D, cough medicine, Ginger Ale, and looking…
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When to Listen and When to Not

When to Listen and When to Not

in (In)Courage· Listening· Words

With winter more present in Colorado than not, I spend most of my early mornings mummified in a fleece blanket…
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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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When You Wish that Troubling Thing Would Take a Permanent Vacation

in (In)Courage· Faith in Action· Family· Friendship· Listening

I chatted on the phone with a friend not long ago, and we swapped snapshots of what’s going on in our lives. After sharing how the spouses,…
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The One Thing Every Good Friend Does

The One Thing Every Good Friend Does

in Friendship· Listening

We sit in the chilled fall air at a downtown cafe, coats on and twin cupcakes on the table between…
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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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