How to Delight in Christmas Gifting!
December, with all its anticipated excitement, celebration, and happiness is finally here!! It is indeed a time to celebrate, thank those we love and appreciate those who have helped us…
Linda Waterman
An Overhaul for 2025
Much has happened for Reen and me in the last 18 months. We moved to Chattanooga, TN, built a thriving writing business (watermancg.com), and began a fresh new life in…
Navigating Thanksgiving with Grace, Love, And Peace
November ushers in the holidays! These wonderful celebrations are filled with good times and difficult times as we attempt to communicate and relate well to family members in hopes of…
Integrating Your Faith Into Your Business
On a recent weekend trip to Blue Ridge, GA (which is one of the quaintest towns and enjoyable get-aways I’ve experienced in a long time), I wandered into a little…
What is Your Story?
“Story” – everyone is talking about story as communication’s precious gem. But what does that really mean for you? What is your story? Many of us launched our children and…
Find Joy in Your Story
Find Joy in Your Story: The Life Lessons that Shape Your Life At noon on Thursday, September 26, I will be speaking on the topic “Find Joy in Your Story: The…
Cracking Chick-Fil-A’s Code
As a writing coach, I’ve begun working with a fascinating gentleman. He was a previous member of the Chick-Fil-A staff, so I began researching Chick-Fil-A and what makes it different….
Three Minutes to Encourage Yourself
Last week we spent a wonderful week in Seattle, WA seeing our granddaughter graduate from high school. All our family was there. It was such a joy to be together. …
7 Questions to Hear the Voice of God
“Be Still and Know that I am God” is a phrase we often quote but do we actually obey it? To hear the voice of God is the most important…
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I don’t know about you, but summer is often difficult for finding time to spend with God. This is particularly true during vacation trips. My routine morning time of reading…
6 Signs for Emotionally Healthy Connections
This month we’ve been talking about relationships and the fact they offer an anecdote to loneliness, anxiety, and depression. Psychologists tell us that we are all still experiencing Pandemic Post-Traumatic…
How Deep are Your Relationships?
Have you ever felt alone even when standing in a crowd? It’s been a year now since Reen and I moved to a new town where we knew no one….
4 Steps to Fulfilling Your Purpose
Do you ever wonder if you are fulfilling God’s purpose for your life? Finding purpose is the deepest hunger of every human heart and it is only found in the…
How About Trying Something New?
For those who always wanted to write but never felt they could, I can never express the importance or life-changing effect a writer’s conference may have on your future. I…
True Compassion?
Did you know that, according to a Harvard study, 56% of doctors say they simply don’t have time for compassion? This was also shared in Demi-Leigh Tebow’s message last week…
Who is Demi-Leigh Tebow?
Yes, who is Demi-Leigh Tebow? Tim Tebow’s wife? Yes. 2017 Miss Universe? Yes. Model, businesswoman, social influencer, and philanthropist? Yes. Entrepreneur? Yes. A woman after God’s own heart? Absolutely. I…
A Failure to Communicate?
During these last several weeks many of us reconnected with family and friends whether when celebrating Easter or traveling for Spring Break vacations. Were you so excited to see family…
Be Courageous and Brave
Breathtaking, I thought. I stopped the car and got out in awe to appreciate the row of cherry blossom trees in full bloom pink. As I returned to my car…
The Everlasting Arms
I’m reading a fascinating book entitled, “Leadership Not By the Book.” Written by the Founder and CEO of Hobby Lobby, David Green, it’s a memoir and book of faith stories….
Faith-based Resolutions: Make a Difference
This week we are completing our suggestions for this year’s Faith-based Resolutions. If you missed the six previous ideas, find them at here and here). In this new year, let’s…
Eight Faith-based Resolutions: Hope for 2024
Are you someone who starts the year with New Year’s Resolutions? Most people create resolutions that statistically, by the end of January, they abandon. This month I thought, why…
Word of the Year
I don’t know about you but I’m so excited we are beginning a new year together! I love the feeling of a clean slate, fresh start, and the promise of…
Recapturing Joy
This year my speaking topic is all about “Recapturing Joy.” At a time when the news assaults us daily with crime in the streets, wars waging across the world, escalating…
Merry Christmas from us and YourRefreshedLife.com!
As we discussed joy this month, I was reminded of one of my favorite Christmas carols, “Joy to the World.” Written by Isaac Watts in 1719, it was not originally…
Don’t Miss “Joy to the World”
As I walked through Hobby Lobby this week, I found myself immersed in Christmas. Surrounded by lovely red and green decorations, nativity representations, and “just the right“ gift ideas, I…
Joyful Freedom from Guilt, Shame, and Regret
My prayer is that you will experience joy this Christmas. But that’s not always easy, is it? In many cases you are about to spend time with estranged family members….
Experience Joy: Fulfill Your Purpose, Pursue Your Calling
William Barclay, Scottish author and minister, wrote something very profound, “There are two great days in a person’s life-the day they were born and the day when they discover why.”…
7 Questions to Discovering Your Passion
Passion is a fascinating thing. It’s definition is “a strong and barely controllable emotion.” Emotions are strange, aren’t they? We all have them, yet often they are felt but unable…
What is Your Gift?
In speaking to women across the nation for years, it amazes me how many feel they are not “gifted.” When I ask, “What is your gift from God?” they appear…
Seven Tips for Developing Your Family Culture
After dating seriously for some time, Reen could tell I was not sure I would consider marriage. Trust was difficult for me, and fear seemed my ever-present companion. I couldn’t…
Seven Questions to Ask When Determining Your Core Values
As I watched the news this week, I listened to one government official attempt to convince the public that holding a group of young people accountable for criminally stealing through…
Healthy Relationship Hack #5: On the “Same Team”
Several years ago, we were visiting friends who were going through a tough time trying to buy a house. The familiar phone call from the realtor came again while we…
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