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…
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Celebrate Thanksgiving with Gratitude
May I challenge you today. If you don’t have anywhere to go for Thanksgiving or anyone to spend it with, invite someone else to your table this Thanksgiving who is…
Creating a Culture of Care
What an exciting last few weeks! I enjoyed the privilege of attending the first BFF Conference designed and organized by my new friend Tabi Upton, host of Moody’s Chattanooga Morning…
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…
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….
Get By or Get Better
Growing up, while I was bright, I was extremely comfortable in school getting the “easy B” instead of putting out a little more effort to earn an “A.” It really…
Embracing Transitions and Thresholds
Two things take place when change is inevitable. We not only face the transition necessary to accept the change but also the “threshold” of the space in between as we…
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…
How to Make a Difficult Decision
Reen and I faced a difficult decision last week and as a result we grew. As many of you know, we began a communications business from the ground up when…
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…
7 Steps to Reach Every Goal
One of my new goals for the year is to begin engaging, interacting, and building relationships with friends and new individuals on social media. I’ve both committed and limited myself…
Want to Change Your World?
Of the many contemporary young women authors and speakers, I am most impressed with Jennie Allen. She is authentic, loves God passionately, and is beginning a movement equipping and discipling…
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….
What is Lent?
Have you noticed the television commercials produced by Hallow recently? Whether you are Catholic or not, it’s encouraging to see actor Mark Wahlberg and Jonathan Roumie (lead actor of The…
Warm Refreshment on a Cold Winter’s Day
What about YOUR Refreshed Life this month? It’s February. It’s probably cold and grey. It’s the perfect time to find a comfy couch, wrap your legs in a throw, sit…
Hunting for What?
On February 3rd, I excitedly attended Silverdale Baptist Church’s 25th annual Men’s Wild Game Dinner. What better way to celebrate being a man than to be surrounded by over 2,000…
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…
Faith-based Resolutions: Strength for Every Day
What did you think about beginning faith-based resolutions for the New Year? Were you able to make just one LASTING change last week as a result? (If you missed them…
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…
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….
Finding Joy
Yesterday, I got my nails “done.” In case you’re unfamiliar with the South, it’s something women are expected to do, and I comply only when there is a special occasion,…
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.”…
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…
“Change Your Words, Change Your World”: Five Steps to Write Your Personal Mission Statement
Hi, this is Reen and the title above are words posted on my office wall. They come from famous copywriter, Ray Edwards, who built his entire business on this business…
7 Steps to Discovering Your Purpose
As the brilliance of orange, yellow, and red leaves blanket the landscape and chilly mornings begin, it feels like a time for new beginnings and fresh starts. But where should…
A Greater Kindness
Lately on the news, I’ve noticed people demonstrating in the streets with placards touting KINDNESS MATTERS and BE KIND. Often, though sadly, they don’t seem so kind. We know kindness…
Who is in Control?
Depression, anxiety, and hopelessness escalate like never before in our country. We watch the news and wonder, is there any hope? Will things turn around? Will prices ever fall? Will…
Have You Created Anything Lately?
I’m stepping out of my comfort zone to do something I’ve never done before today. In Googling Chattanooga activities, I ran across something called a Fiber Arts Guild held at…
3 Steps to Dispel Loneliness
I don’t know about you, but I have so much going on this summer it’s a little overwhelming. I am setting up our new home in Chattanooga (almost finished!). We continue in our role as Navigator staff touching lives through Your Refreshed Life ministry adding a new focus on Marketplace ministry
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