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Calendar style graphic: your life is happening now—not someday. Don’t let comfort or exhaustion steal your moments. You deserve to live fully, right now. And you get to decide.

Three Ways to Start Living and Stop Settling in Your Life Right Now!

Posted on October 29, 2025October 29, 2025 by Monette Sedberry

your life is happening now—not someday. Don’t let comfort or exhaustion steal your moments. You deserve to live fully, right now. And you get to decide.

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Striving vs Serving: The Mindset Shift Every Christian Woman Needs

Posted on October 18, 2025October 18, 2025 by Monette Sedberry

The price of the striving mindset can be high. We see it all the time, with broken marriages, depression, over drinking, overeating. You may think I’m being dramatic, but we see it all the time.

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Why Trying New Things in Your Empty Nest Years Might Be the Best Adventure Yet

Posted on October 15, 2025October 15, 2025 by Christy Largent

So, your nest is empty. The kids are off living their lives, and suddenly… it’s quiet. Maybe a little too quiet. You look around and wonder, Now what?

If that’s you, you’re not alone! The Empty Nest years can feel like a blank canvas—equal parts exciting and intimidating. But here’s the secret: they’re actually one of the most powerful times in your life to rediscover yourself, deepen your faith, and try new things.

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Your Body, God’s Temple: Gentle Habits for Energy and Joy After 60

Posted on October 12, 2025October 12, 2025 by Stephanie Carter

Our bodies are still valuable, still worthy of love, and still meant to be treated with care.

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When Life Breaks You, Where is Your Hope?

Posted on October 8, 2025October 9, 2025 by Monette Sedberry

We live in a world that sometimes feels hopeless. Lately, I have had several friends who have either lost a spouse or a parent. These are such low points in our lives. Grief is not something we like to think about. It’s hard, even if your loved one got sick and you cared for him…

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Returns on Your Time, Attention, and Effort

Posted on September 27, 2025September 27, 2025 by Monette Sedberry

If we evaluate where we are and where we want to be and get really clear, we can change an area of our life. And just like we didn’t get the results we have overnight, the new results we want, will not happen overnight. The new routine and the new habits we create, and do consistently, will bring new results.

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What You Need to Know About Opportunity

Posted on September 20, 2025September 20, 2025 by Debbie Caudle

You need a willingness to venture into the unknown to take advantage of big opportunities, and that can be scary. You might get hurt. You might lose money. You might make a mistake or completely fail at what you set out to do. But fail or succeed, you will learn—and knowledge is priceless.

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The Power of Saying Yes Again: It’s Not Too Late to Try Something New

Posted on September 12, 2025September 12, 2025 by Stephanie Carter

I didn’t want to sit still just because I’ve hit a certain number on the calendar. My heart was now bursting with more new vision, goals and dreams than ever. I no longer worried about the days left to live but living the days I have in front of me.

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The Power of Healing

Posted on September 5, 2025September 5, 2025 by Candy Arrington

Emotional wounds are often more prevalent and lasting than physical scars. As with physical healing, emotional wounds also heal in stages and require attention if they are to heal thoroughly.

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From a Resentment Mindset to a Freedom-Forgiving Mindset

Posted on August 25, 2025August 25, 2025 by Monette Sedberry

Forgiveness releases us from the emotional prison of bitterness and resentment. Holding onto unforgiveness keeps us trapped in re-living the pain, but forgiving breaks those chains and allows us to move forward in peace.

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