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I’ve Wasted My Life On My Husband; How Can I Look Forward To The Future?
Hi, friends! This time of year reminds me that every meaningful choice has a cost. Here in the USA, July brings fireworks, backyard cookouts, parades, and red, white, and blue everywhere we look. Wherever you live, freedom is something we all long for. And freedom is rarely free. It asks us to let go of something in order to take…
The High Cost of “Being Good”: How Christian Women Can Rewrite the Story Holding Them Back
Hello LV&Co readers, December has a way of magnifying everything – our joy, our longing, and our pressure to “be good.” The holidays can pull on our urge to keep the peace, smooth the edges, make every one feel special, and hold it all together. Yet this season also invites us into deeper truth, shining light on the places we’ve…
Can I Say No Without Being Mean?
Morning friend, I’ve been reading A LOT this summer and I have another quote I’ve been niggling on that I’d love to share with you: “There is no commandment that says we have to be upset by the way other people treat us. The reason we are upset is because we have an emotional program (internal) that says if someone…
Losing Yourself to Be Loved? True Love Doesn’t Ask You to Disappear
July in Colorado is something sacred. The skies feel wider, the sun a little bolder, and everything seems to shimmer with the invitation of new beginnings. And yet this week, while creation speaks of beauty and life, my heart carries a deep and aching heaviness. Like many of you, I’ve been grieving the heartbreaking loss of life in Texas. The…
Why Do I Feel So Resentful And Unhappy?
Hello Friends! It is my privilege to be writing this week’s blog for the Leslie Vernick and Co. team. May was such a whirlwind of a month for me. I have had to schedule a specific time for writing as my deadline narrowly approaches. There have been a plethora of responsibilities and distractions pulling me from my work life lately.…