It’s time again for Extension 26! In case you need a refresher, Extension 26, is our giving initiative. We highlight a different ministry each month and encourage you to prayerfully consider supporting them through prayer, finances and encouragement. All donations are given directly through each particular ministry’s site. You can…
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Heart-check for the Cheerleader
Maybe we have the most success and fulfillment when we are helping others instead of promoting ourselves.” I am an encourager by nature, but every once in awhile this cheerleader needs a heart-check. I need to stop on the sidelines and evaluate my motivation for cheering: Am I manipulating or…
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We Will Giggle As We Grow (Book Review)
What a joy to review Courtney DeFeo’s book, In This House We Will Giggle: Making Virtues, Love and Laughter a Daily Part of Your Family Life. I love to laugh—like that rousing song from Mary Poppins implies. However, as a tightly wound woman I find it hard to let the…
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Unraveling Grace: Pinning Control to the Carpet
I met Molly at the She Speaks Conference last year. Her book idea surrounding the “Fight To Be Still” resonated with this tightly wound woman. May her message challenge us to lay down our boxing clubs and lift up the white flag of surrender; resting in His ability to keep…
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Three Word Wednesday: The Rest Wrestle
I know that God is smarter than me. I often declare that He knows what He is doing, and that’s true even when it doesn’t feel like it—when circumstances are crappy and things aren’t going my way. Did God make a mistake when He modeled rest for us on the…
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Dear Tightly Wound Woman: Sustaining Peace
This is my favorite post to share each month—a letter written for you, with love. May God use it to help you unwind in His Presence. I’d be happy to read it to you, click here. *** Dear Tightly Wound Woman: I see how you try to balance it all….
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