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The Impact of an Email  On Sunday night, I received an email that started with, “Hello, friend!”  (And no, it was not a spam note from someone seeking $10,000 to get […]

The Art of Self-Discovery: Finding Clarity Amidst Life's Transitions One crisp February morning, a singular idea sparked within me like a bolt of inspiration—an idea so vivid and compelling that I couldn’t ignore i […]

MY SEASON OF JOY Years ago, grabbing a coffee in the break room at work, I walked into a conversation about a coworker who had driven to work in a new flashy sports […]

Embracing Change: How to Reinvent Yourself at Any Age I hate change. In fact, I refuse it. Things are just fine the way they are — no need for change. I can eat the same breakfast all year, leave the f […]

My Tangles with Technology Numerous times each day we experience tangles with technology, from which we emerge twisted and a bit disoriented. The password is rejected, and […]

NO NEW YEAR’S GOALS FOR ME! Well, here we are, well into the new year with our holidays behind us. It kind of reminds me of the old Mac Davis song “Texas in My Rear View M […]

New Season, New Frame I am on the brink of a totally new season. I guess we’ll call it “emptier nester”.  As of next fall, only one of my three boys will be left at home […]

De-Stressing Our Decisions Is there a way to manage financial decision-making so that, come what may, we are at peace with the outcome?  Can we bring an end to high anxiety, […]

Break Free: Mindset Traps With so many obstacles on the path to your success, why let what’s in your head be one of them? Mental traps are toxic because they cause s […]

Refrigerator Empowerment This past week I received a call from a girlfriend.  She said, “I just really need to share some of my frustrations with my husband.” (She […]

A Lug Nut, Two Screws, and a Soggy Sticker Dear Reader, While I suppose it is possible that I am the only one who looks for “signs” on New Year’s Day, knowing y’all, I somehow doubt I […]

Love Is It is February, that time of year when we focus on love, or what we think love is. Many of us either love or hate this day because of our own […]

Growth Mindset Cultivating Growth  Failures. Mistakes. Disappointments.  It’s something we are faced with each and every day of our human experience.  Some of u […]

Breaking Free from the Chains of Limited Mindsets  We’ve all faced the sneaky traps of limited mindsets. You know, those pesky little thoughts that whisper, “I can’t do this,” or “This isn’t for […]

Kim Story Kim Story Haagen has a bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication from Texas A&M University. She taught Public Speaking at Wake Forest during her […]

Regenia Crane Regenia Crane is a licensed minister for the gospel of Jesus Christ who has a passion for discipling of women of all walks of life. She believes […]

Michelle Diaz Michelle Diaz is not just an ordinary 1st grade teacher; she is a beacon of inspiration, creativity, and determination. With a heart full of […]

Where Do Our Ideas and Beliefs Come From?  We each carry inside us the ideas and beliefs that make us who we are. But have you ever stopped and asked yourself where they came from? Why do […]

Out With the Old and In With the New Every year as December arrives and January can be seen on the horizon, we often hear the expression “out with the old and in with the new!” Don […]

Nurturing the Roots: My Postpartum Journey In the quiet military community of Fort Irwin, CA, there lived a young mother of twins. Her days were filled with the laughter of her newborn sons, […]