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Lately I’ve been thinking about buying jeans, which reminded me of how an old pair helped me embrace some of my weaknesses and limitations – and might help you, too!
Blue jeans: An origin story
Once in high school, I was so excited to go shopping for jeans after my…
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Raise your hand if you have a “fun” email inbox to read stuff that just fills up your cup and makes you happy.
Who’s sending you the happy stuff? I’d love to hear from you!
One of my recent happy emails from the Jesus Film Project made me think of YOU. Since you’re…
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Does the idea of talking about your weaknesses make you nervous? After all, its waaay more fun to celebrate what we rock at than dig into all the messy, icky stuff we struggle with.
And if you’re someone who tends to be an over-achiever and somewhat of a perfectionist, it can…
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How do you take your coffee? Tea? Do you even drink caffeine at all? Hit reply, I’d love to hear!
And if you don’t, you’re still welcome! My favorite person in the world doesn’t, either!
Come over to one of my favorite spots in our kitchen for some creamy coffee, black tea or…
Hello beloved Reader, How’s it going? Got any big dreams you’re chasing right now that I can pray for? Personally, I’ve learned that a HUGE part of living intentionally with passion and purpose as God’s beloved (so you can wholeheartedly ENJOY those big dreams!) involves embracing your potential. This includes: Embrace your strengths Buffer your weaknesses Leverage opportunities Head off threats You know what? When you start leaning into all this, it’s a heckuva lot easier to craft that…
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If you’ve ever felt like you’re too much or not enough, lean in.
If you feel like no one quite understands your struggle, come close.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re too loud, too quiet, too thoughtful, too expressive, too easily drained, too energetic… any of the “too’s” -…
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In case you missed our latest yoga pep talk, the replay is here!
Cue cheering from those with full schedules!)
In a nutshell, the big idea from our Coffee Chat + Yoga Pep Talk: Beloved Strong was:
When you know that all of your strengths come from God, you don’t need…
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Raise your hand if you regularly need encouragement that you CAN live intentionally with passion and purpose as God’s beloved.
even in your messy, boring, crazy-awesome, sometimes mundane RIGHT NOW.
Right?!
Each week you can expect a quick cup of encouragement from Coffee…
Enjoy this coffee chat yoga pep talk to stretch, strengthen and savor what it means to be beloved strong with God. The big idea behind…
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Thanks for sharing when you’ve been in the flow with me! It’s always so awesome to learn about the Coffee Chats and Yoga Mats community passions!
Now let’s talk about the heck you can actually use your strengths in your real life. You know – the one with ongoing distractions,…
Hello beloved Reader! Last week we talked about what the Bible says about using your strengths, so hopefully you’re feeling a bit more equipped with what your Creator has to say about your strengths. Hint: Use them! A good way you can tell if you’re grooving with your strengths was when you find yourself in the flow. What does that even mean? Flow, also known as the ‘zone’, is the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized…
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In church culture, we have a tendency to say something like this:
We most experience God when we’re weak!
The idea goes back to Paul’s words in 2 Corinthians 12:9: “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
When realize that everything we…