Carnival Mirrors and Mocking
Pretty much any time we step out into new territory we are opposed. If you haven’t experienced this, please let me know. I want your secret. Several years ago I began a weekly devotional called Soul...
View ArticleMonday Morning Makeover ~ Foundations for Moving Forward
What makes you tick? Merry Christmas!
View ArticleMonday Morning Makeover ~ Open War I
Too often I allowed ground to be taken from me instead of advancing in life. The most visual area is in the area of weight gain. Pretending the pounds weren’t creeping on, ignoring the battle waged...
View ArticleDitch the Can ~ Energy for Your Pocketbook
Hubby and I are excited to share more about Ditch the Can, whose flagship product is an energy drink with 80% less sugar and 70% less calories than they typical energy drink. Great for energy drink...
View ArticleMonday Morning Makeover ~ Abundant Thinking
Every day we face opportunities to embrace abundant good or to be held back by destructive forces. Today’s makeover explores the choices we face in how we are going to interact with these forces.
View ArticleMonday Morning Makeover ~ Spring
It’s a snowy day here in Colorado, but even if it feels like winter, the calendar says March. This week heralds the first day of spring. Ever feel like you’re pushing through winter when you thought...
View ArticleBeauty in the Ordinary
My youngest son has a new girlfriend. She’s super cool and has a real heart for people. She’s traveled multiple times to third world countries, helped develop a video to promote a ministry to the poor...
View ArticleAuthenticity, Courage, My Hubby, and DtC
For a year and a half I’ve let it all “hang out” here at A BeNew Journey. I’ve admitted my struggles with weight, with cravings, with grace. I’ve invited you to taste the hopes and successes even as...
View ArticleI Am the Artist
A friend of mine wrote this and posted it to Facebook. Such a valuable concept that I’ve been thinking about it over and over. Too often I’ve given the very design of my life over to others. To their...
View ArticleDestruction or Progress?
Could it be that life is like home projects–that the tearing down is necessary before the building up? And that the demolition of the old takes much longer than ever anticipated? We are on week 5 of...
View ArticleExpressing All that Excitement!
“Guess what? Guess what? Guess what?” My boys responded with the teenage eye roll. Maybe I tend toward the melodramatic, but hey, a girl’s gotta express all that excitement. This morning it was over...
View ArticleSoul Scents: Rooted Available and Discounted
Say tuned this week as I share thoughts about the cross from Soul Scents: Rooted. We included a bonus week of Easter devotionals in the book, and I’m sharing them here as well. It’s here!! Soul Scents:...
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