The Unfussy Host Check-List: “Who needs your invitation?” Four Steps to Get Started: “The Four-S System to empower even the most hesitant host!” Tips for Home and Family: “Be yourself and be that gift to your guest.” Company Calendar: “Make a copy for each month and begin a lifestyle of intentional hospitality.” Weekly Meal Planner: “Integrating hospitality into my normal weekly meal planning, makes it natural and simple to invite on a regular basis.” Company Cupboard: “Customize your pantry...
Posted by Sue Donaldson on 02/27/2020
A freedom call for every mom who feels she is never enough... Being a mom is the greatest job in the world … at least that’s what most of us imagined.The truth is, motherhood is hard — really hard. We love our kids, but if we’re honest, some days, we’d rather fly the coop instead. How do we enjoy the moments when the days feel like eternity?How do we love our kids in the midst of the chaos, mama mess-ups and Pinterest-painted expectations of motherhood?With candid honesty and laugh-out-loud humor, "Mother Hen Flew the Coop" takes tired, worn out moms on...
Posted by Melissa Harding on 02/04/2020
Mary Southerland swam against an undercurrent of unhappiness until she discovered how she was created for joy! "Laugh More... Live Better" is a refreshing message filled humor and principles that will empower you to: Minimize "joy-stealers" in your life, such as stress, unrealistic expectations and harmful relationships.Relish the benefits of joy, such as healing, strength, relaxation, and encouragement.Adjust your focus to appreciate the small wonders that each day holds....
Posted by Mary Southerland on 03/01/2019
You can't eliminate stress, but you can learn to control stress before it controls you. Mary Southerland transforms the promises of the Twenty-third Psalm into easy-to-implement, practical steps that will hand you the keys to stress management. Imagine facing each day knowing how to: Take charge of anxiety-filled moments in order to manage and control your stress level.Maximize your physical energy and decrease stress levels by eating the right foods.Choose the correct attitude toward your job in order to be successful in your work.Respond correctly to anger, fear, and depression with healthy...
Posted by Mary Southerland on 03/01/2019
Serious Laughter - provides a wealth of ideas and practical suggestions of how to add humor and laughter to your life. This book provides easy to understand information in an entertainingly friendly, but very authoritative way. In addition, it is filled with action packed drawings that create excitement for the reader. Serious Laughter teaches the medical and spiritual benefits of humor and shows you how to find the laughter. This book gives example after example of how to go about adding these aspects to your life both at work and at home. But more than that Serious Laughter takes you...
Posted by Yvonne Conte on 12/17/2018
Look great, spend less, and work on who you are both inside and out! America’s inspirational image consultant is giving you her professional tricks and fashion tips to help you look Simply Stylish . Discover: The “OOH” Wardrobe Game ChangerHow to Shop and Get the Best Deals Anywhere Style Advice for Every Body TypeYour Best Colors for Clothes and Makeup100 Tips to Downsize Your Closet and Upscale Your StyleThe Top 10 ‘What to Wear’ and ‘What NOT to Wear’The Best Clothing Brands for Your Style10 Tips to Look 10 Pounds Thinner and 10...
Posted by Jill Swanson on 12/06/2018
Even though we can’t choose the adversities that come against us, we can choose how we let them effect us. We choose to let them make us better or bitter. We can choose to heal, then use these adversities to teach us, help us grow, and let God use us them to help others. Brokenness Are you Broken? Elizabeth shares the story of her humble beginnings and the events in her early childhood that began her brokenness. How stress effects you, even pre-birth, and how she chose not to let the brokenness define her. The First Major Crack ...
Posted by Elizabeth Clamon on 08/12/2018
Staying busy is easy. Staying well rested-now there's a challenge. How can you keep your energy, happiness, creativity, and relationships fresh and thriving in the midst of never-ending family demands, career pressures, and the stress of everyday life? In SACRED REST, Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, a board-certified internal medicine doctor, reveals why rest can no longer remain optional. Dr. Dalton-Smith shares seven types of rest she has found lacking in the lives of those she encounters in her clinical practice and research-physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, sensory, social, creative-and...
Posted by Saundra Dalton-Smith on 08/02/2018
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. By dialing 1-800-273-TALK (8255), the call is routed to the nearest crisis center in our national network of more than 150 crisis centers. The Lifeline’s national network of local crisis centers provides crisis counseling and mental health referrals day and night. No matter what problems you are dealing with, we want to help you find a reason to keep living. By calling 1-800-273-TALK (8255) you’ll...
FOR THE BRAND-NEW CHRISTIAN Book One of the Grace Warrior Devotional Series. There was a time when life dumped on, stepped on, and overlooked the woman. She searched for love, only to find rejection. Lies stripped away her dignity while antidotes for stress left her numb. She did all she could, but it was never enough. Desperate, she fell to her knees and cried out, “Help me!” God answered. She’s the King’s daughter now. She is Grace Warrior, and she’s been bathed in mercy – clothed in grace. GRACE WARRIOR – Bathed in Mercy, Clothed in Grace is...
Posted by Melissa Kirk on 08/29/2017
Unleashing artistic talent is amazingly therapeutic. Uncovering the artist buried inside, or better yet, helping others recover the hidden artist inside, is extremely rewarding. Coloring is ideal therapy for a weary soul. Because coloring frees our active minds from the unhealthy effects of stress, it is especially appropriate for educational or spiritual retreats. Find out how to involve veterans, prisoners, seniors, and/or students in this amazingly simple yet creative outlet. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. ...
Posted by Jodie Randisi on 07/18/2017
The inspirational true story of Lori Hynson, a stressed, striving SuperGal who was prideful, controlling, and outwardly successful. But behind closed doors, her Shadow Face took over. Unchurched until her mid-40's, she was a shallow Christian, a church-goer who saw God as a nice, Sunday Acquaintance. But when she finds joy, and six short weeks later tragedy strikes, Lori is determined to fix things all on her own, just as she has always done. She makes demands of God, but when He doesn't respond according to her wishes, she resolves to go it alone. On the worst night of her...
Posted by Lori Hynson on 04/26/2017