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Unexpected Opportunities: Seize the Moment

Unexpected Opportunities: Seize the Moment

November 5, 2024November 2, 2024

Unexpected opportunities can sure mess with our schedules. A moment packed with potential presents itself, and we’re…

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Balance Acrostic: 2024 Theme Word Refresher

Balance Acrostic: 2024 Theme Word Refresher

July 2, 2024June 22, 2024

**I will be taking a blogging break until mid-August. See you back here then! A few…

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Take Time to Get Energized

Take Time to Get Energized

February 20, 2024February 16, 2024

You know the feeling. The lift in your spirit, the yes in your heart, the light in your eyes….

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Theme Word 2024: Balance

Theme Word 2024: Balance

January 2, 2024January 2, 2024

“. . . it’s a matter of striking a balance.” 2 Cor 8:13 GW What does starting…

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Wedding Planning Advice: Give Yourself the Gift of Easy

Wedding Planning Advice: Give Yourself the Gift of Easy

September 5, 2023August 31, 2023

Mother of the Bride, if you’re like I was while in wedding planning mode, you’re all…

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Christmas Rest Is Possible – Plus My Blogging Break

Christmas Rest Is Possible – Plus My Blogging Break

November 30, 2021November 6, 2021

*I’ll be taking my annual holiday blogging break until the first of the year. Hope you…

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Change Your Outlook: Focus on Pros Instead of Cons

Change Your Outlook: Focus on Pros Instead of Cons

September 1, 2020August 29, 2020

Have you noticed how almost every situation or circumstance in life contains both pros and cons? Sometimes…

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Holed Up in Winter

Time To Hole Up

January 22, 2019January 26, 2019

Arctic weather isn’t the only reason I hole up when I can in January. After December’s demands…

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Wedding Budget Tip: Prioritize and Trim

Wedding Budget Tip: Prioritize and Trim

October 30, 2018October 20, 2018

Mother of the Bride, it’s easy to get overwhelmed when thinking of all the expenses coming…

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Mother of the Bride: 9 Easy Ways to Pamper Yourself

Mother of the Bride: 9 Easy Ways to Pamper Yourself

August 7, 2018August 4, 2018

Mother of the Bride, you deserve to pamper yourself every now and then on this marathon…

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7 July Stress Busters

7 July Stress Busters

July 2, 2018August 23, 2018

Since July finds many of us overheated by extreme summer temps and over-stressed by demands of…

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7 June Stress Busters

7 June Stress Busters

June 5, 2018January 25, 2019

Our first month of summer is before us—who’s ready to bust some stress? I’m certainly ready…

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Wedding Planning Help During May Blogging Break

Wedding Planning Help During May Blogging Break

May 15, 2018May 14, 2018

Mother of the Bride, even though I’m not planning a wedding myself right now, I’ve found…

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Beautiful Bible Passage Plus May Blogging Break

Beautiful Bible Passage Plus May Blogging Break

May 15, 2018May 14, 2018

Hey friends, my last-half-of-May blogging break tradition is on again this year! As I’ve said in…

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7 January Stress Busters

7 January Stress Busters

January 2, 2018September 28, 2018

Happy New Year, friends! What say we kick off 2018 with some January stress busters? Hopefully…

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7 December Stress-Busters

7 December Stress-Busters

December 5, 2017December 9, 2017

December dawned a few days ago, but is it possible during this “most wonderful time of…

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Simplify Your Holiday Season When Wedding Planning

Simplify Your Holiday Season When Wedding Planning

November 28, 2017March 10, 2018

Mother of the Bride, are you trying to prepare for and celebrate the holidays while also…

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7 November Stress-Busters

7 November Stress-Busters

November 7, 2017November 4, 2017

The calendar has turned the page to another new month so that means it’s time to…

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Cheryl Barker

Faith. Family. Friends. Serving God. All these things are important to me. Being a writer is one of the ways I live out my faith and serve the One who first loved me. My prayer is that you will be refreshed and encouraged on life’s journey!

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Christmas for the heart

Let this book help you reclaim the beauty and wonder of the season, lead you to rejoice in the greatest gift ever given to the world, and inspire you to give the King of Kings the worship he's due. It makes a perfect gift too!

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Mother of the Bride: Refreshment and Wisdom for the Mother of the Bride
This book is the perfect gift and resource to refresh and encourage mothers of the bride and offer them wisdom and practical help as well.

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Verbs of the Proverbs 31 Woman Prisoner of Hope While Waiting Quieting Your Heart Tender Mercies 7 Things I Would Tell My Younger Self Learning About Grief What We Can Do When Grief Is Compounded Who Does God Want? Living to Tell About It A Spring Poem: Morning Symphony Enduring Secret Pain Love That Propels Prayer Transforms—Prayer Changes Me Winter's Beauty

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