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Theme Word for 2016: Adventure!

Theme Word for 2016: Adventure!

January 4, 2016January 1, 2019

Do you mark the beginning of a new year by selecting a theme word for the…

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Mother of the Bride, Enjoy December!

Mother of the Bride, Enjoy December!

December 3, 2015December 4, 2015

Mother of the Bride, as December dawns, are you feeling a sense of panic rising? If…

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Realistic December Wedding Planning

Realistic December Wedding Planning

December 8, 2014December 8, 2014

*Here’s a special December encore presentation since many of you were not mothers of the bride…

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Wedding Photos with the Happy Couple as Background

Wedding Photos with the Happy Couple as Background

October 2, 2014July 9, 2015

Looking for great wedding photo ideas, Mother of the Bride? See if the photographer could capture…

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Look Beyond the Weakness

Look Beyond the Weakness

September 29, 2014September 20, 2014

Sometimes we have a tendency to label or pigeonhole people according to our perceived view of…

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Say No to Say Yes

Say No to Say Yes

September 15, 2014September 12, 2014

Raise your hand if you have trouble saying no when asked to do something. If your…

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Balance: A Needed Counterweight to Focus

Balance: A Needed Counterweight to Focus

June 16, 2014June 14, 2014

We all know focus is a good thing, don’t we? Without it, we fall short of…

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Summer Fun: Distracted by Cake

Summer Fun: Distracted by Cake

June 2, 2014June 2, 2014

The dawn of June means summer is here—and I say we kick it off with some…

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Strengths and Weaknesses: Where’s Our Focus?

Strengths and Weaknesses: Where’s Our Focus?

May 12, 2014May 10, 2014

I ran across a description of the ostrich recently while reading my Bible (Job 39:13-18), and…

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Revisiting and Refreshing Our 2014 Theme Words

Revisiting and Refreshing Our 2014 Theme Words

May 5, 2014May 5, 2014

Remember the theme words many of us adopted at the beginning of the year? Now that…

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Focusing on Second Best and Missing the Gold

March 31, 2014

Photographers—even hobbyists like me—are always on the lookout for photographic gold. You know what I’m talking…

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Focusing on Second Best and Missing the Gold

Focusing on Second Best and Missing the Gold

March 31, 2014March 29, 2014

Photographers—even hobbyists like me—are always on the lookout for photographic gold. You know what I’m talking…

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Focus on the Positive

Focus on the Positive

January 27, 2014January 25, 2014

Anyone in need of a reminder today to focus on the positive? It’s not a new…

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Distracted by Grief

Distracted by Grief

January 6, 2014January 6, 2014

Since my mom’s death on October 21, I’ve found myself distracted by grief time and again….

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Guard: Theme Word for 2014

Guard: Theme Word for 2014

January 1, 2014January 1, 2019

Like many of you, I’ve chosen theme words for the past couple of years to help…

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Realistic December Wedding Planning

Realistic December Wedding Planning

December 2, 2013December 4, 2014

December wedding planning has a different set of rules, Mother of the Bride. And if you…

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Realistic December Wedding Planning

December 2, 2013

December wedding planning has a different set of rules, Mother of the Bride. And if you…

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Time Management: Give Yourself a Break, MOB

Time Management: Give Yourself a Break, MOB

November 21, 2013November 21, 2013

Every woman is busy, but the word busy takes on a whole new meaning for mothers…

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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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