In the Relation-Shop with Dr. Shannon Warden...each episode, I'm asking you: Which relationships are you "workshopping" right now? How can I help you with that?! “In the Relation-Shop with Dr. Shannon Warden”…that’s the name of my new series and latest counseling resource. I just finished the first four episodes via Facebook Live and [...]
Trusting yourself will mean facing and replacing your self-doubts. You can do it! Trust yourself more. That’s what I’m about to do. No, change that. I’ve already started trusting myself more, and I’m excited to see in 2019 what happens when I believe in myself more fully. How about you?! I invite you to think [...]
Susie Spurgeon was an amazing woman of faith, wife, Mom, author, and more. We can learn a lot from her! Susie: The Life and Legacy of Susannah Spurgeon (Rhodes, 2018) deserves to make your reading list for at least two reasons. First, it’s a fascinating historical account of a mighty woman of faith [...]
When we're starving for hope, even bread crumbs of hope can sustain us. Look for the good around you as a way of building hope. Hope can make you and break you—make you if you have it, break you if you don’t. When life is going our way, it’s easy to feel like [...]
Losing the Cape...the world needs you and me, not super heroes! Losing the Cape—isn’t that a great title?! That’s the name of Dan Stanford’s new book—Losing the Cape. It’s all about letting go of the misconception that, to make a difference in the world, you and I have to somehow be more than [...]
Life is full of headlines of all kinds. I’m not even talking about world and national news—I’m talking about all the headlines we experience in our individual lives each year. Life's headlines change, but my lifeline, Jesus, never changes. I count on Him more and more! What were your headlines in 2017? What [...]
You are a gift from the Lord. When was the last time someone told you that? You are a gift from the Lord, no matter how old you are! Unfortunately, you may not hear that very often. And, so I want to send you a little reminder that you are, in fact, a [...]
Our kids aren’t automatically thinking about survival at the pool; they just love the thrill of swimming, splashing, and doing cannonballs. They particularly enjoy the deep end of the pool. There, they jump in, get out, and jump in again. And, again and again. What's in your deep end? And, what's your survival plan? [...]
Trudging along in life is more purposeful than we sometimes realize! Trudging through the mud and the muck—that’s sometimes what life feels like, doesn’t it?! Wish and pray as you might, certain things just aren’t happening or lining up the way you want them to or as fast as you want them to, [...]
Life is so much better because of you! Happy Birthday, Mama! I’m writing this for you. And, for the others of you who are reading this, I’m writing to encourage you to think about who has most influenced, most supported, and most loved you. More specifically, when you think: “Life is so much [...]