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  • In Praise of Difficult Women (Surrendered to God)

    Hi, my name is Lori and difficult women make me uncomfortable.  Whew! It feels good to get that off my chest. Honestly, though, I have many difficult women in my life, many by choice (others, not so much). Some of these difficult women need clear boundaries and I regret it when those boundaries are relaxed …[ read more ]

  • I Need Your Help

    Hi Everyone! I’m Tammy Karasek, The Launch Team Geek, and Lori’s Launch Team Manager! I’m jumping into her newsletter today to bring you some exciting news. Well, two exciting news items exactly. And the first one is because of so many of you wanting to help authors but you have a full schedule already! Lori’s …[ read more ]

  • Did Jesus Come to Make Children’s Dreams Come True?

    Which sounds more like Christmas: dreams or reality? If you believe all the commercials and holiday specials, Christmas is about making dreams come true. Funny, no one told Jesus. He didn’t come to work for Walt Disney; He came to fulfill His Father’s will. Ask Mary. It wasn’t her dream to start her married life …[ read more ]

  • Live Expectantly

    Expecting. What do you live expecting? Some people have abandoned their expectations while others show up every day expecting. Living expectantly sharpens the senses, pushing a soul closer towards life’s cutting edge, and heightens every experience. Living expectantly keeps our eyes and ears open, like a father sitting alone in his chair in the darkened …[ read more ]

  • Never Enough! Until Jesus . . .

    Abandon deficit thinking and live in the abundance that is ours in Christ. That’s what I told a group of women gathered in an auditorium last weekend. I described how, like Martha, too often we focus on all we’re not, all that’s not right, everything still needing to be done, and all the help we’re …[ read more ]