When You Can’t Do It All
Is it better to arrive late – or ugly? Arriving late is just another way of saying, “My schedule is more important that yours.” Arriving ugly is like wearing a sign that says, “You’re not…
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The Problem With Perfection
Breaking News! We are not forsaken. Spring really is coming! As far north as Massachusetts, daffodils have been seen poking up through the soil and snow – and we have to love them. They are…
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Bounce-Back Women Appreciate Their Sisters
This week’s Thought From Penny comes from my wonderful speaker-friend and Bounce Back Buddy, Jane Jenkins Herlong’s blog. “On a hot, humid summer day, a young wife sat on the porch drinking sweet tea and visiting with her…
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When Things Go Wrong…
How do you respond to unwanted change and setbacks? How you answer that question determines the long-term result of your setback and ability to bounce-back. When things go wrong we have a choice to make….
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Basement & Balcony People
Have you ever noticed how some people celebrate your success while others resent it? I have heard these two types of people described as being “balcony people” and “basement people.” “Balcony people” have a positive…
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Put On A Happy Face
If you see me overly disinfecting my grocery cart and wearing a mask at the Super WalMart, it’s not you – it’s me. Please don’t take it personally or pick up the children and run….
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Faith Under Fire
“Be on the alert, your adversary the devil prowls about like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith.” 1 Peter 5:8 Maybe you have had an experience like one…
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“Godswilling”
This week I want to share with you a letter sent from a Bounce! Don’t Break Buddy in Louisiana. “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without…
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Word of Comfort
David said, While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, Who knows whether the Lord will be gracious to me and let the child live? But now he is dead;…
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