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Your Unique Gifts

What gets you fired up? What makes you feel more alive? What makes you feel closer to God and his will for you? What are you good at? These are just a few questions that can help you hone in on what your gifts may be, but there are also many resources that have been created after years of study!

By Hannah Hansen, ago

Encountering God

Encountering God Resources Podcast Encountering God Through Prayer First 15 Book The Pursuit of God A.W. Tozer Video — Panel Discussion Experiencing God in Your Affliction Jen Oshman, Emily Jensen, Kristen Wetherell, Vaneetha Rendall Risner

By Hannah Hansen, ago

Traditions

It’s that time of year again. Lights are twinkling all over town. The smell of Christmas cookies is filling homes. Elf and The Santa Clause are being played on TVs all over the country. More than any other time of year, the Christmas season has a multitude of traditions attached Read more

By Hannah Hansen, ago

Gratitude — What is it really?

Have you ever really thought about the definition of gratitude? When I think about gratitude, my mind goes straight to simply thinking “thankfulness.” And while that’s true, Oxford Languages defines gratitude as, “the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.”  Did you catch that Read more

By Hannah Hansen, ago

No Is A Complete Sentence

For such a little word, No can be really difficult to say for lots of reasons. We don’t want to disappoint someone or have them be angry at us. We feel guilty for not doing what someone else wants us to do or what we think we “should” do at Read more

By Mary Warner, ago

The Power of Perspective

Finding the good. On the January 16th episode of the Linking Arms podcast, Nadine and Rachel welcomed guest Ida Johnson to the show to discuss perspective. So much of perspective is being intentional about finding the good—even in the worst of circumstances. Host, Rachel Downey, talked about her daughter’s disability Read more

By Sarah Hurley, ago

SHHHHH! Just be quiet!!!!!

Do you ever wonder sometimes, what is the point? What is the point of all this hustling and bustling and thriving and striving?  It seems as if our tasks are never ending. The laundry is NEVER EVER caught up, and we are drowning, simply trying to keep up. To keep Read more

By Nadine McGowan, ago

Grateful Reflections On A Year

Friday was a year since I formally started working for Purposeful Living INC. After a few weeks of serious discernment, I had quit my job, cashed out my retirement, and come to PLINC to work full-time after being a Board Member since the beginning. I had a 7-month-old daughter and Read more

By Nadine McGowan, ago

Transitions Suck. Transition Quick.

For the past 15 years I have been on a growth journey. I have read many books, attended many different seminars, invested and worked with several different life coaches, and it has been an incredible adventure. Recently I discovered “The Story” by Max Lucado and Randy Frazee (in fact, our Read more

By Nadine McGowan, ago