Embrace God’s Grace

Embrace God’s Grace

Are there areas in your life that you have had difficulties with on a regular basis? Are there things you’ve failed at or habits you’ve struggled with over and over? If so, then let me assure you that you are not alone. As humans, we often fail, fall short and come up...

Scriptures for Goal Setting

Scriptures for Goal Setting

Have you ever thought about what God's Word has to say about goal setting? If you haven't, may I suggest that one of the most important books in the Bible you could read on this subject is the book of Proverbs. Why? Consider this scripture: "[The Proverbs'] purpose is...

Tips to Help Your Day Run More Smoothly

Tips to Help Your Day Run More Smoothly

If you've determined your goals for this season of your life, and if you've narrowed them down to two key goals and one focus goal, then you are well on your way to accomplishing them. Maybe you've gotten as far as creating a "To Do List" and working on a couple of...

Rock Your Daily Routine

Rock Your Daily Routine

“Choose you this day…” Joshua 24:15 KJV Last week, I introduced my new Flourishing Life Goal Planner (that I was creating for myself, but decided to offer to you, my reader, as well). I believe this planner is essential to helping sort out and break down your most...

Create a “Dream Routine”

Create a “Dream Routine”

“You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.” ~ John Maxwell Dreams and goals are not the same. Your goals are what will get you to your dreams, but it's your habits and your daily...

How to Determine Your Goals

How to Determine Your Goals

“I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me…” Philippians 3:14 NIV Yesterday, we discussed twelve areas of life that should be in balance with each other. When all these areas are in balance, you feel happier, more peaceful, content, and...

Flourishing in Every Area of Life

Flourishing in Every Area of Life

“I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).” John 10:10 AMP Area You Flourishing in Every Area of Your Life? I believe there are twelve areas of life that must be in balance. Once these areas are in balance...

Vision and Priorities

Vision and Priorities

  Vision "Without a vision the people perish…” Proverbs 29:18 If you don’t have a clear vision of where you want to go with your life, then it is vital that you get one. Because without a vision, you will perish - wander through life aimlessly, never really...

100 Ways to Replenish a Mom’s Soul

100 Ways to Replenish a Mom’s Soul

Do you ever just feel depleted? Like you’re running on fumes? Like you’ve given ALL you have, and there’s nothing left? Maybe you dream of running far, far away just so you can rest your weary self. As moms, we’ve all been there. By nature, we are givers. However, if...

Fun Gifts for Writers

Fun Gifts for Writers

I live in a house full of writers (which I've written about here). And at the moment, my daughter and youngest son are working on their novels for NaNoWriMo, while my oldest son is writing short stories to accompany his brother's novel, and my husband has a couple of...

10 Ways to Reawaken Your Creativity

10 Ways to Reawaken Your Creativity

For the past few months I've been hosting a “Create & Connect” group for ladies in our church. And just like the name implies, we meet to connect with one another while making something beautiful with our own hands. I have had such a wonderful, positive response...

How Big Would You Dream?

How Big Would You Dream?

If you knew you couldn’t fail, how big would you dream? We all have dreams and desires for our lives – things we hope to accomplish and aspire to achieve someday. But the sad reality is that many will live and die and never see those dreams fulfilled. Why? Because it...

Your Heart’s Theme

Your Heart’s Theme

“My heart is overflowing with a good theme...” ~ Psalm 45:1 (NKJ) Do you know what the theme of your heart is? Think about it for a moment. You may not even think you have a theme. You may feel like your life has been one long series of fragmented incidences,...

How NOT to Flourish

How NOT to Flourish

I write a lot about “flourishing.” I mean, Flourish is the name of this blog, after all. So, I write about flourishing in your spirit, flourishing in your soul (your mind, emotions, and creative center), and flourishing in your body...blah blah blah. But who really...

10 Benefits of Creativity

10 Benefits of Creativity

Are you tapping into the creativity that is on the inside of you and expressing yourself with something made by your own hands on a regular basis? If not, I hope this post will convince you to do so. Because as you will see, there are tremendous benefits to your...