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Stop Waiting For a Zap

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Jess Connell

Today I want to ask you something: Have you been waiting for the elusive “zap?”   What I mean by that is: Are you waiting for something to happen TO you in one of these areas: Is your child throwing tantrums and out of control? Are you in a marriage slump? Is your house a wreck? Are…

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Controlling Mama, What Are You Clutching?

Posted on October 29, 2014January 28, 2023 by Jess Connell

As women, we are apt to be controllers. We tightly grip the things that matter most to us. We clutch our children, control our husband, treasure our possessions, count calories meticulously… whatever it is that matters to us, we tend to hold it tightly. But… it happened to me again this week: whatever we try to…

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Avoid Burnout: Intentionally Steward YOU

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Jess Connell

Burnout can come to any of us. Sometimes it comes because we’re in a high-stress season, and sometimes it comes because we’ve over-committed. There are times, though, when burnout comes because we have not treated ourselves as human beings worthy of care. Whether because we’ve been a “mommy martyr” or because in the busyness of life,…

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