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5 Ways You Need To Be Honest With Yourself

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Jess Connell

It’s New Year’s Eve– the time for self-evaluation, promises, and resolutions. The problem? Most of those goals go unmet & forgotten. 25% of New Year’s resolutions are abandoned within a WEEK. I’m convinced that a large part of that “failure” rate is that we aren’t honest with ourselves about our real life limitations BEFORE we set…

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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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The Lie You’re Telling Yourself About Time

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Jess Connell

Pastor Matt Chandler says, “I would contend, no one has lied to you more than you have.” One of the biggest lies I think we tell ourselves, is, “I don’t have time for that.” We haul this whopper out whenever we hit something that we know would be beneficial but we aren’t actually doing it….

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What If No One Wants To Buy My Book?

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Jess Connell

I’ve heard it said that artists are inherently egotistical… that at the foundation of all art is the artist’s belief that what he’s putting forward is worth the time and attention of others. But I think it is at least as often the case that the writer/artist/songwriter has to overcome great personal doubt and self-accusation….

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Releasing Our Dreams; Finding God’s Adventure

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Jess Connell

Years ago, when I worked for Governor Huckabee, oh the dreams that I had! Having worked for the States of Arkansas and Texas, ladies, I was determined. I’d work my way up through the political ranks, and one day, be a Senator. And to tell the truth, when I get put out with political goings-on,…

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Beyond GOALS: What Will Change My Heart in the New Year?

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Jess Connell

Happy New Year! This time of year, goal-setting gurus and exercise hounds browbeat us into putting forth measurable, specific goals or resolutions. But the far more challenging question for me is this: WHO WILL I BE IN 2014? If I was a yelling shrew throughout 2013, what will change my heart? Can a simple goal, that…

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