In just over 15 days, I’ll be doing something I’ve never done before, and I’m planning it with you in mind. I’m so excited.

I wish we were meeting in a coffee shop so I could look across the table and invite you personally, because if I could I would!!

I’d invite you to join me on  a journey – a journey of finding out just how much God has for you. A process of uncovering doubts that hold you back and God’s truth that can set you free.

Free to see how significant you are in Christ.

Free to discover and live in your God-given purpose, passion and personality!

 

Free to say good-bye to guilt-induced doubt and hello to grace-induced confidence!

 

I’ll be hosting an online study right here beginning next month, and I’d love for you to join me! I have a short video message for you because sometimes it’s easier to say it when you want someone to hear your heart:

Beginning January 16th, I’ll create a gathering place for us to meet here – women from all over – who want to live A Confident Heart together. We’ll talk through each chapter and identify  our most common self-doubts. And we’ll learn how to overcome our insecurities by learning how to to live in THE security of God’s promises! I’m so excited about all God’s laying on my heart for our study, and I’d love for you to be part of this special community each week where we’ll share encouragement, prayers and life changing stories of all God is doing in us!

To join us, enter your info and click Sign Up:

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To find out more details about my online study, click here.

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A few books to give-away!

Click on “Share Your Thoughts” below and let me know you signed up. From your names, I’ll do 3 drawings for a FREE book. Also, be sure to invite friends/family to join us! Share a link to this post via Facebook, Twitter, email or on your blog and each time you do, leave a comment and you’ll get extra entries. (Winner will be listed here next Monday.) Entries open through Weds., Jan 4th at midnight.

AND THE WINNERS ARE (I decided to give 5…and if I could give more I would!)

1. Nicole @Team Pipkin
2. Shannon Leviner
3. Judy
4. Delene
5. Phyllis Richey

Some left just first names but we have your emails. My assistant Leah will be in touch to get your mailing addresses.

 

I’m so looking forward to learning how to live in the assurance, transforming power and confidence of God’s promises – together!!

Visions of the perfect Christmas danced in my head. Almost everyone from my side of the family and my husband’s side would be visiting at some point between Christmas and New Years. I was so looking forward to having everyone to our home for the holidays!

Sadly, by the time everyone got here I couldn’t wait for them to leave.

Somewhere in the midst of all the preparations, I got tangled up in Christmas lights and unrealistic expectations.

It all started when my husband and sons petitioned for blinking colored lights on the tree. We don’t do colored lights on the tree. I am a “white lights” kind of girl, I insisted.

That’s when J.J. decided our decorating decisions should be a “family activity” that year. Who was this man and why had he not brought this up in pre-marital counseling? I wondered.

The control freak in me started freaking out. Don’t get in the way of my perfect Christmas with white lights that make me and my home feel peaceful.

I’d dreamed of this day for years and wanted to have the perfect house, perfect menu and perfect table settings. But all hope was dashed when I discovered (the night before) that my Christmas place mats didn’t coordinate at all with my everyday cloth napkins. And, I didn’t have cute festive napkin rings either. Worst of all, I had no clue how to cook a turkey.

When Christmas day came, I had a house full of people but an oh-so-empty heart.

God taught me a powerful lesson that day…continue reading here.

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{Come hang out with me here today! I’m guest posting at RooMag {an online magazine with Candace Cameron Bure --devoted wife and mom and passionate about Jesus actress who you may know as DJ Tanner on Full House and Summer Van Horn on Make It or Break It}.

I’d love to share the rest of my Christmas story with you — as well as other wonderful ideas, inspiration and posts from some of my online friends! If you are reading this via email and the links don’t work – please click here.

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I shared a few of these thoughts here a few weeks ago but wanted to share them and a few more here again this afternoon. You see, in just over 15 days, I’ll be doing something I’ve never done before. And I planned it with you in mind.

You…the woman who senses God has more for her but  just isn’t sure how to find it, hold on to it or live in it.

I wish we were meeting in a coffee shop so I could look across the table and say this, because if I could I would!! Will you go on a journey with me – a journey of finding out just how much God has for you?  A process of uncovering lies that hold you back and truth that can set you free.

Free to see just how significant you are to God.

Free to live in your God-given purpose, passion and personality!

Free to walk away from guilt-induced doubt and live with grace-induced confidence!

I’ll be hosting an online study right here beginning next month, and I’d love for you to join me! It’ll be you, me and women from all over  gathering here beginning January 16th to read through my book, A Confident Heart. We’ll walk through each chapter together and discover how we can overcome self-doubts and strong or even subtle insecurity by learning how to to live in THE security of God’s promises! I’m so excited about all God’s laying on my heart for our study, and I’d love for you to be part of this special community where we’ll share encouragement, prayers and stories of all that God is doing in and through us!

To join us, enter your info and click Sign Up..

Name

Country

Email

To find out more details about online study, click here.

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And I have a few books to give-away!

Click on “Share Your Thoughts” below and let me know you signed up. From your names, I’ll do 3 drawings for a FREE book. Also, be sure to invite friends/family to join us! Share a link to this post via Facebook, Twitter, email or on your blog and each time you do, leave a comment and you’ll get extra entries. (Winner will be listed here next Monday.)

Let’s learn how to live in the assurance, transforming power and confidence of God’s promises – together!!

Today, I have a gift I want to give you. I’s a gift EVERY WOMAN NEEDS! And it’s tucked inside this short video. I recorded it last week for a friend’s Christmas give-away, but after I finished it, I just knew God wanted me to give it to you too! So, instead of reading about it, please click the arrow below so I can tell you about it.

 

I’ve got a question and a give-away for you, but first here are some things I want to share::

Printable Christmas Prayer
For those hopping over from my P31 devotion today, welcome! That story I share in the video is the year that led to the writing of my Christmas prayer. If you’d like to receive a FREE printable version of it, please enter your email in the box below and click signup.You’ll receive an email within 24 hours that include links to download the prayer as a printable 4×6, 5×7 or 8×10 you can frame for yourself and give as gifts.

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Confident Heart Online Study
I also want to invite you to join me and women from all over who will gather here beginning January 16th to read through my book, A Confident Heart. We’ll walk through each chapter together and discover how we can overcome self-doubts and strong or even subtle insecurity by learning how to to live in THE security of God’s promises! I’m so excited about all God’s laying on my heart for our study, and I’d love for you to be part of this special community where we’ll share encouragement, prayers and stories of all that God is doing in and through us!

To join us, enter your info and click Sign Up..

Name

Country

Email

To find out more details about online study, click here.

 

Enter Today’s Give-away
How you are going to give yourself grace this Christmas? I’ll share my answer in the comments below. You can share yours and any other thoughts you have about video message or the topic of my devotion and you’ll be entered to win this gift pak just in time for Christmas:

• Copies of my book (for you & two friends)
• 3 Sets of Confident Heart conference calls (optional)
• $10 Starbucks gift card
• Godiva Chocolate Bar

Click below this post where it says “Share Your Thoughts” and do just that. Then be sure to share this post with friends (see those tell-a-friend buttons? They make it really easy). If you do, leave another comment and tell me. You’ll be entered twice! {Update: Congratulations Angel Miller (your were selected in our prayerful yet random drawing for a winner. We’ll email you details! Thank you all for entering. Be sure to sign up for email updates in the sidebar so you don’t any future give-aways!)