If you are not a dancer, you may envision a rehearsal process as a place where dancers run through their routines over and over until they have reached some sort of perfection. In actuality, the rehearsal process is one of discovery. I liken rehearsal rooms to laboratories. The root word of laboratory is labor; the physical activity involved in giving birth. The physical act of investigating an idea from various perspectives and unearthing fresh understanding is the hardest and most fruitful part of my work.
Read MoreWe all have probably heard the scripture that God’s thoughts are not our thoughts and His ways are not our ways. I want to challenge you to make this scripture a mantra for the upcoming decade. When things don’t go the way you expect, remind yourself that God sees something in your future that you don’t. Remind yourself that His understanding of what is good may be the complete opposite of your understanding, but He can be trusted because His plans for us are always good.
Read MoreEvery woman wants to have a man look at her and see something beautiful, but do you see yourself that way? And even more than that, do you see the gifts that God has given you in your personality and skills as important and needed by others?
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