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When one of my most loyal customers, Amy requested a new painting, I decided this project was the perfect opportunity to collaborate with an up-and-coming artist.    It's safe to assume I do ordinary things in “unique” ways.  Let me introduce you to dream clouds.  It is basically goal setting, but instead of making a list, I draw empty clouds on a few of the pages in my journal, and as I come up with dreams for my life, business, family, I write them in the clouds.  I have found that creating dream clouds is much more fun than lists,...

Over a month ago, a storm blew through and knocked down our neighbor's fence. We knew he liked to hold on to things, but once the fence fell, our view drastically changed. My oasis of privacy crumbled, and suddenly I have a bird's eye view behind the scenes of someone else's life: and it's a mess. Despite living here for almost twenty years and knowing better, perky Amanda still thinks: Now that we know, how can we help?  While he and my husband worked together, tearing apart the old fence, he rejected my offer to haul the rotten wood to...

I have not been able to sleep. I just keep praying for you.  Turns out, I'm not the only one... I've read about your pleas for help, your desperate cries. I see what is coming for you from a thousand miles away--completely unable to stop it. I am devouring information from sources I trust, and I am crying out to God to be exactly what you need when you need it. I am begging His glory to blind the eyes of the enemy so you can slip away (John 8:59). I am praying 2 Chronicles 20: 17a: "You will not...

"It may look like I'm surrounded, but I'm surrounded by You."  I have bawled my eyes out singing this song over my family, my brothers, my sisters, my people who are preparing their hearts to meet Jesus in Afghanistan right this second. Tomorrow. Next week.  What if our prayers determined what surrounds them?  Do we believe in the power of prayer?  It's time. Jesus, we beg you to move. We beg you to shine! How do they feel? Are they together, singing praise at the top of their lungs. Confident their fate is sealed by the blood of the lamb?...

 Truth or Dare? Dare: "Go knock on a neighbor's door and give her a hug." Silly girl spend-the-night party games, except these girls aren't your typical silly. They were raised to be different. When they dared one to stand on her chair and sing really loud, they all sang with her. When one was dared to hug a neighbor, they started talking about how they could make gifts to go with the dare. They headed to the art studio and started creating. Then someone suggested writing notes of encouragement... Before long, a silly dare ignited world changers, and they set...