Tag Archives: Christian Life Coaching

Honoring my Mom on Mother’s Day 2022. Sharing my heart, Mom’s Story

My Mom. My Hero. My Inspiration. My Mom … our Mom … Granma to many, Granma Jo to even more. Also known affectionately known as Aunt Joan, “friend” to hundreds, and “Another Mom” to her “other kids.” My Mom was … Continue reading

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Play Adventurously … Do You Think I Can Be an Olympic Athlete?

Gentle Nudgings                                                                     August  2016 Play Adventurously … Do You Think I Can Be an Olympic Athlete? It is August and I cannot believe it!  Summer is nearly over … wow. Have you Played Adventurously this summer?  And  … to answer … Continue reading

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Forgive Freely

This week’s topic on forgiving freely always resonates closely to our hearts … doesn’t it?  What is “forgiveness?”  One definition is giving up the right to punish someone else for hurting you, essentially setting them free. It doesn’t necessarily mean … Continue reading

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Pray Faithfully

A few weeks ago when I went to visit I took a book on Prayer to give our grandsons. As we snuggled on the couch and read the book together, which essentially told little ones that they could and should … Continue reading

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Smile Spontaneously

 Smiling spontaneously is great both for the giver and receiver!  The other day I was in line at Costco waiting my turn to pick up probiotics and a darling little girl was playfully talking with her daddy. I immediately found … Continue reading

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Care Deeply and Shepherding … What Do They Have in Common?

Gentle Nudgings Monthly Coaching e–letter and Weekly BLOG  What a rich subject “Care Deeply” is as it applies to our relationship with the Lord and with people! The analogy which comes to my mind is SHEPHERDING (some equate to discipling, … Continue reading

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Give Generously!

First of all, what is “generously?”  We all know about giving, right? But what does giving generously indicate? According to a web source, dictionary.com  “Generous / generously”  is being liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish. It is free from meanness … Continue reading

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Love Affectionately!

(First, my apologies for being a day late in delivering the Blog! In the future please look for the Blog to post between Tuesdays and Thursdays! ) Loving Affectionately is a large subject and has so many dimensions we could … Continue reading

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Laugh Abundantly

Psalm 126:2 “Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.” ESV  In our JOY, out of gratefulness for all that … Continue reading

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Live JOYfully!

Living Joyfully … what a delightful topic to begin our weekly Gentle Nudgings! It is a rich and full topic and one which the Bible talks about plentifully!  Did you know that the Bible talks about joy between 200 and … Continue reading

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