Pearl of Wisdom: “The road of dreams is long and messy but beautiful and full of life. If we’re willing to be patient and keep walking through the chaos going on around us, beauty always wins.” – Adisyn Pyles, Founder of Freeleaf This is the first in a series called Noble Women in which…
read morePearl of Wisdom: “Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.“ – John 12:24 Below is a condensed version of the final update on our One Dress United Kickstarter campaign, made November…
read morePearl of Wisdom: “When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and for the foreigner residing among you. I am the LORD your God.” – Leviticus 23:22 GOD HAS ALWAYS HAD…
read morePearl of Wisdom: “Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience” – Colossians 3:12 AS FOLLOWERS OF JESUS we often think about where we give our money in order to make an impact. But we may not think very often about where we spend our money and the impact those choices create,…
read morePearl of Wisdom: “The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever protects their master will be honored.” – Proverbs 27:18 THIS PEARL OF WISDOM reinforces a key piece of advice I have given to clients and friends starting a new endeavor: Seek first to serve before expecting anything in return.…
read morePearl of Wisdom: “Plans are established by seeking advice;
 so if you wage war, obtain guidance.” – Proverbs 20:18 IT’S EASY TO SKIM OVER THIS PEARL OF WISDOM and move on to the next verse, thinking this one applies only to those waging war. But the truth is, life is a battle. It’s easy to…
read morePearl of Wisdom: “Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat, for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.” Proverbs 23:20-21 WHEN BLESSINGS FLOW YOUR WAY do you consume them them while the gettin’s good? Or do you find a way to let them move through…
read morePearl of Wisdom: “The appetite of laborers works for them; their hunger drives them on.” – Proverbs 16:6 TAKE NOTE: HUNGER DRIVES PEOPLE ON. Our appetites work for us. For such a brief statement, this pearl of wisdom offers powerful keys to unlocking God’s economy and creating lives of abundance. For centuries hunger motivated the…
read morePearl of Wisdom: “Many curry favor with a ruler,
 and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.” Proverbs 19:6 THIS WEEK I SENT OUT THREE Pearls of Wisdom on the topic of gifts. I suppose I felt led to select them as I pondered the gifts I would be giving this Christmas. But it…
read morePearl of Wisdom: “The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.”  Proverbs 12:27 SOMETIMES THE THRILL OF THE CHASE and the victory of hitting your mark can seem like enough of an accomplishment. The job of cleaning and preparing the game just seems messy and…well, rather…
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