by Jan Kern | Apr 7, 2018 | Connect, Courage, Cultivate
Be a creator of beauty. This was a surprising statement that surfaced as I interacted with a coaching tool with its lines and columns and places to mark an X. Designed to highlight our current desired focuses and life intentions, it helped me to see the possibilities,...
by Jan Kern | Mar 27, 2017 | Courage, Cultivate
Recently I saw a travel mug that said, “Don’t give up your daydreams,” a word play on that other expression for the dream that isn’t quite delivering a paycheck. The mug made me smile. I liked its focus. But here we are in that season many observe called Lent,...
by Guest Blogger | Feb 27, 2017 | Cultivate
We’re delighted to have Melissa Reeser Poulin as our guest blogger today, sharing her honest and insightful thoughts on trusting God. Trust is a scary place for me. It is a location, a landscape—a windy and high hillside without much vegetation,...
by Jan Kern | Feb 20, 2017 | Connect, Courage, Cultivate
When we do something that creates a strong and positive impact, it is not just the action that made a difference, it’s also who we are when it was all set into motion. I’m currently reading a fantasy series (not my usual but hey, they were on sale for Kindle)...
by Jan Kern | Dec 4, 2016 | Cultivate, Deepen
I tug the ribbons loose on a Christmas box I labeled long ago, “Nativity Sets and Other Often-Used Decorations.” I always open this box first. Inside is a nativity set I’ll arrange across the top of our upright piano and several smaller sets that also have their...
