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What limiting beliefs derail your writing?
I grew up in the Midwest and on a farm, and grit work was well taught there. My mom cast a vision to me of touching lives through the written word. She had little down time with being a farmer’s wife and a mom of five. When she stopped in the evenings, she wrote with…
How do I get my traumatic story out of me?
Writers’ Recipes for Success… Do you have a hard painfilled story to share? Does doubt hound you? And then a few of these statements and or questions hammer you to stop? And you wonder how do I get my traumatic story out of me? Where do I start? Who will cheer me on to write? IT…
How do I do hard?
How do I do hard? In Debbie Macomber’s book, Knit Together, Discover God’s Pattern for Your Life, she states, “One of the biggest obstacles to our dreams is our own line of thinking.” And above that sentence she writes, “LIE #3, It’s too hard.” I agree with her. When I began writing I fussed to…
Which is more effective?
To make a : New Years Resolution or discover and live out your Life Purpose? Listen into an interview, less than 30 minutes, with Woman’s Heart Director, Lisa Granger. New Year Resolutions, Yes or No? Listen in!
What is my life purpose?
Do you ever ask: What is my life purpose? What more is there for me in life? I have so many regrets, how can I go forward? I think there is more, but what am I to be doing? Listen in to a conversational talk that occurred over 25 minutes for the AARP of Michigan,…
The Top 10 Most Read Blog Posts!
The top 10 most read blog posts from Hearts with a Purpose in 2022. Click on the link to read that post! With 256 reads. How do you stop ruminating? Do you long for peace? With 264 reads. With 266 Reads. How do you starve doubt? What is the Roadmap to get published? With…
Is it time to be bold?
Earlier this year in 2022 I drove back from my hair dresser and I sensed let go of the highlights and let’s see your natural hair color for this next season of your life. Really? Dare I? Yes. Done. It was time to see more truth of my story. Do you need to be bold…
In grief this holiday season?
In grief this holiday season? If so, I am sorry. I know several people and readers here at Hearts with a Purpose that are facing grief head on this holiday season with the loss of a precious loved one, a health issue, and/or another major concern. I am so sorry for your pain. I will not…
Going through a divorce during the holidays?
A divorce is hard enough, but then at the holidays! Remind yourself, you still have a life and a purpose. I know so! You maybe asking yourself many questions: Who will help me? You were made by God and for GOD and He can sustain you if you are willing to turn to Him. I…
How to grow emotionally well?
How to grow emotionally well? (I am rerunning this blog post from July of 2022 as it was one of the higher blog reads of 2022- 661 reads.) These two emails arrived in my inbox within 12 hours. One woman shares her problem and the other shares her solution. The first email came in on…
Are you feeling depleted or lonely?
Life is hard, I will not dismiss that. And life is full of changes and challenges. No matter your story or journey or what has occurred, He is for you — GOD that is! Are you feeling depleted or lonely? Several years ago, I taught in a Christian school, then homeschooled my own precious three…
How to write devotionals?
Have you ever felt the nudge, the prodding, that you are to start writing and it’s with writing devotionals? If so, you have landed at the right blog spot. How do I write devotionals? Over fifteen years ago, I felt the nudge to begin writing in the midst of much transformation in my own story.…