Personal Growth and Development
Insights and tips to help with the growth and development of Godly character.
5 Tips for Finding Your Purpose in God: Discover the Real Purpose in Life
By Mary Rooney Armand |
Finding your purpose in God leads to a better altogether life. Relinquishing control and trusting God with our lives leads to an inspiring, peaceful, and fulfilling journey. But for me, it took time and several wrong turns. Finding purpose took me on many paths with some success and some dead ends. When I finally attached…
Read More Controlling Anxiety: 9 Tips to Trust God and Walk in Freedom
By Cory B Armand |
Controlling anxiety has been a lifelong goal for me. Millions of people suffer and struggle with how to control anxiety, unfortunately, it seems to be a growing ailment. During the pandemic, what was once a normal life became a distant fog. We were forced to find a place to anchor in a world that became…
Read More How to Persevere in Faith When You Feel Like Giving Up: 3 Helpful Tips
By Mary Rooney Armand |
Most mornings I exercise on a path near my home and get to practice how to persevere when you feel like giving up! Occasionally, as I head out the door, a neighbor waves and says, “headed for a run, good for you!” It feels good to think people see me as a runner. I think…
Read More Pursuing Peace
By Nancy Luketich |
I am a person that usually enjoys pursuing peace with everyone. But I typically pursue peace using my voice. Never in my life did I think I would be out of words. I am a professional communicator; I work for a local radio station. My mom says I talked before I could walk. My husband…
Read More 8 Powerful Ways A Child of Divorce Finds Healing
By Cory B Armand |
Children of divorce experience challenges that are far-reaching but seldom recognized or discussed in society or churches. It is a unique and personal condition that gets lost in the shadows amidst the greater stresses and priorities of broken families. As a child of divorce, I am convinced that God wants us to embrace the topic…
Read More 3 Powerful Tips for Coming to Terms with Turning 50
By Cory B Armand |
As I was coming to terms with turning 50, my thoughts wandered back to a long-ago conversation: It was daybreak on a February morning in 1989. The weather was minus 10 degrees, and the wind was blowing as I was walking over the Mississippi River bridge. I was with one of my roommates headed to…
Read More How to Calm Down when Stressed: 4 Tips to Help You Find Peace
By Mary Rooney Armand |
My teenagers love the phrase ‘calm down’ except when it is applied to them, of course! Actually, I haven’t met anyone who likes to be told to calm down. The overused sentiment is usually expressed as a minor outburst or dramatic reaction, but in reality, learning how to calm down when stressed is helpful when we…
Read More Coping with Fear and Anxiety during a Crisis
By Kay Caillouet |
There are many of us trying to deal with the frightening situation of the Coronavirus, and coping with fear and anxiety. Whether you’re a health-care worker going to work, or an older person who just wants to go to the grocery, it is likely that you’ve experienced anxiety during this pandemic. Coping with…
Read More What Does the Bible say About Generosity? 5 Powerful Bible Verses
By Mary Rooney Armand |
In order to become generous we need to experience gratitude and appreciation.
Read More Choosing Faith Over Fear: 3 Types of Fear that Hold You Back
By Mary Rooney Armand |
Faith over fear does not mean our faith will eliminate the things we fear. It means we choose to walk by faith as we process our fear. When we take a leap of faith in life, we trust that God walks beside us regardless of the outcome. Faith over fear reminds me of a story…
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