Summer is supposed to feel lighter.

Sunshine. Vacations. Family gatherings. Cookouts. Long evenings. A little more laughter. Maybe even a few days with our toes in the sand. ☀️🌊

Yet for many accomplished, responsible women, summer doesn’t automatically make life less demanding.

The deadlines don’t disappear.

The family still needs you.

The business still needs attention.

The ministry assignment keeps moving.

Someone still needs an answer, a decision, a ride, a meeting, a meal, a solution—or simply you.

And before you know it, you’re watching other people enjoy summer while you’re carrying the same responsibilities you carried in January! 😫

So how do we enjoy this beautiful season without neglecting our responsibilities, feeling guilty for resting, or becoming so overwhelmed that we need a vacation from our vacation?

We learn how to walk the balance beam.

And winning on the balance beam doesn’t mean doing everything perfectly.

It means becoming wise enough to know what God h...

Happy New Year!

GEM Friends, the start of a new calendar year brings anticipation of new opportunities, new adventures and new areas of personal growth.

Although some of the circumstances of the prior year may not have changed...it still cannot stop me from choosing to look forward with anticipation of CHANGE!

One of my favorite books state---the only thing CONSTANT in life is...CHANGE!

And one of my beloved mentors' shares: 

"It’s not what you ARE that holds YOU back…it’s what you THINK YOU ARE NOT that holds you back!"

The key question for us as we venture into the NEW Year..."Am I carrying the OLD mindset of last year and the past? Or do I still see myself as a mere worm???"

"Fear not, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel! I will help you, says the Lord; your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel." Isaiah 41:14

You may feel like a worm...and God knows it...YET, He says FEAR NOT! Why?

Because His grace, His Strength, His Provision, His Deliverance, His Care and Guidance for you th...