Don't you love celebrations? I'm always looking for an excuse to celebrate something. It just feels good! I'm a huge believer in making personal celebrations a priority. And yet, I also know it can feel a bit indulgent, uncomfortable, and even silly. The celebrations are easy when it comes to larger accomplishments like a new job, a promotion, a birthday, or an anniversary. All these are welcome and necessary...but not nearly enough to cultivate healthy self-love. For me, a personal celebration practice has grown into a necessity. Honestly, I grew tired of waiting to be celebrated. I grew bored with one day out of the year to celebrate my own life. When I experience my confidence growing, my compassion deepening and my energy toward my goals increasing I was hooked. The more I Continue Reading
We are Made to Brave Self-Doubt – Made For Brave Sisterhood
Self-Doubt is a difficult thing to overcome, yet in order to become all we were created to be, we must press into the truth of who God says we are and trust that He will not only be with us as we step into our God-given identity but that He will also go before us and equip us for our calling. I've invited Valerie Murray to share her Made for Brave story of how self-doubt left her feeling defeated and alone, but more importantly how she found a way to escape its hold over her to step into the brave life she was created to live. When I was in junior high, a rumor that I was stupid spread like a vicious wildfire, and I couldn’t put it out no matter how hard I tried. My worst memory is of chasing a boy who snatched a letter I wrote to my best friend asking her if she Continue Reading