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Grab the cup. Flip it over. Pour the coffee. Clean the mess. Flip the cup... Have you ever done this? Not the best l way to start a Wednesday. I reckon I could sip it anyways right? But I prefer my cup full, if not overflowing. Romans 8:18 Voice Now I'm sure of this: the sufferings we endure now are not even worth comparing to the glory that is coming and will be revealed in us. #YourLifeCoachingWV #BeyondTheMirror Have a blessed Wednesday y'all Coach Kelly

REFLECTION 1980 something…I remember granny sipping a cup of tea all morning long. Occasionally warming it, even after the tag and string were discolored from wicking. I can still see her covering it with a saucer when she was ‘done’ then heading to her loom or to stir whatever was cooking on the Home Comfort stove.  Eventually, she’d come back to her tea, taking a sip and then be off again. You see, Granny was always too busy to simply finish her tea. 2017 something…I found myself smiling at my oldest daughter. Or rather at her coffee cup. We were sitting at her kitchen table and I noticed that she had almost – ALMOST – finished the entire cup.  Peppermint mocha if I’m not mistaken, presented in a colorful mug. As she jumped up to tend her daughter, I thought again of granny’s tea. I noticed that just like her great-grandma, i t was hard for her to stay on task most days. Returning to the table, I commented that it looked as if she had finally learned to fini...

As I was passing the field below our home, I noticed these square hay bales. For some odd reason, I like seeing them as opposed to the big round bales - but I understand the difference in the amount of work between the two! Slowing down, I noticed how most of the bales, after being kicked out of the baler, landed as expected: flat to the ground. But then there were a few like this one.  The non-conformists of hay bales I reckon! Instead of staying put, they  bounced upward, and once again  they are guilty of standing out.  Y'all, that is exactly how we are to react when life knocks us down. We are to bounce back but stronger than before.  As Revelation 3:8 states, God knows our works. He knows that we're not perfect, that we fall flat sometimes. But through His strength, through His inner peace, we too can bounce back when life circumstances would rather we stay down. BUT...we're gonna bounce back upright. We're gonna go through the...

A Time for Everything For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace. ​ (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, ESV). Fall...Autumn...the season of being equipped after seed-time and harvest. Fall in the country is a whirlwind of activity. Fes...

Happy Saturday y'all! This past week, our devotional readings have pointed out how God is always there when we seek Him. I've discovered that sometimes He'll deliver us out of the storm quickly. Other times, we abide there for a while. The reasons vary I'm sure, but I don't know why; thankfully, He does. What I do know is that storms leave us messy.  Yet God has a plan for lessons learned when sorrow has us drenched and shaken. But here's the kicker: Oftentimes, He isn't the One that put us in the storm. Oftentimes, we put ourselves there. It's our sinful disobedience and our own willful, hardhead, stubbornness that gets us in the worst predicaments. And we either blame God or cry out to Him for help...and even during these self-inflicted storms, He is willing to walk through with us...not because He has to, but because He loves us. Imagine that. God loves us enough to never leave nor forsake us.  How humbling is that? How amazing is that? ...

We all want to to be in God's spotlight. To feel like we are in His good graces. To feel Him smiling down on us with an "Atta  girl!" But those days are not what forms us.  Todays #BeyondTheMirror verses, Romans 5:3-5, shows us the reason for the hard times: to help us attain hope unashamed. Wow. While the spotlight is gratifying, our character is forged during life's most pressing moments. Being a fair day Christian isn't what develops our hope...and Hope is the foundation of our faith in a most loving God.  Have a blessed Wednesday y'all.  #Yourlifecoachingwv In Christ with Love and Compassion, Coach Kelly #Yourlifecoachingwv #BeyondTheMirror 

Click here for entire devotional IMAGINE THIS It was the same sky. 6:00 am pretty and pink, 7:30 am golden with the sun's glow, 7:45 am dark and threatening. It took me a minute to grasp the significance of not wanting to capture the last shot. I had no problem stepping out unto dew covered grass for the first two...but the last one? Get my feet wet for a shot of nothing more than a sky full of black clouds? And then it occurred to me that I had the potential of becoming a fair weather photographer...and God spoke to me through Jeremiah 29:11-14. Reminding me that I also had the potential of becoming a "Fair Day Christian"... Consider the Apostle Peter. Although, during the storm he lost focus and started sinking, the man still got out of the boat! Maybe if he took that first step while surrounded by calm waters he wouldn’t have lost focus…but that’s something we’ll never know. Like Peter, we have our reasons on how we abide with Jesus during life storms. Mostly be...

This week, we talked about the peace of God in our lives. How day by day - piece by piece - we can return to Him for His peace which goes beyond understanding. Real life isn't easy. And every one of us have had our faith tested. Sometimes we pass that test, other times we fail. But the amazing thing about our God, is that He is  always right there waiting for us to return to Him. He's ready and able to restore our peace.  As we wind down "Peace by Pieces", my prayer is that we will realize the  importance of letting God's perfect work manifest in our daily lives.  That we'll turn to Him for the restoration of His peace by pieces. In Christ with Love and Compassion,  Coach Kelly  #Yourlifecoachingwv #BeyondTheMirror Click here for the entire devo.