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Carpe Diem: Trusted to Seize Today - week 8

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Photo Credits C. Lovelady of Winchester, VA  @ Loveland Pass, CO "Imagine, if you can, the smile we put on God's face when we take a little time to appreciate this life and the beauty of nature He has given us." - Coach Kelly REFLECTION “And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.” (Genesis 1:31, ESV). A DEEPER LOOK Read Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Genesis 1:31 Isaiah  52:7 1 Corinthians  6:19-20 Matthew  5: 1-12 1 Chronicles  16:29 Philippians  4:8 Psalm 107:1 IMAGINE THIS Photo Credit: D. Kelly @ Arthur, WV Gravels poked through the light dusting of snow, mocking its inability to cover them completely; but  not the leaf.  Instead of mocking or rejecting the white flakes, the leaf welcomed their  stark contrast to its own dullness. 

What's Love Got to Do With It? week 7

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Photo credit: J (Taylor) Tenney @ Hardy Co., WV REFLECTION “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13: 34-35, ESV). “He whom love touches not walks in darkness” (Plato). A DEEPER LOOK Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Romans 5:8 Ecclesiastes 3:8 Colossians 3:14 John 3:16 1 Peter 1:8 1 Corinthians 13 John 4:17 IMAGINE THIS There are several types of love: eros, philia, storge, pragma, ludus, philautia, and agape. This morning, I stopped to consider what I love. A whole slew of words came to mind. Words such as: people, pets, books, my job, coffee, a good scone, my front porch, family, and God. Seriously, I love a lot of people and things. Maybe overuse of this
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Hey Y'all! Your Life Coaching has a  lot going on and I thought I'd share some exciting news with you! First off,  I am still available for workshops and  Beyond the Bully  training as well as  individual and/or family coaching. For a list of services, see my website  at  www.lifecoachingwv.com . Additionally, I continue serving WorkForce WV as a Youth Case Manager/Life Skills Coach  ( https://wvregion7workforce.org/career-centers/youth-services/ ). It's interesting to me that my first work experience was with a similar program in the 1980's and now - almost four decades later - I get to reap the benefits and enjoy the other side of the program! More recently, I've picked up a contact as a Recovery Coach for the Governor's "Jobs & Hope" initiative. If you've not heard about that one, here's the link:   https://jobsandhope.wv.gov/ . Basically, we will be assisting individuals and families impacted by the opioid crisis to find