personal retreat

Sculpting Your Day Away

By Brenda Jank Consider these elements when planning a personal retreat. 1. DecelerationUnwind.Catch your breath.Enjoy the activities you find relaxing and fun…hiking, reading, napping, cross-stitch…the sky is the limit! 2. PreparationJournal. Write a letter to God – …

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The Truth Will Set You Free

By Brenda Jank Never Never Land exists. It’s a delusional state dependent on a future that will never transpire. It’s not a place, but a season. You know, the time after Christmas when life will be less hectic or the …

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Battle Ready

Only one thing makes us battle ready—a soul at rest. In 2013, my 19-year-old son entered Hospice Care, my 15-year-old son spent seven weeks in the hospital after a benign tumor was removed from his spinal cord, …

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Catch Your Breath

Truth for the Trenches For parents of kids who need more and give more than the world will ever know. Note: This article was written in 2002, but republished many times. As the Covid-19 crisis rages, I …

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