The Perfect Gift
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on December 20, 2010
by Sibyl Towner, Co-Author Listen to My Life The Christmases that my husband Dick and I have experienced over the years have become a part of our family’s story— traveling to visit relatives, with never enough time to see everybody, and assembling toys long after the kids had gone to bed. There was the year that [...]
What Will Make Me Happy
Posted by on December 15, 2010
Click here to listen Sibyl talk about “What Will Make Me Happy”, and click Coming Home to Your True Self: Leaving the Emptiness of False Attractions by Albert Hasse to read the details about the book to which she refers. Sibyl Towner is a co-author of Listen to My Life: Maps for Recognizing and Responding to God [...]
Your Highest Calling
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on September 23, 2010
By Sharon Swing, Co-Author, Listen to my Life Maybe I’m getting a bit too sensitive. Maybe not. I’d like to know what you think. While listening to a radio program, a caller identified himself as a pastor. Before answering the man’s question, the host encouraged this man by saying that the role of a pastor [...]
Steps of Faith
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on September 15, 2010
By Jan Owen While we were in Guatemala I did something I’d never done before. Well, actually I did several things I’d never done before. I’d never helped build a latrine, or a stove, or played soccer and I did all three! But I am actually referring to going ziplining. We’ve talked about it but [...]
Living in the Ah-Ha Moments!
Posted by on September 8, 2010
By Jenny Trees, oneLifemaps Facilitator What is the difference between formulas and ah-ha moments? A formula is a set of rules or principles. It’s an equation that someone has found to get them to a certain result. You can find formulas for success lining shelves in the form of self-help books. Unlike formulas, ah-ha moments [...]
Finding Your Field
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on August 17, 2010
By Joan Kelley, oneLifemaps Facilitator Hot, humid days like this make me think of the long summer days on the farm I grew up on. A day like today might be a good one for baling hay or walking the soy bean rows pulling weeds. I can smell the dust from the barn and the [...]
The Poison of Resentment
Posted by on August 17, 2010
By Sharon Swing, Co-Author Listen to My Life Resentment is our demand that the past be different. Put that way, it sounds like a futile pursuit – and it is. Nelson Mandella once said, “Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for your enemy to die.” Wise words, wouldn’t you say? No matter how hard [...]
Listening as Love
Posted by on August 17, 2010
by Sibyl Towner, Co-Author Listen to My Life Click to watch & listen as Sibyl Towner shares some wisdom on the topic of Listening as Love! Sibyl Towner and Sharon Swing are co-authors of Listen to My Life: Maps for Recognizing and Responding to God in My Story, a visual workbook for small groups, [...]
Who Has Plans for Your Life?
Posted by on August 17, 2010
by Sibyl Towner, Co-Author Listen to My Life Watch & listen as Sibyl Towner shares some wisdom relating to who should have influence in our lives on our first oneLife Letter video! Sibyl Towner and Sharon Swing are co-authors of Listen to My Life: Maps for Recognizing and Responding to God in My Story, a [...]
Learning to Let Love Overcome My Fears
Posted by on August 17, 2010
by Sharon Swing, Co-Author of Listen to My Life The ‘My Life Now’ map in the Listen to My Life process asks about one’s lingering question. Most people may need to ponder what lingering questions they are asking God or themselves. My lingering question emerged slowly over a few weeks. “What would it be like to [...]