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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Don’t make me pull this car over.

Sometimes Annalyn is naughty. Actually . . . these days, she’s naughty fairly often. Her most recent misbehavior of choice is spitting. And screaming is a pretty close second.

We’ve been having what you might call “discipline issues” at our house.

Since Friday, though, I’ve found that – surprise, surprise – immediate and consistent consequences really make an impression.

The thing that I’m having to get over is that handing out immediate and consistent consequences is darned inconvenient!

Don’t worry. I’m getting over it. So over it that I have, in fact, pulled the car over, gotten out and walked around to her side, and dealt with the problem.

It’s not fun, but it seems to be working. This week (so far . . .) she has been sooo super sweet! I had to work late tonight, and when I got home, all she wanted to do was hug me and kiss me and sit on my lap.

Now that’s something I could stand more of!!

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On another note, Monday night was the last chat for our Me, Myself & Lies study. I hope those of you who participated got something out of it. I really enjoyed our chats and hope to visit with you ladies more!

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And on yet another topic, Monday night was also the day that Mark broke his healthy (or, at least, uninjured) streak. He fell at work and badly sprained his ankle. We know for sure it’s not broken because he got the privilege of sitting in the emergency room for six hours. Putting him home at 4:30 a.m. That’s in the morning!

Poor guy. At least they gave him crutches this time.

(Yes, this time. He may or may not make a habit of getting injured . . .)

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How’s your week going?

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Me, Myself & Lies – Week 5 Recap

Alternate title: When the Going Gets Tough . . .

This week’s study was all about remembering . . . and forgetting. The homework (though I have not completed it yet, ahem!) focused on forgetting not (in other, less complicated words: remembering) God’s benefits. And the video focused on forgetting our past and ourselves.

As with most topics in this study, those of us on last night’s chat find these instructions to be difficult. Not difficult to understand. We seem to grasp the WHY of these teachings fairly easily. It’s the HOW that is proving difficult for me – and, I think, for others doing the study.

For me, personally, it’s hard to get past the surface when discussing these matters. Because you know what? Getting past the surface and actually facing what’s in my messy, dirty, dark thought closet? It’s hard. And it hurts. And I don’t like it.

There. I said it. I don’t like this process.

Please, please don’t misunderstand me. This study and the Truth it is based on are amazing. Jennifer Rothschild, the author, is sweet and wise and wonderful – and she uses all of those characteristics to hold a mirror to my heart and then point me straight to God.

But – and make sure you hear this in the right tone of voice: whining – it’s hard!

See, what I’m learning is that I have a little issue with denial. Because I was raised – even in the middle of the Midwest – to be a good Southern girl. And a good church girl. One who answers the question, “How are you?” with an “I’m fine, thanks. And you?” every time.

That’s not to say that we don’t talk feelings in my family. On the contrary, it’s often all we do. And that, strangely combined with the Southern background and church culture of my childhood, is exactly why I would just rather not rehash all the nasty stuff that’s going on inside my heart, if you don’t mind, thank you very much.

Now, I can put on my Bible Study Face and confess all my sins and dredge up long-forgotten hymns and half-memorized Scripture to meet each situation.

But the truth? Well, the truth is, friends, that I’m not really addressing my issues.

I’m doing a lot of talking and a lot of listening to my Bible study friends. But I’m not doing much praying and certainly not enough of listening to my God.

Apparently – I either believe that I can handle all my junk on my own, or I believe that my junk isn’t that bad after all. And I think it’s a little bit of both.

One of the things that Jennifer said in the video that accompanies last week’s chapter was this: When we are full of ourselves, we dishonor God and we are the most miserable.

I think that’s the place I’m sitting squarely in. Full of myself, but standing my ground. Because taking a step outside of that spot to dig deeper into truth and reality and issues? Is scary.

There you have it: I’m scared. I don’t like this study. It’s hard. This stuff hurts.

And as scary as it was to admit all that to you, it’s even scarier to think about truly opening up my heart and really leaning on God to work through this thought closet renovation.

But I’m going to do it. Partly because I don’t like to be a quitter. And partly because I so enjoy our Monday night chats and can’t imagine dropping out on you. But also because this is what I need to do. God didn’t bring me to this study for no reason. It’s no accident that I found this book and found a group of ladies to join me in working through it.

So I’ll keep on keeping on. Will you?

[For those of you not struggling quite so desperately, I also discuss this week’s lesson at To Live Beautiful, where I ask: What tangible things do you use to remind yourself of God’s blessings in your life?]

This post is linked to What I Learned This Week.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

She’s the voice in my head.

Mom and me at her college graduation

"Hello, beautiful baby girl."
"The world does not revolve around you."
"Read your Bible and take your vitamins."
"Dogs are done; people are finished."

From telling me how much she loves me and teaching me how the world works (or does not work, in the case of this particular example) to giving me advice for daily living and correcting my grammar, my mother is always talking to me – even when she’s nowhere to be found.

She is the voice in my head.

Just like Lucy Kelson and her mom. You know, from Two Weeks Notice? Man, I love that movie. It’s just one of those that I can watch over and over at any time.

Midway through the movie, in the scene where George meets Lucy’s parents and begins to realize why the passionate lawyer is the way she is, she says about her mother, “She’s the voice in my head.”

And this is what George, of course, says about Lucy in the end of the movie, after he’s grown a conscious and found his heart: “She’s become the voice in my head.”

I have a feeling that Lucy and I are not the only women walking around with their mother’s voice running through their heads. One thing I’m learning as I go through Me, Myself & Lies (a Bible study about self talk by Jennifer Rothschild) is that most of us have voices in our head – and that doesn’t even mean we’re crazy!

It just means that certain people in our lives tend to resonate with our hearts, whether they speak truth or lies. I’m thankful that the things running through my head – especially the words from my parents – are often truth.

I mean, think about it. Doesn’t it sound better to say that people are finished? “I am finished.” Much nicer than “I’m done.” Right?

But there are words in my heart and my head – some from people in my life, some courtesy of my own imagination – that aren’t so true.

The trick is figuring out which words are true and which aren’t – and then holding on tight to the truth and getting rid of the lies.

Whew. Heavy stuff! And not an easy task, for sure.

I know this is a constant battle for me. What about you? Who is the voice in your head?

Monday, July 13, 2009

Me, Myself & Lies Recap – Week 4

I searched for a photo of a group hug, because I thought that illustrated tonight's chat. When I found this photo of beautiful little girls, holding hands and dancing, well, I thought that it might just be the perfect picture of how God sees us. What do you think?

Thanks to all the ladies who joined us tonight. What a great conversation we had!! I know a couple of you mentioned looking forward to my recap, but to be honest, I’m still processing a lot of what we talked about, so I’ll keep this brief.

First, if you’re just now joining us, you can read all the posts about our online study of Me, Myself & Lies (including weekly recaps). We’ve got a great group of ladies going through the book and discussing it each week, and we are always open to anyone who wants to jump in.

To purchase the book, you can get it at your local Lifeway store or on the Lifeway website. And if you’d like to download each week’s video (there is a cost), you can also get that on the Lifeway site. And if you have the book but not the videos, you can still get the answers for the last page of each chapter by downloading the (FREE) listening guide answers.

As for tonight’s discussion – wow. On one hand, it’s clearly no accident (duh!) that we are studying this topic. As we laughed about during the chat – all God’s women got issues, and this group is not immune! But on the other hand, these Monday night chats are really turning into a great, supportive environment where we can come and work through the issues that our study is addressing.

Thank you to the women who are participating. You are awesome, and I just love you!

One of the first things we discussed is that most of us are behind in the homework. Part of this (at least for me) is due to life’s circumstances and busy summers. But most of the reason is actually that this study is so dense, so full of material and truth to chew on, that it takes longer than just one day to process one lesson.

And I think that’s okay.

We talked about a couple different topics tonight. Rather than repeat all our words verbatim, I’m going to throw out a few bullets here and ask that everyone join in the discussion in the comments.
  • Dealing with self-talk issues is overwhelming and, at times, feels impossible.
  • But, we know that we can do all things with God. And it’s less overwhelming if we take this growing and changing process one day (or baby step) at a time.
  • God has made each of us, giving us individual personalities. Some of us are more passionate and fiery than others – but we all need to make sure that “fire” is the righteous kind of passion God wants.
  • We must be alert, guarding our souls (thought closets) to keep out the negative stuff.
  • If we don’t pay attention, we might not even notice the bad stuff that’s in there. But the scary thing is – even if we don’t know it, everyone around us can see it.
  • This is why we need a true accountability partner – something that none of us in tonight’s chat have at the moment. Our prayer this week is that God will lead each of us to a person who will support and encourage us in our walk with God. And as we discussed, we have to remember that accountability is serious business and we shouldn’t jump into a relationship without seeking God’s guidance.
  • Questions that accountability partners could ask (per the study video): What do you see in my life that encourages you? What do you see in my life that you’d like to caution me about? Is there anything else you’d like to tell me?
  • Week 4 talks about speaking peace to ourselves. Most of us on the chat admitted that we are no good at that! So rather than dwell on that as a failing, we agreed to search the Scripture this week and find a verse that will help us speak peace.
  • We also talked briefly about how we present ourselves to the world as having it together, being happy, being perfect – both online and offline – and how that’s hurting everyone. Being authentic will not only free us to be ourselves and experience true growth and real intimacy, but it will also allow our friends to have perspective and be authentic themselves.

Do you have an accountability partner? Does trying to work through your issues get overwhelming? How do you speak peace to your soul?

I do not have an accountability partner, and to be honest, I’m scared to open myself up to someone like that. Working through my issues is always overwhelming, and my typical reaction is denial. I just push the issues down – with food, with TV, with internet, with talking – and pretend like they’re not there. And speaking peace? Well, sometimes I can do this – remembering truth and reciting scripture. But more often, I am much better at speaking fire and getting myself all riled up. So, I’m going to be finding a verse this week to help me calm down and listen to God and accept His peace.

What about you?

Monday, July 6, 2009

Me, Myself & Lies, Week 3 Recap

I missed you all on tonight's chat! Here are some questions. Let's discuss in the comments.
  • Do you have issues? (I sure do!)
  • Does your issue define you or refine you?
  • How can your relationship with or your understanding of God make a difference in your self-talk, when it comes to your issue?
In the video for this week, Jennifer talked about a survey she took of her 3,000 newsletter readers. Those women responded about their various issues, and the top two were self-image and rejection (or a desire to be accepted). Can you relate to that? (I sure can!)

Tell me what you thought about these last two weeks of the study. I'll be honest: I haven't finished the homework for Week 3. But I really want to hear about what God's been teaching you over these last couple of weeks. Please chat with us in the comments!

I'm back.

And a teensy bit tired. But that's nothing a night in my own bed won't cure. I can't guarantee I'll be up to my blogging norm around here this week, but we will have our Bible study chat tonight.

So, please, if you're interested in talking (or reading) about Weeks 2 and 3 of Me, Myself & Lies, join me here at 8 p.m. CST.

Chat with you tonight!

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Technical Diffulties, 2. Mary, 0.

As you (hopefully) know by now, I had some internet connectivity problems last night and had to postpone our live chat. Well, I went home over lunch and tried to log on - and could not. So, rather than continue to tentatively plan on chatting tonight, I'm going to cancel this week's chat.

I'm so sorry.

This means that we won't chat until Monday, July 6 (because I am out of town on vacation next week). Please, PLEASE come back!! :) On July 6, we'll have LOTS to talk about - we'll touch on Week 2 and we'll delve into Week 3.

For now, here are a few questions and thoughts to consider. Let's discuss in the comments.
  • We all have labels in our lives - words we believe (true or not, uplifting or not) describe us. What are YOUR labels? Where did they come from?
  • Some labels are true. (I am a woman.) Some labels are false. (I am stupid.) I believe the author of our study was saying in Week 2 that often we develop false labels based on how we react and process true labels - leaving us with labels of FAITH (true) or FATE (false). Can you think of an example of this in your own life?
  • I love, love, love how the author encourages us to focus on Romans 12:2: "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."
  • Are you a Pharisee? Do you focus on cleaning your outside while leaving your inside dirty? (Matthew 23:25-26)
  • Many of us make choices and develop habits based on faulty assumptions, just like the author did when, as a child, she thought angels were attending the Catholic church down the street. I know I often operate on faulty assumptions (I can do it myself. I must be perfect to be lovable. If I can't lose weight, I'm a loser.) a lot. What about you?
  • And last but not least, we read this week about roots and fruits. What are the fruits of your faulty assumptions and fate labels? What can you do to get rid of them - at the root?
All right, friends. I hope you can forgive this mess, and I hope you'll continue on in the study and come back on July 6. Until then, this is my prayer for you:

Heavenly Father, I thank you for these awesome ladies you've brought together. I pray that you would bless them and speak to them and push them to grow through this study. I thank you for the saving grace and mercy you've given each of us so freely, and I thank you for each woman in this study who has accepted that salvation. I pray that each of us would lean on You and Your Truth only when filling our though closets, and I pray that you would erase the negative lies we've spent so many years lining our closets with and wearing in our lives. I pray for each woman in this study, God. I know we all have situations and issues and problems and burdens and joys and celebrations - and I thank you for being right there in the middle of all of it, holding our hands. Thank you for the book we're reading and The Book we continue to read. I pray you will bring this group back together in two weeks. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.

Bible Study Update

Wow! God has one good sense of humor, friends. Just yesterday afternoon, I told a girlfriend that I'm so hooked on everything online that I just can't imagine going without it.

And then I tried to get online to prepare for our Bible study last night. And . . . nuthin'.

A big THANK YOU to Chelleybutton for putting up the announcement. And thank you, too, to everyone for being flexible. I hope you'll still join us tonight to discuss what we learned in Week 2. And if you can't, I hope you'll share your insights, questions and thoughts in the comments of this post.

If you have been interested in studying Me, Myself & Lies by Jennifer Rothschild but can't join in here, it's not too late. Anyone and everyone is welcome to jump in at any time.

However, if you'd really like to start from the beginning, Beth Moore and her Siestas are doing this study (starting THIS WEEK) on the Living Proof Ministries blog.

Last but not least today - please pray that we have no more technical difficulties and that everything goes smoothly tonight. Chat with you at 8!

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Me, Myself & Lies: Week 1 Recap

We ARE loved! How would our thoughts change if we really believed that?

Week One of Me, Myself & Lies introduced the idea of a thought closet. We compared our thought closet to God’s, considered what it is that we meditate on, and discussed ways to replace those negative thoughts and meditations with ones that are true and God-honoring.

A few points that we pulled from the chapter:
  • Our words have influence, but only God’s words have power.
  • Who I am and what I struggle with are not the same thing.
  • Calling yourself negative names is a sin and hurts God.
  • The truth is always gracious and authoritative. Likewise, to be like Christ is to be full of grace and truth.
A few questions that we considered:
  • What is something in my thought closet that reminds me of God’s wonders and His word?
  • How have you experienced Jesus’ gracious words or His truth and authority?
  • What “I am” statement has been in your thought closet the longest? Is it true? Does it belong? Should you keep it?
Another issue we discussed was God’s love. We wondered . . . if we truly understood and accepted how great, how deep, how amazing God’s love for us is, would we still think so negatively about ourselves?

Finally, we decided as a group to commit to memorizing a Bible verse while we’re going through this study. We chose Philippians 4:8: “Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”

And . . . aha! I found it! I kept thinking that I knew a song based on this Scripture, and I found it. George Rowe sings “Think About That,” and the chorus is mostly this verse. Not a bad song to get stuck in my head . . . or to have as the soundtrack to my thought closet!

One last housekeeping item: If you’d like the answers for each chapter’s listening guide, you can get them on the Lifeway site.

Now, what do you think about this thought closet analogy? What does your closet look like? Do you think it lines up with God’s thoughts for you, or is it way off? (Mine sure is!)

Please, join the discussion in the comments. I can’t wait to hear what you think and what God is showing you through this study.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Me, Myself & Lies: Intro

My closet is occasionally organized and neat.
But somehow, my clothes end up all over the place . . . not so organized.
What does your closet look like?

Wow. What a great first meeting we had last night! Debbie, Hip Mama and Chelleybutton joined me to discuss self talk, negative thoughts and giving ourselves a thought closet makeover.

I’ll include the highlights of our discussion here; please add to what we have in the comments!

[And please remember: ANYONE is welcome to join this study and this conversation at ANY TIME. Come one, come all!]

Think about your closet. Is it perfectly organized, with matching hangers? Are all your long-sleeved shirts hanging together, right above all your shoes lined up in neat rows? Or do you have piles of clothes strewn about, with a pile of boots and flip flops fighting with belts, purses and random boxes?

Jennifer Rothschild, author of Me, Myself & Lies, draws a beautiful analogy between our clothes closet and our minds. She says that everything we’ve ever said to ourselves over the years makes up our thought closets. And those thoughts are now wardrobing – or covering – our lives.

Whew. I’m not sure which is heavier. The fact that I actually said “strewn about” with a straight face, or the fact that the junk I say to myself is coloring how I live. Right – what do you think?

Jennifer points out that if we heard someone else talking to another person the way we talk to ourselves, we’d be upset! But she also acknowledges that these negative thoughts have become a habit. They’ve become normal.

Or, as she puts it: “Normal. Like cancer.”

Do you have this problem? Do you find yourself calling yourself names? I do.

I call myself stupid. Fat. Lazy. Sometimes all at once! And I’m ready for what Jennifer calls a thought closet makeover.

Debbie, Hip Mama and Chelleybutton pointed out that we’ve got to start replacing these negative thoughts – whatever yours look and sound like – with positive ones. With God’s word. With His truth.

The scary thing is that each person has a constant inner dialogue containing anywhere from 150-300 words each minute! And as Jennifer points out, if you don’t control your thoughts, your thoughts will control you. She says that the only way to gain a little control over your thoughts is to monitor what you tell yourself.

All of this made me think of Philippians 4:8 – “Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”

And Debbie reminded us of 2 Timothy 1:7 – “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”

Jennifer describes our thought closet as being organized into six different shelves or bins. Strangely enough, they spell the word “closet.”

C = cares and concerns. Our worries, the what-ifs.
L = likes and dislikes. Our personality and preferences.
O = objectives and goals. Our dreams, plans, to-do lists, etc.
S = secrets. The things we don’t let anyone see.
E = eternity. As it says in Ecclesiastes 3, God has placed eternity in our hearts.
T = treasures. The people, memories and priorities that are most precious to us.

Which of these areas needs the most help in your closet?

I’m not sure where all my issues fit yet, but I’m looking forward to figuring out how to turn the lies I’ve believed and told into redeeming truth. Because as Jennifer reminds us, every wrong word and every life that is spoken can be redeemed by God!

This week, we’ll do the daily study in the member book. If you haven’t gotten your copy yet, I suggest calling the Lifeway store nearest you and picking one up soon. We’ll discuss this first chapter next week.

An accompanying video is available on the Lifeway website, and that’s where I’ve pulled a lot of Jennifer’s insight from for last night’s discussion and today’s post. However, each video costs $5, so you absolutely don’t have to download them. The listening guides in the book have answers that you can get from the videos . . . or online. And I just know we’ll have plenty to talk about from the homework.

I am looking forward to diving into this study, getting to know some phenomenal women better and learning what truths God has to speak to my heart. Join us each Monday night at 8 pm CST for a live chat or each Tuesday for a recap post and comments.

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
(Psalm 19:14)

Monday, June 8, 2009

Me, Myself & Lies: an online Bible study

We'll start our Bible study tonight. Do you have your book? If not, you've still actually got a week to track one down.

Thanks to the popularity of Jennifer Rothschild's Me, Myself & Lies, it is listed as out of stock on the Lifeway website. This may or may not have a little something to do with another blog studying it this summer.

If you are having trouble finding a book online, check your local stores. Especially the Lifeway stores. The Lifeway store near me had several; I believe you can order and pay over the phone and have it shipped to you. The number to my store is 816-746-8080. Or, call Lifeway customer service for help: 1-800-458-2772.

Here's how this study is going to work:

Each Monday night, I'll put a live chat box on my blog. The chat will be open from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. (And that's Central Standard Time.) If we need to go longer, we can, but our goal is to keep this to no more than 90 minutes.

Each Tuesday morning, I'll post a recap of our discussion and open the comments to any further discussion.

Tonight, we'll introduce ourselves and briefly discuss the introductory session. The next week we'll dive into the actual study. Each week has five days of individual study, and we'll discuss what we learned and the book's session answers on the following Monday. So, to break it down:

June 8: Introductory session
June 15: Discuss Week One
June 22: Discuss Week Two
June 29: Summer break (sorry! I'll be on vacation!)
July 6: Discuss Week Three
July 13: Discuss Week Four
July 20: Discuss Week Five
July 27: Discuss Week Six

I'm so excited to study this book with you all! If you have questions today, just e-mail me (see Contact above).

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

A List of Important Things You Need to Know

UPDATE: Congratulations to BeckyJo and Debbie! (And thanks to Chelley for giving us a second book!) Your copy of Me, Myself & Lies will be on its way today!

For everyone else, please join us anyway. If you are having trouble finding a book online, check your local stores. Especially the Lifeway stores. The Lifeway store near me had several; I believe you can order and pay over the phone and have it shipped to you. The number to my store is 816-746-8080.

See you all on Monday! We'll chat live at 8:00 p.m. CST.

  1. I’ve just learned that our Bible study book is out of stock on the Lifeway site. According to Beth Moore’s blog, you can call customer service and have them find one at a store near you. That number is 1-800-458-2772. However, I also have one book to give away. The trick is going to be getting it to you in time for our first session on Monday. So, if you want to do the study with us and haven’t gotten your book, leave a comment on this post before midnight. I’ll draw a random winner – and ship the book – tomorrow. (If you don’t know what study I’m talking about, you can read about it here.) And don’t worry – we’re just talking about the study in general on Monday. We’ll discuss the first chapter the following week.
  2. Some of you may have noticed that I have begun replying to your comments via e-mail. If you’d like me to reply to you that way and haven’t gotten such a reply, that’s because I don’t have your e-mail address. The easiest way to make this all happen is to have your e-mail address linked to the account you sign in with. Colleen explains how to do this on her very helpful (and funny as all get out) blog.
  3. I just want you to know that I have not forgotten my promise to share with you everything I’ve learned at the social media conferences I’ve attended recently. I even have a handy dandy folder with all my notes. It’s just hard to boil it all down to one post, and I haven’t gotten it done yet. But I will. Hopefully before people start talking about Web 4.0 . . .
  4. I am now officially in love with two things named Arrested Development. Yes, you needed to know that.
  5. Please help me out. I can’t decide which of these things is funnier: Awkward Family Photos or the literal video version of Total Eclipse of the Heart. What say you?
  6. If you Twitter, you can follow me. I can’t guarantee wit or wisdom. But if you’re not a interactive marketing specialist here to make me money, I’ll probably follow you back.
  7. My blog friend Annie is in Africa right now with the Mocha Club. You can read about her adventures at the Mocha Club blog (or click on the widget in my sidebar). And you can help for just $7 a month.
  8. I wish with all my heart there was an easier way to make numbered or bulleted lists in Blogger.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

The one in which I make an announcement.

Today marks my 300th post. I did consider, on this momentous occasion, making a list of 300 Things About Me.

But I decided that was a bit much. You’re welcome.

I am here to make an announcement, however. Beginning on Monday, June 8, I’m going to hold a Bible study here on this 300-post-old blog.

Of course, by then, it will probably be a 317-post-old blog. But you know what I mean.

I’d like to invite you to join me in studying Jennifer Rothschild’sMe, Myself & Lies: A Thought Closet Makeover.” It’s a six-week Bible study encouraging women to “clean out the junk in their thoughts and replace these hidden negative thoughts and failures with positive truths from God’s word.”

I don’t know about you, but I talk to myself a lot. And a good majority of that talk isn’t exactly positive. Sometimes it’s so bad that I would never say it out loud . . . to someone else. But I sure am willing to say it to myself, over and over and over.

So I could use some help replacing those negative thoughts with God’s truth. This study “teaches how to replace the lies you may have been telling yourself with the truth from God’s word.” I can use some of that.

Here’s a short video describing the study. (I tried to embed it here, but it didn't work for some reason.)

Each week of the study, we’ll have a live chat on my blog. For those unable to make it to the chat, I’ll have a post up for comments as well. This study is video-based, and you can download each week’s session for individual use. But if you can’t watch the video for any reason, you can still participate in the study!

June 8 is just a few weeks away, so if you’d like to participate in the study, order your book soon. And please, invite your friends to join us, too!

So, who’s up for it? Who’s with me?