Category Archives: Perseverance

Be Excellent!

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Julia Charleston

“Do not be lazy, but work hard, serving the Lord with all your heart.” Romans 12:11 NCV For 20 years, I have spoken the same words to my family as they start their day:  “Be Excellent!” This wisdom came from … Continue reading →

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Search for Truth

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Julia Charleston

The Skinny ~ essential truth in 300 words or less.
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LIFE OF LOVE

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Julia Charleston

What if we put aside our differences, for a little while, to call a truce with one another? Continue reading →

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From Victim to Victory

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Julia Charleston

Last week a tragedy occurred in Charleston, SC, where nine beautiful souls were gunned down by a deranged 21-year old.  The shooter tried to incite racial division, chaos, terror and hate.  But evil messed with the wrong town, and the wrong … Continue reading →

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Called

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Julia Charleston

When I was a little girl, I loved to watch PBS’s Romper Room. It was a beloved children’s show that taught life lessons to preschoolers on how to make good decisions.  At the end of every show, Ms. Nancy would … Continue reading →

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Procrastinator Squad Unites…tomorrow

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Julia Charleston

A few years ago, my children wrote a skit about our amble family called The Procrastinator Squad. It was a story about a lazy group of superheroes. Continue reading →

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PRECIOUS DAUGHTER

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Julia Charleston

I’m feeling quite nostalgic these days as I think of the Lovely ladies in my life; past and present, near and far. Girlfriends from my childhood; a girlfriend from high school;  girlfriends in Michigan, girlfriends from Kensington Community Church, girlfriends from Mountaintop … Continue reading →

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Humble Cadence

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Julia Charleston

I wasn’t exactly sure what it was. As I listened to him strum his guitar and sing, with his wife by his side in perfect harmony, there was something wonderfully profound about their worship style. Continue reading →

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Dream Big

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Julia Charleston

“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.  I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.  My frame was not hidden from you … Continue reading →

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Remember to Celebrate

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Julia Charleston

“Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Give thanks in all circumstances…” [1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18] Every year at Christmastime, I pray for a word or phrase that I can focus on for the year to come.   A couple of years … Continue reading →

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