Author: nicole

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Kids are key to spreading kindness.

There is an interesting trend happening around town thanks to kids. I first noticed it this past year when my older children, ages 8 and 10, started getting invitations to birthday parties. More times than not, carefully printed on the invite is a note asking the ... Read More


Take a moment for self-evaluation with me… what sort of energy is coursing through your body? Are you run by fear and frustration or by hope, power and possibility?

“For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and ... Read More


You are stronger than whatever is trying to hurt you.

“Little children, you are of God [you belong to Him] and have [already] defeated and overcome them [the agents of the antichrist], because He Who lives in you is greater (mightier) than he who is in the world.” 1 John 4:4 (AMP)


Set your mind and determine early in the day that you will not be offended by other people’s words and actions. It drives the enemy crazy when he can’t get under your skin.


Not everyone who is in a prison is behind bars. What is holding you back from stepping into your best life possible? Is it fear? Pride? Laziness? None of those things come from God, but they will hold you captive until you ask God to set you free.


The greatest weapon we have against hate in our world is Love. If we want to eradicate hate, we have to go on the offensive by offering smiles, kind greetings and words of encouragement, especially to those people we’d rather avoid.


I hope when people see me they see hope, love, truth and encouragement. That’s not too much to ask is it? What do you want people to see in you?


“This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 (NLT)

“Thank you for responding to me; you’ve truly become my salvation! The stone the masons discarded as flawed is now the capstone! This is God’s work. We rub our eyes—we can hardly believe it! This is the very day God acted— let’s ... Read More


When I was a little girl, I was fascinated with my mother’s purse. I remember digging through it, looking for who-knows-what, only to be told that it wasn’t polite to look in a woman’s purse. It became one of those unwritten rules: you don’t ask people how much money they make, you don’t ask a woman her age, and you ... Read More


My favorite line from a song… perhaps ever.

“God put a million, million doors in the world for his love to walk through. One of those doors is you.” Jason Gray, Song: With Every Act of Love