Author: nicole

Quit allowing your time and energy to be consumed by negative thoughts about what you should be/should not be, should do/should not have done, should say/should not have said and go about the business of making someone’s day.

I can hardly begin to imagine the joy, peace and even productivity that will be unleashed when we begin to see ourselves as God sees us!

“The Kingdom of God is less about a place and more about a way of life.” – Pastor Chuck Olmstead

I LOVE this! It is our opportunity to see heaven right here on Earth. Do you live in the Kingdom of God?

“To the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world.” -Dr. Suess

Your smile matters. Your kind words matter. Your gestures of love matter. You matter.

I have a sneaking suspicion winter is going to come back to Fargo-Moorhead this year. Hopefully, it won’t last until May like it did last year.

It’s OK to joke about the nine months of winter we get in North Dakota and Minnesota and how hearty we Norwegians are, but the truth is, for some people, the snow makes it very ... Read More

When you need to hand off your baggage for a while, God is always there, waiting and willing.
Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28

It is a gift to be able to share in a friend’s heartache. While it’s hard to see someone you care for in pain, it’s a blessing to know she cares enough about you to trust you with that aching piece of her heart. God, may I always respect the gift that is Friendship.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 says, “Two people are better ... Read More

God, please put a vice on my mouth that only opens after your approval.

“When she speaks she has something worthwhile to say, and she always says it kindly.” – Proverbs 31:26 (MSG)

Books on my bedside table: The Bible, Living Without Limits, Choosing to See, Touching Heaven, Untamed and Love Out Loud.

If I could smash them into one book, I would learn that when I begin Loving and Living Untamed, Out Loud and Without Limits, I will be Choosing to See Heaven and may even find it close enough to Touch. Otherwise ... Read More

I tend to take special care of things I borrow from other people. It’s amazing how much nicer I am to my children when I remember they don’t belong to me…

In Psalm 24:1, King David wrote, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him.”