Issue 11 january february2018

Featuring Rebecca Hall Gruyter

Editor’s Note This issue we are helping you to Choose Love! You must learn what love means to you. Is it acceptance? Is it your family's approval? Is it the power to choose? What does love mean to you and what is its importance in your life?

Are you looking for love and approval in the wrong places?

Are you wanting to fit in?

Are you working toward that goal?

Are you just existing in life?

My wish and goal for you is that you love every part of your life. Not just exist but passionately make a difference in this world. To wake up every morning with a love for what lays ahead! To choose to embrace your journey and give it your complete all! To make your life everything you ever dreamed of! So make a choice today in your personal and business life to love it!!!!

Teresa Hawley-Howard CEO of WOM Enterprises Publisher, Author and Writing Coach

Teresa Hawley Howard is a best-selling author, blogger, empowerment coach, and radio host. She lives in Murchison Texas with her husband Rickey.

She is a mom and a Mimi. www.WOMEnterprises.com

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Good morning, Good afternoon or Good evening, What's happening in your world?

Thankful….

We are All Thankful!! AND will be Thankfully FULL in a couple of weeks.

Actually I think the Month of November is the kick off to eat all day and every day!! And comfy clothes are a requirement!! Well they are for me!!

So as we get ready to prepare these meals for family and friends find it in your heart to be a blessing for someone other than your family… Reach out to a coworker or even a friend that doesn’t have family or cannot get to their family.

Invite your child class/dorm mate over and spend the holidays with you and yours!

Allow others to help you in the kitchen, as much control we tend to have in the kitchen allow yourself for the moment to pass the torch.. We live in a society where traditions are really hard to come by, so share and create a communication over food!! Teach the little bitties how to cook, you pick the item to teach them and you will see who is more interested and you never know, they may be the next family crust , dressing, pie, cake or fudge maker!

For this Holiday Season I want to share a Creamy and Cheesy and MOIST Mac N Cheese with a lot of cheese and a simple but yummy cobbler. I use peach but you can substitute it with Apples!!!

The Mac N Cheese I got from a food blogger friend name Creole Contessa and I have made it so much I have added my own twist to it to make it my own but I have to always give credit when its due and without her I would NOT have REALLY good Mac N Cheese in my food memory bank!!

The Cobbler is a Peach cobbler my mom makes for us all the time and I have made it my own as well and tried it with Apples for a friend and OH my Goodness!!!!

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Creamy Macaroni and Cheese Servings: 4 Ingredients: 3 cups large elbow macaroni pasta 2 cups milk 1/2 cup heavy cream 2 cups cheddar cheese, grated or packaged 1 1/2 cups Monterey Jack cheese, grated or packaged 1 cup Havarti Cheese grated, or packaged 1 cup Gouda Cheese grated 1 Can Campbells cheddar cheese 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoon oil, Canola, Vegetable or Olive.

1 tablespoon flour 1 tablespoon cornstarch 2 teaspoons black pepper 2 teaspoons garlic powder 2 teaspoons onion powder Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Mix seasonings and set aside. Mix flour and cornstarch together and set aside.

Reserve 1 cup of grated cheese to top dish prior to baking.

Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Cook pasta 1 minute less than package directions state.

Drain, rinse well in warm water, drain again, coat in a little olive oil to prevent sticking. while pasta boils prepare the sauce. Add butter and olive oil to a sauce pan over medium heat, whisk in flour/cornstarch mixture.

Add milk and cream and whisk well. Add seasonings and whisk well. Add cheeses and cheese sauce by the handful, whisking well after each addition.

Fold pasta into the cream sauce, transfer to a greased casserole dish, sprinkle remaining cheese on top and bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.

OR You can let that pasta cook a minute longer and keep it as a stove top Mac N Cheese!

This recipe can be doubled easily!!

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Apple Cobbler!

20 oz Sliced or Fried Apples with Cinnamon.

2 Sticks Unsalted Butter 2- 2ct Pillsbury™ Refrigerated Pie Crusts 1 Tbsp Cinnamon 1 Tsp Nutmeg ½ Cup Brown Sugar ½ Cup White Sugar Unroll one of the pie crusts on to a baking sheet, place in oven and bake until golden brown on 350 for 10-15 minutes. Once you start to smell the baking check it, it’s almost done if not done. You want it to be a light golden brown.

In a saucepan combine the can of apples, slice up a stick of butter, combine the sugar(s) nutmeg and cinnamon all in the pan. Bring to a happy boil then turn off. By this time the pie crusts in the oven should be ready to come out. Once cooled to touch break up the pie crust and place it in the apple mix in the saucepan.

Take a couple of slices of butter from the 2nd stick and grease the pan all sides. Place apple mixture in a square baking pan or a 9x13 if you feel it’s going to overlap. Once you poured the apple mixture in the bottom of the buttered pan let that sit while you slice the 2nd pie crust. Lay the crust flat on a dry surface you are comfortable with.. USE a pizza cutter if you have one if not a sharp knife will suffice. Cut in long strips about ½ inch no more than 1 inch strips. Once you cut the crust start in the middle and lay the uncooked pie crust on the cobbler mixture. You will create a lattice style topping.

Now, if you feel you’re running out you can open the other sleeve of pie crust. Lay the long ones down first then follow up with the shorter ones and cut or stretch to fit. Once you have created your pie crust cube the remainder of the butter and place sporadically on the crusts so the butter can get in the cracks of the cobble this will assist in the buttery crust once it comes out of the oven. Place in a 350 degree oven to bake until the pie crust is golden brown and bubbly!

Remove from oven and Try your refrain from sampling!! Let cool and then enjoy!

This desert is NOT a healthy treat this desert is all about the buttery goodness of fruit and crusts.

You can substitute the apples with Heavy Syrup Peaches… and VANILLA ICE CREAM as a topper!!! OHHH if you have Caramel you can drizzle caramel on top of the cobbler and ice cream!! Yumm!!

Anyways, I really hope you enjoy my two thanksgiving meal options. we spend so much time trying to create the next new thing when all we need to do is bring out what established who we are as a family!!

Hope you guys Enjoy!

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Depression Strikes Too Easily

By Catherine Laub Depression can hit you out of nowhere. Today I am sitting waiting for clients at a psychic fair. The doors opened at 10 am and it is no 12 pm!! I have not had any clients yet and am jealous that out of 13 psychic readers only 2 of us haven’t done any readings yet. This happens most times and I think I am prepared to be let down, but it does affect me. I now feel depressed and upset because I’m not sure I agree with the process of the customers choosing who they want to read for them.

As I always teach to think positive and things will fall into place, this is a perfect example to let you know that at times it is still hard to believe those positive thoughts. I am thinking positive but still feel like crying.

At these times you can choose a mantra to repeat even if you don’t believe it. Today I am saying “I am worthy of receiving clients”.

I got tired of waiting, and told the 2 women who run the fair I’m falling asleep and may leave and that I haven’t had any clients yet. They acted surprised and said you have a seminar at 3 pm. I said what’s the sense if I’m falling asleep. They asked you haven’t had any readings yet? I said that’s why I’m falling asleep.

Because I was standing at the sign up table they recommended me to a woman standing there. I hate to think how long I would be waiting if I didn’t go to speak my disappointment.

You see…I write this through the eyes of my depression. Do you feel my frustration?

It is so easy to let these things get a hold of us and not let go. We have to put in extra effort to avoid the total meltdown that we sometimes have. When we practice our positive thoughts and everything to get us through every day these times that we allow to be affected won’t be as long as they used to be because we are doing everything we can to prevent it.

If you have a story that is similar to this I welcome you to contact me at catherine@catherinemlaub.com You can also share your thoughts and input in my Facebook Group, Mental Illness Campaign Brighten Your Day With Turquoise https://www.facebook.com/groups/480850775406887/ Sometimes it is a help to just “get it off your chest” and share with others who support you through your journey. By sharing your experiences they help minimize the stress we can create for ourselves when it isn’t necessary to do so.

Remember there are many ways to calm ourselves down in a situation like this so we don’t allow it to eat at us. Think positive, create affirmations, repeat a mantra, meditate, wear and use the color turquoise, and many more.

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Catherine Laub is a mutiple best selling author! She uses her experiences and life's journey to help others walk in the best path! She is inspirational and an amazing writer. You can find her many books on Amazon! Reach out to her to be inspired and encouraged.

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Share your story and change the world!

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Spotlight Arlene Majors “Weeping may endure for a night but JOY comes in the morning!”

Psalm 30: 5 Arlene R Major is originally from Albuquerque, NM the Land of Enchantment. She is the oldest of three children; she has one brother and one sister. Arlene’s Dad passed in 2010 and her mother is living somewhere in the United States; they have not been able to speak in over 5 years. She is a happily married mom with four children and soon to be first time Grand momma. Arlene started writing in high school but always kept it to herself because she never really thought anyone would take it seriously. She dabbled in poetry as well as magazine articles. In 2014 after much encouragement from her aunt and her cousin; she started her first blog site called ‘Joy Does Come in the Morning.’ She has been writing every since. Arlene penned the name ‘Lady Blue’ after her first ‘open mic’ session and a piece she wrote called, ‘Forgiveness.’

Arlene started doing radio in 2015 and she has been with wmskonlineradio.com since 2015. Things seemed to have blossomed since then with events, meeting and speaking with celebrities and artists and mostly inviting the community to see that there is still some good in the world. She also writes for World Prayer, a Christian website and Urban Image. She has penned articles for ‘Compulsive magazine’ and for the upcoming ‘State vs. Us, magazine’ due out in 2018. Writing her personal story has allowed her to not only reflect, but too share what her life was like, in the hopes that it would help someone else.

We are Spotlighting Arlene for her, 50 Shades of Blue which came about when she turned 50 and was reflecting on her life and how she could give back at this stage in her life. “Being that I have survived domestic violence, it only seemed fitting to have an event that would give survivors and victims’ alike a place to gather, share and uplift each other.” Domestic Violence, now called Intimate Partner Violence or IPV, is a stigma in our society. It is something that when it happens, the situation is swept under the rug and ignored until someone dies as a result of the violence. It is not an easy subject to talk about or to live through or live with. She wanted to use her voice to let others know that together if we combine our efforts, we can raise enough awareness that we are not ignored. Arlene spoke with us and said, “Our current administration wants to treat this violent act as a pre existing condition or something that we asked for. That is not true and the victim is not the problem. We need to wipe the societal view that it only happens to women. Men and children are also affected. It is not just in heterosexual relationships that it happens. The LGBTQ community deals with high rates of violence and homicide. Children are affected in many ways as well as social, economic and other areas. Pets even suffer the consequences of this act. We have too many lazy laws and too many people that don't see that all suffer when it comes to this type of violence.”

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When speaking on the topic of overcoming, Arlene said; “I have won awards over the past few years for my writing and involvement in the community. I would have to say that my biggest success is when I learned to forgive.” “It takes a lot for someone to understand and to do that without looking back. It was not something that I needed validation for. It was something that I needed for me and for those in my life currently. Learning to accept my part in what happens in my life and to look at the entire picture not only allows me to have a view of the world that is no longer tainted but allows me to look at the entire picture and see a situation for what it actually is and not what I wish it to be.”

You can contact Arlene R. Majors by visiting her website or email; Ladyblue1.com https://50shadesofbluebalt.wixsite.com/50shadesofblue Arlene’s Lady Blue Book is now available on Amazon.com and you can find Arlene at these Social Media sites.

Instgram: @ladybluu1 (radio and blog) @50shadesofbluebmore (domestic violence advocacy) and @lbfabulous (follow my weightloss journey) Twitter: @ladybluu1, @Alwayzmotivate and @50shadesofblue3 Tumblr: @ladybluu1 Facebook: Inspirational group: Joy Does Come in the Morning: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php? fbid=10210816199582033&set=gm.1735932433084269&type=3 CovenantConnection: https://www.facebook.com/wmskcovenantconnection/ Lady Blue: https://www.facebook.com/TheRealLadyBluu1/ LadyBlueTalkRadioGroup: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1345471592136930/? ref=group_header Lady Blue Radio Show: https://www.facebook.com/Ladybluuone/ 50 Shades of Blue Baltimore: https://www.facebook.com/50shadesbmore/

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Ready to Become an Author If your answer to this question is YES, this class is for YOU!! This class will help dispel the myths and help you to take steps to make this a reality!

There are several ways to go about the process and some questions you need to decide before you begin. So let’s get started right now!!

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How will you use your book?

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Sell at your events

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Give away or sell on your website

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Promote yourself or your business

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Launch your speaking career

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What’s Your budget?

This is your most important decision! So think about it carefully! This will decide everything else in your project!

Once you decide on the subject; Take time to brainstorm on a title! Take out a piece of paper and write down all your ideas. You should just let the creative juices flow! Making a list is the best way to do this.

So, you can look at all your options! Ok! Now your content is chosen, your title is chosen and you have decided your budget and publishing package choice. So it’s time to get the project going. You have to do this part with intention. You must decide to make it happen. You cannot treat it like a hobby. You must make a commitment.

Let WOM Enterprises help you make your publishing experience beautiful and amazing!

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Rodan+Fields Just in time for the year-end frenzy of burning candles at both ends, Rodan + Fields has released three revolutionary antiaging items to rave results from beauty bloggers and even its independent test facility for clinical trials.

During testing of Intensive Renewing Serum with the patented #RETINAL exclusive to the Proactiv-founding, Stanford-degreed Drs. Rodan and Fields billionaires released in October, the testing facility called R+F headquarters in San Francisco to say: “We don't normally do this, but we HAD to tell you that everyone is wanting to know WHAT IS THIS? WHO MAKES IT? WHEN IS IT COMING OUT?�

Here are the highlights about the huge advance in the skincare industry which Intensive Renewing Serum, together with the r e-engineered, high-precision AMP MD 2.0 MicroExfoliating Roller ar e making: *Miracle-Worker for Anyone Aging *Stronger (20 X more potent than Retinol) *Faster (4 weeks vs. 8 weeks results) *Smarter (delivers to skin at perfect place) *Closest to prescription-strength Vitamin A without harsh side effects, making it safe for all skin types After 8 weeks of using the Redefine regimen, A MP MD Roller and Intensive Renewing Serum, 91% of study participants saw visible firmness, diminished appearance of lines and wrinkles plus an evenlooking skin tone. Skin texture appearance improved for 83% of those in the trial period. (see Photo)

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“RetinAl is as close as you can get to what we prescribe in our offices—but gentle enough for use every day," says Dr. Kathy Fields and Dr. Katie Rodan, whose second billion-dollar brand reached #1 in North American sales last year—from just Canada and the US. It opened for business in Australia earlier this year.

If you simply can’t resist staying up late to wrap presents or watch Christmas classics, there’s Active Hydration Serum’s Bright Eye Complex. In clinical tr ials for the hydr ation serum, Rodan + Fields scientists noted its reducing effect on under-eye bruises and puffiness.

That led to the creation of a topical under-eye serum to brighten and lift the eye area. RF’s proprietary invention, the 3D3P Molecule matrix keeps under-eye skin hydrated. Eyes look luminous no matter how busy life gets during the frenetic holiday season--or any other time of year!

With Bright Eye, consultants and study participants saw visible results in just hours, or one week. Optimum results occur with consistent use over 4-8 weeks.

The inaugural Gift Special of Bright Eye with a wristlet sold out about four weeks after it became available, but sells stand-alone for $70 retail. The Lash Boost-Bright Eye Launch

Special with Lash Boost, a sparkly eyelash curler and the Complex Serum is available for $220 retail from your R+F consultant.

For more information or to order as a Preferred Customer with free shipping and discounts, contact Karen K. Martin, 214.632.3949 or shop online, 24-7 @ karenkmartin.myrandf.com.

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Karen Kernodle Martin applies a donor-focused, marketing philosophy as advisor to philanthr opists and char ities. Her niche is designing infrastructure advancing 501c3s—from start-up social service agencies to higher education. Martin launched annual, major & planned gifts programs and improved fiscal controls as CEO. She met a $55 million campaign goal for Texas Woman’s University-T. Boone Pickens Institute of Health Sciences-Dallas with unpr ecedented His & Hers endowed chairs in nursing.

A Rodan + Fields skincare consultant, her passion is Leaving People, Places and Profits Better than Found by building business teams worldwide. Photographic recall, enthusiasm and organizing are gifts. Colleagues say “You KNOW everybody!” Board/staff development and strategic planning ar e led in ballr ooms and boar dr ooms. She was Texas PTA’s Chief Architect of the Gover nance & Leader ship Model r estr uctur e adopted by 2012 Conven-

tion delegates. It became the blueprint for 49 state PTA associations.

Her ‘Pedagogue’ (ENFJ) style inspired lifelong speaking and faculty experience in the areas of leadership, marketing, career and business development. Skills honed as Executive Director translate to executive search and interim roles. Credentials include Certified Fund Raising Executive, Competent Toastmaster and Fir st Class GOLD Girl Scout. Mar tin holds Public Relations and MBA degrees from Baylor, where she was Student Foundation VP and the University’s 2nd female development professional.

The Wynne, AR native married Karl D. Martin in 1984. They have 2 adult children, Kameron and Kamille, and granddaughter Kyler. Karen’s a grateful 16-year breast cancer survivor. A lifelong Baylor FANatic, she follows the Baylor Bears and fishing trends—for funding and fish!

KAREN K. MARTIN, MBA, CFRE #PhilanthropicArchitect @KMartinCEO Leaving People, Places and Profits Better than Found https://karenkmartinmyrandf.com

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Spotlight – Dianne Morgan “I am fire that ignites a spark within others, which creates a flame; so that they may shine and pass the torch. I Am a Light-worker.” ~ Dianne Morgan

Dianne Morgan is a published Author, Teacher, Angel Intuitive, and Mystic Intuitive Healer. She is a Wife, Mother of four and Grandmother of seven Grandsons. Dianne is a member of International Association of Angel Practitioners studying under various heart lead teachers. She holds certifications as an Angel Intuitive, Angel Therapy Practitioner and Reiki Practitioner; she is also a Spiritual Minister through Universal Life Ministries.

Dianne is a Co- Creator and with Spiritual guidance, Angel Navigation LLC, was born; along with her healing practice, what she calls ‘Crystal Angelic Intuitive Healing.’ and along with ‘Energy Healing,’ she is a ‘Spiritual Teacher of Angel Navigation Interactive Workshops,’ where she helps others to discover, explore and strengthen their own unique connection to the spiritual realm, using their God given gifts. Dianne is also the author of ‘Go Where They Are’ where she shares her story of Awakening to the awareness of the Spiritual Realm as she began exploring and developing her connection through the writings of the book. Dianne says, Spirit took her back in time to show her examples through-out her life of that connection and she hopes others will reflect back in their lives and recognize their connections and grow spiritually.

When asked what inspires her, she replied; “Love inspires me to help others heal mind, body, and spirit. Creator, God, Great Spirit, Source of All, wants us to be happy and live the life we desire and deserve. It is our Divine birthright to receive heavenly guidance for our life.” Through my writings of “Go Where They Are” I take you on my spiritual journey, to help you better understand yours. I have often said the journey is like a scavenger hunt. My journey led me in many directions, then ultimately to my relationship with the Archangels, my Guardian Angel, and Lord Jesus. It is a teaching book for others to understand, explore and discover their unique connection with Spirit.”

“In workshops, I have the pleasure of helping others discover and explore that connection. We were born connected and to communicate and receive day to day guidance from Creator.” “Energy Healing is alternative medicine and works hand in hand with modern medicine to heal mind, body, and spirit, returning our life to a natural balance. Through these practices, I am in service to others and have found my Divine Life Purpose and Mission.”

“Spirit is always working behind the scenes to align All in Divine Timing for the Highest Good in Love of All. The journey to Christ Consciousness' has led me here and I am in Awe daily of Creator's handiwork and blessings. The journey is never ending, we continue to Love, to shine the light of Creator through our hearts. Our walks require impeccable Faith and Trust.”

Ask, Believe, Trust and Receive

Dianne Morgan can be found at: www.Amazon.com

Face book: https://www.facebook.com/Dianne.Morgan.Angels/ Face book: http://facebook.com/diannemorganangelnavigation

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Be Careful How You Speak to yourself!

You will speak the most to yourself! I know you are shocked by that statement. You are saying no I don’t! but yes you do! It may not be out loud but in your head you are speaking volumes to yourself! Every thought and word you are speaking life and death to yourself! It sets the tone for your day, your week, your business, your family and your life. So you need to pay more attention to those thoughts and prayers! !

Ask yourself do I build myself up? Am I my own cheerleader? Do I believe in me? In my dreams? In my abilities? Do I say I can do it? Or do I tear myself down? Am I always doubting myself? Am I always reliving my mistakes? Do I continuously tell myself I cannot do it? Take time to think about this. It is really important! If you are not uplifting yourself, it’s time to start! It’s time to stop all of that negative speak! It’s time to start building yourself up!

You need to realize your words have power! They can elevate your life or they can take you to the depths of misery.. It’s totally your choice! What you say to yourself is more important than what others say about you! You must learn to love you and your flaws and mistakes. You must learn to speak to yourself with grace and love and not with disdain. The words you speak to yourself today will determine your tomorrow!

So start today and change your tomorrow! Lift yourself up, be your own champion, be your own cheerleader and speak love to you!

Here are some tips to get you started!

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Each morning before you do anything! Look in the mirror and say I love you and I’m going to start acting like it!

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List three things that you do well! Celebrate them!

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Everyday list one thing you are grateful for!

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Take time to Celebrate small victories!

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Begin each day with praise and uplifting! (listen to great music or spend time in the word) 6.

Forgive yourself and begin again!

Each day is a new chance to make changes and live a happy, positive, and loving life. So take it and make it yours!

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Thankfulness Cultivating a spirit of thankfulness honors God and strengthens our faith. It also strengthens our relationships with other people. We can’t be in a right relationship with God or with anyone without a spirit of thankfulness.

Cultivating a spirit of thankfulness is more than a good idea; it’s a direct command from God. In the Old Testament, God laid down specific guidelines for the Israelites to bring offerings of thanks. In the New Testament, believers are instructed to be thankful in all circumstances.

When we’re struggling with trials and difficulties, this sounds like a strange command, especially since we live in a culture that encourages us to act on the basis of how we feel in the moment; but God knows that when we focus on our blessings instead, it’s easier to keep our problems and concerns in the right perspective.

Being thankful also improves our physical and emotional health. Holding on to feelings of thankfulness boosts our immune system and increases blood supply to our heart. Daily guided affirmations or the habit of keeping a weekly gratitude journal can increase our alertness, enthusiasm, and energy, and improve our sleep. People who describe themselves as feeling grateful tend to suffer less stress and depression than the rest of the population.

Reminding yourself what you have to be thankful for and recording your thankfulness each day helps to cement how thankful you are. It doesn’t matter how difficult your life is at the moment, there is always something to be thankful for. Finding that will help you deal with the other parts of life. Record 3-5 things you’re thankful for at the end of every day. When you’re having a particularly difficult time, it can be beneficial to go back to what you’ve written previously.

Each day as you read the Bible ask yourself, what can I give thanks to God for? There will be many things: for who God is, what he’s life, what he’s done for us in Christ, blessings of friends/family/church. Keep on mulling over/meditating on these things throughout the day, rejoicing and giving thanks to God for them.

This attitude of thankfulness will see you through all the trials and tribulations of life.

I will give thanks to you with all my heart, O Lord my God. I will honor you forever because your mercy toward me is great. Psalms 86:12-13 Ask yourself today: How often do I express gratitude to God or to other people?

Sharon Gulley of Beautiful Expectations of Faith

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Sharon Gulley – of Beautiful Expectations of Faith Sharon Gulley is an Author, Co-Author, Editor, and Creative Writer, Article Writer, Spiritual Healer & Coach, Motivational Speaker, Domestic Violence Survivor and Advocate. Sharon Gulley spiritually counsels Women whose lives have been touched by Domestic Violence to help them to move on from the past in a healthy and productive way. She has also had a secret love for the field of Ancient Medicine; so she is studying in the fields of: Medicine vs. Science, Metaphysical Healing, Ancient Medicine and Spiritualism. She wants to bring back to the world, the Traditional but Ancient ways of healing for those who have been told they are terminally ill.

Sharon’s Books & Co-Authored Books: From Fear to Freedom, Echo’s in the Darkness, Sisterhood of Stories, The Beauty of Color-Poetry & Prose, I am Beautiful, Resilient, and The Butterfly Flutters By - Poetry. Books can be found on Amazon.com

Connect with Sharon Gulley at: Facebook.com – Sharon Gulley Sharongulley.weebly.com – website Twitter- @greenilygulley Linkendin.com – Sharon Gulley Amazon.com – Sharon Gulley Poetrysoup.com – Sharon Gulley

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“Bloom Where You Are Planted and SHINE!” Rebecca Hall Gruyter, Book Compiler Thank you for leaning into Bloom Where You Are Planted and SHINE! I’m honored and excited to bring this powerful book to you, featuring over 25 experts that are committed to helping you SHINE powerfully in your life!

As a women’s empowerment leader, I know a lot about being disempowered and how to overcome that in order to step into your passion, power, and gifts so that you SHINE! I celebrate you saying ‘yes’ to this book and to yourself! It is a courageous act to say ‘yes’ to you and to be willing to let others walk beside you to support and cheer you on in life.

I was honored when Teresa Hawley-Howard from Woman on a Mission (WOM) Publishing wanted to publish a book for us. WOM leaned in to the heart and vision of bringing multiple heart-centered authors and experts together to share their respective journeys and wisdom, as well as profound and practical tips to empower our readers to Bloom Where You Are Planted and SHINE. In sharing their stories, they will equip and empower you overcome challenges, stand in your truth, grow your roots deeply, and SHINE! I believe this book is a living and interactive book that will speak wisdom, encouragement, and power into your life. Your heart will be touched and you will be motivated and to take action to step forward powerfully in your life. I want to invite you to pause, take a deep breath, and be ready to receive these powerful stories and messages so they can ignite a fire in you, inspire courage in you, and focus your purpose in your life to encourage you to take action now and SHINE! I’m passionate about women stepping forward and sharing their wisdom, heart, lives, and stories because I know firsthand what it like to come from a much disempowered place. I experienced all types of abuse during my most formative years – the tender ages of 5 to 13. I actually continued to visit that abusive environment until the age of eighteen. This environment of abuse made me believe false messages like: “I am not okay,” “there is something wrong with me,” that it must be “my fault,” and that it is “NOT safe to be seen or heard.” As a result, I became an expert in hiding. When I was finally rescued by my birth father and placed in his home with my stepmother, who became the mother of my heart, I was able start my healing journey. On this journey, I discovered that these beliefs I had embraced were actually lies. I discovered that I am beautifully and wonderfully made (just like you), on purpose and for a purpose; that I matter and am needed just as I am; that it wasn’t my fault; and ultimately that it is safe to be seen, heard, and SHINE! So my mission - the calling of my heart - is to help others understand same truths: We are all beautifully and wonderfully made and needed just as we are. When we step forward and share the gift of us, it makes a difference in our lives and in the lives of those around us. This means we have to be willing to be seen on the same level that we are wanting to serve and make a difference in the world. The more you SHINE, the more you are paving the way for others while sharing the amazing gift of you with the world.

My heart’s desire and calling is to equip and empower women to step into the center of their lives not just living life as a supporting character or a role we can hold in life. rather, I want you to really step forward fully in your life. Bring it all; authentically and powerfully share your story, life, and heart with others. Some of the greatest gifts I have been given are by women and men who invested their life and heart in me. This book is allowing us the opportunity to pour into you. To support, celebrate, and to encourage you to Bloom Where You Are Planted and SHINE! We each need others to encourage us, to speak wisdom and truth into us, to love us and cheer us on, and to help us stand up again when we fall. This book will walk beside you to help you run and not grow weary, to complete all that you are called to complete, and to SHINE in your life and business!

Now it’s your turn. Are you going to lean in and learn from the wisdom within this book? Will you let us walk beside you on your journey of life? We want to lift you up, support you, encourage, and empower you. It is your choice. We want to help you grow deep roots that can weather the storms in life. You can choose to open the pages and let them pour into you, or you can put this book on a shelf. My heart and prayer is that you will say “yes” to you and lean into the powerful messages of hope that are waiting to pour into you, your heart, and your life.

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Now it’s your turn. Are you going to lean in and learn from the wisdom within this book? Will you let us walk beside you on your journey of life? We want to lift you up, support you, encourage, and empower you. It is your choice. We want to help you grow deep roots that can weather the storms in life. You can choose to open the pages and let them pour into you, or you can put this book on a shelf. My heart and prayer is that you will say “yes” to you and lean into the powerful messages of hope that are waiting to pour into you, your heart, and your life.

You have unique gifts, talents, abilities, stories, journeys, and perspectives that you alone can bring forward. Those in your life need you, your message, your wisdom, your perspective, gifts, talents, and heart. You are a beautiful flower in the garden of life with your own fragrance, color, style, season, texture, and beauty that only you can bring forward. When we shrink back or hide, the garden becomes less vibrant and we all miss out. Be willing to share the gift of you with those around you and with the world! Be willing to be seen on the same level you are willing/wanting to serve.

Here is how to get the most out of this powerful book. It is divided it into five sections, each one designed to meet you exactly where you are at and to support you in your journey of Blooming Where You are Planted and SHINE: “Overcoming Challenges”; “Stand In Your Truth”; “Discover Your Beauty, Gifts, and Talents!”; “Bloom Where You Are Planted”; and “SHINE!” I encourage you to pick the section that pulls at your heart the most each time you pick up the book and then select one or two chapters in that section to support you with the focus that will be of the greatest support you to each time you open this dynamic book. You will find, at the end of each chapter, the contact information and a little bit about each author. I know that they would love to hear from you, to know how their chapter supported you, and to build a connection with you through social media, etc. I encourage you to ‘friend’ and follow those authors with whom you feel a powerful resonance and connection so that they can continue to pour into and support you on your journey in life.

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Spotlight - The Grandmother Legacies Compiler – Rebecca Hall Gruyter Rebecca Hall Gruyter is an influencer and empowerment leader that helps you to reach more people. She has built multiple businesses and platforms to help influencers and experts reach more people. Through her conferences, workshops, and live events are designed to quip and empower you to step forward and SHINE. Through her collaborative books (over 15 of them ….most of them best sellers) she seeks to support readers while lifting up her co-authors, experts, and Influencers….to help them reach even more people around the world.

Rebecca’s International radio show (Empowering Women, Transforming Lives) is currently played though 10 different networks and 12 different channels. Her international TV Show currently released through 4 different TV Networks features experts and influencers bringing them to a global market place. Her RHG Magazine and TV Guide is shared in over 50 countries. Her TV Network called the RHG TV Network that features over 7 TV Channels each producing and sharing multiple programs and TV Show’s around the world! Recently, she received the honor of one of the top 10 working women of America for her empowerment work in the area of entrepreneurship.

Rebecca is the CEO of RHG Media Productions, Founder/Owner of the RHG TV Network, Network Director of the Women’s Channel of ‘VoiceAmerica’ in both TV and radio, and the Founder/Owner of Your Purpose Driven Practice and the Creator of the Speaker Talent Search.

Rebecca has created a promotional reach of over 7 million and today…..she want to share with you….How you too, can be seen and heard on multiple platforms and SHINE! We are honored and excited to bring this powerful spotlight on this amazing book, to you, featuring over 15 legacy stories that will touch your heart, lift your spirits, and we hope inspire you to create and share your legacy stories and perhaps even start a legacy of your own.

“Celebrating and sharing our Grandmother Legacies is close to my heart my Grandmothers (all four of them) richly blessed and impacted me. They had such a great impact on my life that it inspired the desire to create this book.” “I was blessed to have four Grandmothers in my life…all unique, powerful and wonderfully made women who greatly impacted my life and have inspired the shape and form of the empowerment work that I now get to do in the world. I now get to lift others up, giving them platforms to reach more people sharing the gifts, talents, and messages they are called to bring forth and share with the world.”

The Grandmother Legacies Anthology features over 15 powerful, deeply inspiring, and heartcentered legacy stories that will touch your heart and spirit. I believe the legacies messages will create a rich, lasting and beautiful imprint on your heart and life. Enjoy this uplifting and powerful book full of inspiration, love and courage.

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