4186 Lead with Your Gifts
Create Your Now with Kristianne Wargo
There is something inside of you that the world needs. Not the version of you that has been shaped and polished by degrees, training programs, and years of professional experience — though those things matter. But it runs deeper. Before you ever sat in a classroom or clocked into your first job, God planted something in you that was never meant to collect dust; lead with your gifts. Too many of us have spent years building lives around what we've learned while quietly setting aside what we've been given. We show up to work with our skill sets. We volunteer with our expertise. We check the...
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4185 And That's A Wrap!
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You cross the finish line. You hit the milestone. You reach that thing you've been praying over, grinding toward, and believing God for — and you exhale. And that's a wrap. Or is it? When you accomplish a goal or finally touch a long-held dream, do you stop? Do you sit down, dust off your hands, and call it done? Or does something inside you whisper, "There's more?" It's very interesting how we see life. The moments can feel like a year, when it might have been only a day. But nothing worth having comes in a moment. Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join...
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4184 Come and See
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There are seasons in life when the darkness feels closer than it should. When the weight of what you're walking through presses in from every side and you start to wonder if the light you once felt so sure of is still there. Maybe it's grief. Maybe it's uncertainty. Maybe it's a weariness that has settled so deeply into your bones that you can't remember what rest feels like. Wherever you are right now, whatever shadow has crept into the edges of your story, do something simple and holy — come and see. Come and see that the light has not gone out. Desire to be supported and encouraged by...
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4183 Don't Let the Calendar Replace the Connection
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You married your best friend. You chose each other. And somewhere along the way, the life you're building together started pulling you apart — not because the love faded, but because everything else got louder. You're not fighting. You're not even frustrated with each other most days. You're just missing each other; sitting in the same house but living in different rhythms. And that quiet distance? It didn't happen because of one bad day. It happened one full week at a time. So when life crowds in on your marriage, don't let the calendar replace the connection. However, the biggest threat to...
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4182 Listening Is Love
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It's not that unheard of to want to explain everything to your children. We carry decades of life behind us, and we think if we can just say the right thing at the right time, we can spare them the pain. But regardless of their age and stage of life, what they need is your presence. Not your lecture. Not your five-point plan. Your presence; listening is love. You don't have to have all the answers. You don't have to be the problem-solver every single time. What they need from you is ears to hear. Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the . ...
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4181 The Heat Is On
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There are moments in life when everything feels like it's pressing in — the deadlines, the demands, the weight of expectations, and the relentless pace that never seems to slow down. And right in the middle of all of it, you realize something: the heat is on. Not just the kind that comes from outside pressure, but the kind that rises from within, the fire that tells you it's time to move, to grow, to step into the fullness of who you are and who you are created to be. No matter what happens in your day, at some point you have to be willing to go the extra mile, play full out, and do whatever...
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4180 The Soil No One Talks About
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People will tell you about the blooming, the breakthrough, and the moment they finally stepped into the calling God placed on their life, where everything clicks because He has been planning it all along. But nobody really talks about the soil no one talks about — the stuff underneath the surface that made the bloom possible in the first place. The seasons that felt more like a burial than planting. The prayers that seemed to bounce off the ceiling. The plans you laid out in good faith that God, in His gentle sovereignty, folded up and tucked away. And if you've been in one of those...
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4179 Set the Pace for Your Daily Race
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Have you ever watched a tennis match and noticed the winner isn't always the one hitting the hardest? Sometimes it's the one who knows when to slow down, when to push forward, and when to reset between points. With the US Open in full swing right now, there's no better time to be reminded that the way we approach our daily lives mirrors what's happening on those courts in Flushing Meadows. It's time to set the pace for your daily race — not someone else's, not the world's, but the one God specifically designed for you. Tennis is a game of rhythm. Every elite player has a routine between...
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4178 Laboring For What Lasts
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There's something beautifully ironic about Labor Day. It's the one day of the year when we're told to stop laboring — to set down the to-do list, fire up the grill, and just breathe. But as the burgers sizzle and the kids splash in the last pool days of summer, a quiet question has a way of surfacing: What am I really working for? Today, as we celebrate the gift of rest, let's talk about Laboring for What Lasts — and why the answer to that question shapes everything. Jesus said it plainly in Matthew 6:21 (NIV): "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Desire to be...
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4177 Notice God's Goodness
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There is a rhythm to our days that we rarely stop long enough to notice. We wake, we push, we strive, and we do it all over again. We wrap ourselves around careers, achievements, milestones, and ambitions so tightly that we forget whose we are and who we belong to. But what if this weekend, during this beautiful pause, it became the moment you chose to notice God's goodness? God did not create us to chase all the earthly things. He did not breathe life into us so we could spend every waking moment climbing ladders and collecting accolades. Desire to be supported and encouraged by other...
info_outlineThere is something about the start of a new school year that carries both excitement and weight. The backpacks are packed, the outfits are picked out, and the alarm is set for a time no one in the house has seen in weeks. But before the bus pulls up, before the shoes are tied and the lunches are grabbed, there is a window of time that belongs to you and your family. And what you do with it matters more than you might think. It's before the bell rings.
It's that morning window, the window that doesn't just happen. It is built. And if you are a parent staring down the start of a new school year, wondering how to make mornings feel less like a fire drill and more like a launching pad, you are not alone.
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Every parent who has ever whispered "please let us not be late" through clenched teeth knows exactly what that chaos feels like.
But what if the morning routine was less about getting out the door and more about getting grounded before the door even opens?
Proverbs 16:3 says, "Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans."
To commit requires you to be intentional. And the morning routine is your family's first act of commitment for the day. It's the moment where you set the tone, not the clock.
Think about it. Your children are walking into classrooms filled with so many voices: teachers, friends, social pressure, comparison, performance. The world is going to speak to them all day long.
But whose voice do they hear first? What words land on their hearts before the bell rings? That is your territory. That is your gift.
Charles Swindoll once said, "Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children."
The morning is your first deposit of the day, and it does not have to be elaborate. It just has to be intentional.
And remember, this is not about perfection. Milk gets spilled and cereal flies. Socks go missing. Someone will inevitably remember a permission slip at the last possible second. That is real life.
But underneath the beautiful mess, there can be a rhythm, a steady beat that tells your kids, "You are loved. You are seen. You are not walking into this day alone."
Psalm 5:3 puts it beautifully: "In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly."
There is something powerful about teaching your children, by example, that the first conversation of the day is with the Lord who already knows what the day holds. You do not need a thirty-minute devotional at the breakfast table.
"You need presence. You need purpose. You need a pause before the pace picks up." ~ Kristianne Wargo
So as the new school year approaches, let me ask you this: What kind of morning are you building?
Maybe it's time to anchor your morning.
The K.I.S.S. ~ Anchor your morning before the rush begins!
There is no reason to get all bent out of shape if you can prepare ahead of the day's pace.
- SPEAK life before they walk out. Choose one phrase, one scripture, or one truth to say over your child every single morning. It can be as simple as, "You are brave, you are loved, you are beautiful, and God is with you today." Make it the last thing they hear before they leave. Words stick, whether they're good, bad, or ugly. So make your words the ones worth carrying.
- SET your own anchor first. Before your house gets really wild, give yourself five minutes. Not to check your phone. Not to review the schedule. Five minutes to breathe, pray, or simply sit in silence with the Lord. You cannot pour into your family from an empty cup. Fill up first — even if it is just a few quiet sips of coffee and a whispered, "God, lead me today." You got this, because God's got you.
- SIMPLIFY one thing that always causes chaos. Look at your morning honestly and identify the one recurring source of stress. Is it clothes? Maybe lunches? Finding shoes? Solve it the night before. Lay it out, pack it up, put it by the door. Removing one friction point creates breathing room, and breathing room is where peace lives.
The morning routine is not really about the routine at all. It is about the foundation you are laying beneath your child's feet every single day.
"The day does not start when the bell rings — it starts when love speaks first." ~ Kristianne Wargo
Please keep this in mind: This is not about your picture-perfect morning, where you show off in a highlight reel how, all together, you've got it.
You need a present one. You need a morning where your kids feel the steadiness of a home that is rooted in something deeper than the rush. And you are exactly the right person to create that.
"Be present. Be incredible. Be YOU!!!"
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