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Joanna La Fleur
Lauryn Hill and Jully Black
In 1993, one of my favourite movies of all time came out. Sister Act 2. You know, the all time best feel good make you get up and dance and sing and change the world quintessential 90s movie? This is where my already forming of Lauryn Hill from the Fugees,…
The One Thing Every Working Millennial Needs
Okay okay, so maybe not the ONE thing you need, I mean, coffee is way up there too. But what does every millennial need that most don’t go after? A person in their lives like our show’s guest Sue Wigston. A person who’s older, wiser, kinder, stronger, funnier, and awesomer…
To the Lioness
To the Lionness I have two tattoos on my arms and I’m not sure I’ve had the chance yet to tell you about them, but I think a week where we’re talking about COURAGE on the show is a good time to share the story a bit. On my right…
New Season, Same God
New Season, Same God How was your summer? What did it bring for you? Were you resting and rejuvenating? Going hard at it in work and home projects? Struggling to make it through under a heavy burden? What are you most excited about for this new season? What is causing…
List Makers Gonna List
List Makers Gonna List I like to make lists. I’m talking about paper lists on post-it notes and scraps of paper and calendars and apps. I prefer to make them on paper than digitally. There’s something satisfying about crossing them off, or scrunching up the paper and throwing them out…
There’s No Such Thing As Happily Ever After
There’s No Such Thing as Happily Ever After We all know how the story goes in fairy tales: “…and they lived happily ever after.” And a lot of people (especially young women) go into marriage believing that once they’re married everything will work out just like that. No more loneliness,…
Ascend
1 John 3:1-2 See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him. 2 Dear friends, we are already God’s…
I Need a Brain Transplant
I Need a Brain Transplant Romans 12:2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Some people…
How to Build Your Own Personal Board of Directors
How to Build your own Personal Board of Directors Based on my own experience and observation of other millennials like me, I think there are 2 large mistakes people make when desiring mentors. The first is simply that we don’t ask someone to mentor us, expecting that the mentor will…
This is Right Outside Your Door
This is Right Outside Your Door Have you ever been to a church or maybe a government building or monument that has dozens of flags from all over the world? If you’re Canadian, one of the first things you do is try to find the flag(s) of your country of…
