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Melanie S. Chitwood
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Doing the Best We Can

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How to Take Good Care of Ourselves Physically

How to Take Good Care of Ourselves Physically

Take Good Care Series For many, many years I did not take care of myself physically. Until one summer fatigue slayed me. While the kids splashed and screamed in the pool, I lay down on the cement beside the pool. I had to keep my eyes on all the kids swimming in the pool, and…
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spiritual self-care

Spiritual Self-Care Helps Us to Become Like Jesus

Taking Good Care Series Spiritual self-care means engaging with God’s Word in a way that helps us to become more like Jesus. (I’ve been blogging about Christian self-care the past few weeks. You can find two other spiritual self-care posts here and here) I’m a morning-energy person who struggles to make it to 9 p.m.,…
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what does it mean to read God's word for transformation?

What Does It Mean to Read God’s Word for Transformation?

Take Good Care: Part 3 Reading God’s Word for transformation is a key component of spiritual self-care. In my last blog post I discussed reading God’s Word for information—for truth, God’s ways, will, and principles— and how that engages our minds. We can also read God’s Word for transformation, and this engages our hearts. I’ve…
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How to Care for Ourselves Spiritually

Taking Good Care: Part 2 Self-care means taking care of our whole being – physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. In my last blog I suggested a bunch of ideas to get you thinking about what kind of self-care you need. I hope you are using the four gift certificates I provided to give yourself…
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self care is not selfish when submitted to god.

Self Care Is Not Selfish When Submitted to God

Taking Good Care Series: Part 1 I’m not quite ready to go roaring into the new year with goals and activities and accomplishments. I will get to that place. But first I’m going to do this: I’m going to take time to refresh. Or another way of putting it, I’m going to take time for…
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The Power of Christian Fellowship to Transform

Fear of failure, insecurity, lack of confidence. After my black leotard failure, I typically hid who I was because I was afraid I wouldn’t measure up. But then a year later in high school I would discover the power of Christian fellowship to transform when I started being a part of Young Life, a nondenominational…
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Let’s Examine Our Holiday Season Choices

My husband and I have been reflecting on holiday season choices we’ve made in the past, and we’re analyzing which ones served us well and which ones didn’t. For us, that means looking at our choices in light of honoring God, others, and ourselves. Here are a few purposeful choices we’re making for the holiday…
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The Path from an Embarrassing Black Leotard Moment to Powerful God-Confidence

There’s nothing like an embarrassing moment to prevent you from moving forward in God-confidence. While I can laugh now at this high school memory, it had lasting consequences that took me a long time to escape. As a freshman in high school, I tried to break out of the shy-girl gig to join the cool-kid…
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