Have You Ever Made a “Mentoring Mistake”? VIDEO

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This is a great video of Jennifer Rothschild, founder of womensministry.net (who happens to be a former "cover girl" of our own HopeKeepers magazine that we once had. She is blind and shared some great encouragement with us). Here, with her friend Alicia, they discuss three mentoring mistakes many of us make. There is one tip about choosing to be"Clark Kent" -- not Superman? What is this about? It is a great reminder about not having to show the people we are mentoring us without the scars. Have you ever made a mentoring mistake? Have you delegated too much, or maybe not enough? Have you committed to mentor someone and then were not able to follow through? If you are able to confide in us, we promise not to judge because we have all … [Read more...]

I Won’t Let Illness Steal My Joy

The debilitation of my illness surprises me at the strangest times. I have a new Spring purse & want to transfer items from my shabby old one into my new one. Unexpectedly, I am overwhelmed with choices. Do I put my keys in this section or that? Where would my sunglasses best fit? My lip gloss? My wallet? My pain meds? Suddenly, I am overwhelmed by the project & push it aside. What happened to the anticipation of having a new purse? It has fallen victim to fibro-fog. There are other times when my illness steals my joy before I ever have a chance to experience it. I decline an invitation to an art exhibit because I do not know the way. (MapQuest is not helpful if I have never driven the streets before.) I reschedule or … [Read more...]