By Janae Bower on February 5, 2012
The wonderful thing about going for your dreams is not just realizing the dream, but realizing who you’ve become because of your dream! – Janae Bower If I knew then what I know now, I really wonder if I would have chosen this path to live my dreams. Today is the 10-year anniversary of my [...]
By Janae Bower on January 20, 2012
The entry is a perfect transition that links my last series, with the A-Z theme, along with my new upcoming series focused on growing closer with God. The idea for this poem and some of the names of God were inspired from one of my son’s lessons in his family formation program from our church. [...]
By Janae Bower on December 15, 2011
Yahweh is another name for God. According to the article The Names of God a study by J. Hampton Keathley, III “Yahweh (YHWH): Comes from a verb which means “to exist, be.” This, plus its usage, shows that this name stresses God as the independent and self-existent God of revelation and redemption (Gen. 4:3; Ex. [...]
By Janae Bower on December 2, 2011
This is a stretch, I know. Their wasn’t somebody with an X that I’ve studied. So this is a book that I enjoyed and it has an X in the title. Kurt Mortensen wrote the book Maximum Influence: The 12 Universal Laws of Power Persuasion. For us to have maximum influence in our lives, including [...]
By Janae Bower on November 18, 2011
Bruce Wilkinson is one of those authors whose work has impacted and influenced me beyond belief. There are three books that I’ll share a big thought (the book’s main premise), an important verse or quote along with how I’ve grown spiritually because of his work. All of these books are international bestsellers. Check out his [...]
By Janae Bower on November 11, 2011
Some of our lives are meant to be a living example of spirituality. Some of us are meant to witness other people’s lives as a living spiritual example and learn from that. Either way, it takes an open heart and eyes to see how different people’s lives can impact ours. I struggled finding a V [...]
By Janae Bower on November 4, 2011
Some of my favorite daily messages come the the Daily Word from Unity. Each day a spiritual message of hope shows up in my inbox to greet me with love and encouragement as I walk on my spiritual journey. Often times the message is exactly what I need to hear. A specific word will confirm [...]
By Janae Bower on October 27, 2011
Peace pilgrimage He is referred to as the Peace Troubadour, who is passionate about spreading peace throughout the world. In fact just now he is in Assisi hoping to create a wave of peace from the little towns that Saint Francis found famous. He shared how the leaders of the major religions of the world [...]
By Janae Bower on September 29, 2011
Rhonda Byrne is a great example of someone who lives out her spirituality at work. You might not recognize her name, but you probably recognize something incredible that she and her team produced and created called The Secret. About 5 years ago The Secret hit a tipping point and before you know it millions of [...]
By Janae Bower on September 16, 2011
I’ve got to admit that I really struggled with Q. With most of the other letters with this case study series who to highlight just came to me. With this one, I needed to search out someone to study and share. So I present to you Queen Esther. She has a book in the Bible [...]