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Life on the Edge of Normal | April 19, 2025
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Hello Reader, Easter is a really special day for Mark and I. It was Easter Sunday 2012 when Mark made his U-turn and we began to heal our marriage after infidelity. Yesterday we sat down and did a video to tell our story of Easter Sunday 2012. We've shared the big picture of that day but not too many of the details. This isn't a fancy, professional video. It's just us sharing our story and specifically what happened on Easter morning. Like Mark, your own personal resurrection is available to you with surrender. No matter what hurt your hanging on to. What offense you need to forgive. What resentment you're holding on to. What wrong direction you've been headed in. God is just waiting for you to open your hands and let Him lead. After all that’s what Easter is really all about. Song of the Week Several years after Mark's own personal resurrection, we were at church on a Sunday morning and the song Glorious Day was part of the worship music. As I sang the song that morning I marveled at how powerful those words were. Then I looked over at my husband and he had tears rolling down his cheeks. "That song," he said, " is my theme song." To this day this worship song brings tears to our eyes. You can listen to it here. This Week on the Podcast The question Mark and I are addressing in our podcast episode this week is: how do we pinpoint our baggage and begin to heal those areas of our lives? We define "baggage" as places where we need to pursue personal growth, instances of trauma or hurt from the past that remain unhealed, and learned behaviors, habits, and thinking patterns from our childhood or life experiences that no longer serve us. Whether you are married, dating, or single, doing the individual work to unpack your baggage is an investment you will never regret making! You can click here to listen over on the blog. It's also available on all podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. If you have an Alexa or Siri you can even say, "Hey Alexa (Siri), play the No More Perfect Podcast" and she will play the most recent episode! Upcoming Speaking Ladies Night Out May 1, Christ Community Church, Gridley, IL Transform Weekend June 6-8, 2025, Normal, IL (also October 24-26, 2025) Ignite Luxury Marriage Retreat September 5-7, 2025, St. George, Utah No More Perfect Marriages Seminar November 14-15, Canton, Illinois Have a great week! P.S. If there's any way we can be praying for you, please hit reply. It will land in our private inbox only we see. We would be privileged to partner in prayer with you. (We respond to as many emails as we can, but even if we can't respond to your prayer request email, we read and pray for every email request we receive!) ************************************************ I do occasionally use affiliate links when sharing what works for me. What that means is that when you click links and purchase items, sometimes I will receive a referral commission. I want to make sure you understand that this doesn’t increase the price of your product in any way, but it's a wonderful way to support our ministry! You can read my full disclosure policy here. ************************************************ The non-profit arm of our ministry is the Life 2.0 Foundation. The Life 2.0 Foundation provides for the Ugandan ministries of the Butiki Children's Home, the Grateful Children's Orphanage, and Promise International. It also supports our scholarship fund for marriage coaching. (You can find out more about the Life 2.0 Foundation here.) If you find our ministry a blessing, would you become a partner? Our goal is 50 monthly partners in 2025. We're at 18 right now!
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