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Chelsea Sobolik on Finding Hope in the Midst of Childlessness

5/19/2022

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If you (or anybody you know) are struggling to have or adopt a child, this message is for you (and them)!
  • Childlessness
  • Adoption
  • Child Welfare
  • Abortion
  • Single moms
  • Longings for a child
  •  Suffering
  • Discouragement
  • The long waiting
  • Advocating in Washington, D.C., for orphans and the underprivileged
  • The Importance of Prayer, diligence, and community to overcome trials.
These are just a few of the topics Chelsea Sobolik and I discuss on today's Choose 2 Think Inspirational Podcast episode centered around her book *Longing for Motherhood: Holding on to Hope in the Midst of Childlessness.
Listen to full episode here

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How to Increase Your Level of Patience & Learn to Wait: Do This One Thing to Find Strength while You Endure

2/18/2022

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l know that patience is a virtue.  Yet, there are degrees of waiting.

I mean--waiting in line is one thing. Waiting for healing is quite another.

Watching the clock for a kid to come home is one thing. Waiting for his salvation is another.

Holding on the phone is one thing. Waiting for God to "rescue" us from an ongoing, sticky situation a different ballgame.

In Psalm 6, David eloquently describes himself as he waits. He feels faint. His bones ache and his eyes are weak and failing. His soul is anguished. He's worn out with groaning and crying all day long.

Ever been there? 


Science tells us that there's a key to long-suffering and endurance. 

Click READ MORE to unlock the key and to see a special excerpt from the Choose 2 Think devotional. Wanna go right to the Choose 2 Think Inspirational Podcast episode about Psalm 6, click the tab below. 

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New Year, New Word. You in?

1/6/2022

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Many of us like to create a vision board or establish goals and resolutions for the new year. 
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Some of us even pray about a
"word" for the year! It's fun to allow this single word to inspire and motivate you in the areas of your life where you most need it.

​Click on the LISTEN NOW button to hear episode 139: Have You Discovered Your Personally Powerful WORD Yet for 2022? Wait until You Hear Mine Today on the Choose 2 Think Inspirational Podcast!! on the Choose 2 Think Inspirational Podcast as Victoria shares how she grew to love her "word" for 2022. 

Would you like to see the highlight reel on YOUTUBE? Click Read More. 
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Living the Dream with ExPat Dana Hagstrom

12/23/2021

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Have you ever consider packing up your belongings to move to another country? Wonder what it’s like living as an ex-Pat?

Dana and her husband David made the plunge and moved 4 hours inland from Mexico and share the ups-and-downs of leaving the US and the challenges they faced in this mega-decision.

Click LISTEN NOW to here her share her story in this episode 136: Thinking about Moving Abroad when You Retire? Ex-Pat Dana Hagstrom Shares with You the Ups-and-Downs and How-To's for a Smooth Transition.

Read more to watch our Highlight reel or the entire video episode (No Looking Back while Living in Mexico Highlight reel with Dana Hagstrom) on YouTube.

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7 Quick Tips to Help You Handle Anger

7/13/2020

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Yeah, we could say tensions are really running high these days.  

With good reasons, I suppose.  

And exactly how are we feeling?
  • isolated,
  • out of our comfort zones,
  • perhaps a bit "controlled" and
  • some might even say helpless or
  • insecure and unsure

Fear and Anxiety keep knocking at the doors of our minds and hearts as well, so the recipe seems ripe to ruffle a few feathers.   

​Divisiveness is racking our country, from hate-filled racism to the mask debate.  Our dear "neighbor" is at wit's end, too, and it doesn't take much to set them off.  

Whether we're on the offensive or defensive end of the shortened fuse, there are a few things you we can do to help ourselves calm down just a bit.  
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  1. Slowly take a few, very deep breaths!
  2. Intentionally relax your muscles.  Stretch a bit. Get some exercise.
  3. Hold your tongue, if not alone.  Give yourself time to process the situation in order to respond, not react.
  4. Vent to God.  Express yourself.  Rant and rave with your Heavenly Father to blow off steam.
  5. Write out  the issue in your journal.  Be solutions-minded.  Brainstorm a bit to see exactly why you lost your cool. 
  6. Ask yourself, "What can I learn here?"  Use the conflict to examine your heart and to glorify God.
  7. Overlook the offense if possible, forgiving quickly as you remember how much you've been forgiven. ​ 
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In general, my anger "meter" is a good indicator of my internal condition. Often if I find myself rattled at the smallest thing, I know that it's time for me to slow down and come to grips with what's churning inside.   

Perhaps God's trying to get my attention.  Maybe He'd like me to see an issue from a different perspective.  Or it could be my Father is calling me to mature in wisdom and to understand what it means to operate with the mind of Christ.  Is now the time I learn how to lay down my "rights," hold my tongue, avoid a quick retort, and choose humility and patience instead?  

Putting aside anger doesn't always come naturally or feel easy, but having peace inside my heart and mind are pretty much priceless in my book.  

Have you noticed heightened anger these days, too? Leave me a comment here or shoot me a DM at choose2think@gmail.com if you'd like to chat a bit more.   I'd love to hear from you!
But everyone must be quick to hear,
slow to speak and slow to anger; 
for the anger of man does not achieve
the righteousness of God.
James 1:19-20
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