Arise Blog

Building Character

Making Wise Decisions

“Which choice do you think you’ll make?” I asked a friend while sitting down for coffee. My heart broke as I watched her doubt herself over and over.

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Emotional Wellness

Strengths & Weaknesses

This week I was sitting in a room of 7th and 8th grade girls when one of them said, “We impress people with our strengths, but we connect

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Emotions

My Worry Routine

My brain loves to wake me up a little after 3 a.m. It is its favorite time to bring up everything I should worry about. So I do

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Building Character

Who Do You Rely On

“I want you to close your eyes and think about the greatest teachers you’ve ever had. What about those teachers made them special? What were some of the

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Building Character

Keep Your Eyes Up

I recently heard a speaker at a safety event we hosted say one phrase that really stuck with me: Keep. Your. Eyes. Up. When I heard this phrase,

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Legacy of Faith

Living In a Shadow

You’ve all heard the stories about how birth rank affects a child. As the youngest, I believe it’s true to some extent because you have siblings who’ve charted

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Holidays

The Best Mother’s Day Gift

Every Mother’s Day I think about forgiveness and the $2500 pebble a surgeon removed from my son’s right ear! Here’s why. Several years ago, I was preparing to

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Building Character

Removing The Sins That Kill Us

“Well it isn’t really hurting anyone so…” Isn’t it interesting how over time we can start to think that sin isn’t really a big deal? It makes sense…

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