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Why Limiting Yourself to Friends Who Are Your Age is a Terrible Idea
This is me with my friends Florence (91) and Frances (84). I get so annoyed everytime I hear people say, "I need to find friends my age..." I think to myself, "Welp, you're missing out on life..." Sometimes I tell the person that outright, and try to change their...
Have Your Gifts Become an Idol?
It was a sad day in my pastoral journey years ago when I had to ask a musician on a worship team I led to step off of the church worship team for a season due to a moral failure. He became angry and responded with, “This is my way of worshipping God. How am I...
“Thank you for saying something…”
This one phrase can change your life!
I am thankful to have massages on a regular basis which help tremendously with physical as well as mental health. My massage therapist, Malik,is extremely skilled, and although he is well aware that I like light pressure, there are rare occasions when he presses too...
Is There a Gift in Depression?
This week I was having a talk with my oldest son, Dustin, and we were discussing a friend who is so intelligent, we believe they most likely score high enough to get into Mensa. I mentioned that the friend is indeed brilliant and I wish for their sake that they didn't...
Why Women Should Be Sent Away!
"Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away." ~ Barbara De Angelis I didn't have my first real vacation as an adult until my teen sons and daughter were almost grown. We always went somewhere that...
I Dare You to Try This for 30 Days!
God has been calling me to a place of depending on Him rather than some of the things and people I depend on so much. I'm not saying God has called me to be totally independent of others, or resistant to receiving help. I know as human beings we are wired for...
The Reason People Starve
For all of my teen and adult life, I have heard many Christians around me speak of the need to be fed. And truthfully, I've never understood it. I am always spiritually full, unless I decide for some reason to not feed myself that day. I do not wait for anyone else to...
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Dr. Deanna Shrodes
Dr. Deanna Doss Shrodes is an ordained minister, author, speaker, musician, worship leader, and recording artist who has been featured in various media outlets, including CBS News, People Magazine, The New Yorker, Woman’s World, God TV, and the Huffington Post. She holds a Master's in Ministerial Leadership and a Doctor of Ministry from Southeastern University. Currently, she serves as the Women's Ministries Director for the Pen Florida District of the Assemblies of God and is the Director of the Stronger Leadership Network. Additionally, she is an adjunct professor at Southeastern University. Dr. Shrodes is the sole author of five books and a contributing writer to five others, with her next book, "Uncommon Answers," scheduled for release by Chosen Books in April 2025. She is married to her college sweetheart, Larry, and they have three grown children, four grandchildren and one on the way. Dr. Shrodes is passionate about investing in leaders and helping individuals experience the extraordinary life that God has for them.
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