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Anger: From Pain to Purpose

Garnet Nowell — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:47:57 +0000

Anger is a real and powerful emotion. It often rises from deep places—wounds, disappointment, betrayal, and unresolved trauma. At times, anger can serve a purpose. It can alert us to injustice, push us to set boundaries, and even motivate change. But the question we must ask ourselves is this: Is the anger you’re carrying today helping you move forward, or is it keeping you stuck? Unresolved anger has a way of anchoring us to the past. It replays old conversations, reopens healed wounds, and distorts how we see present opportunities. What once may have protected you can begin to limit Read More

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Mindset Mondays: Keep Going

Garnet Nowell — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 11:43:21 +0000

At times the ride of life is tough. I am here to tell you to keep going, keep riding. I have been dealing with a particularly frustrating situation, and there are days when I really want to say that’s enough. I want to let someone else do the adulting for the day. But, you know what? I realized that I am the adult and only I can handle my frustrations. I have to keep going. I have a poem hanging in my office directly above my desk. It’s a picture of a carousel horse and a prayer. The poem reminds Read More

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Down in the Ds: Not Just The Dumps

Garnet Nowell — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:17:55 +0000

Have you heard people say they are down in the dumps? What they are saying is they are sad, oppressed, overwhelmed, and a few other things. Dumps is another of those D- words that we encounter sometimes. Have you been down in the dumps (Ds)? I think we have all experienced the Ds at some point. What other D-words are there that steal our joy: Depressed, defeated, doubtful, distracted, disappointed, delays, disease, disaster, and on and on those words go. But there is an answer for the Ds. That answer is FAITH. Don’t be down in the Ds (dumps, disappointed, Read More

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Mindset Mondays: The Power and Purpose of Waiting

Garnet Nowell — Mon, 27 May 2024 11:49:18 +0000

Waiting can be hard. The Word instructs us to wait. I was reading my devotional the other day and came upon this definition of wait. The Hebrew word for wait is not a passive, boring waiting that tempts you to sleep and slumber. No, the Hebrew word for wait is qavah. It is an active word that means to wait, look for, hope, expect, look eagerly for, to lie in wait for, to linger for, to collect, bind together, or to be collected. The first time this word shows up in the Bible, however, it was not people who waited, Read More

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Faith: Personal Trust and Confidence

Garnet Nowell — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:50:43 +0000

Put your trust in God.

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Faith: Without A Doubt

Garnet Nowell — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:59:28 +0000

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