• An Attitude of Gratitude in Everyday Life
• Are You Overdoing it?
• Balancing Work and Family (with versions for ladies and co-ed audiences)
• Beating Busyness: Ways to Simplify our Lives
• Beating the Stress Epidemic 
• Beyond Chaos
• Chasing Your Dream
• Integrity in the Workplace 
• Living Beyond the Rat Race
• Living with Integrity
• Men and Women in the Workplace
• The Art of Living with Grace
• The Art of Living with Passion
• What Wires Up the Workaholic?

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An Attitude of Gratitude in Everyday Life

Related Article: A Ray of Hope

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You look around yourself and suddenly the things that you once appreciated so much look pale in comparison to what you feel you deserve. It is hard to look back and determine when your grateful heart became disgruntled - but life doesn’t look fair to you at all right now. How can you turn this around into a heart of thanksgiving?

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Are You Overdoing it?

Related Article: Advice: Busy

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Tips for Women who Juggle too Much

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Living in a society where the acceptable answer to “how are you?” is “busy”…. means that we live in a society that is driven and moving at a rate few can keep up with. Though the adrenalin flows and motivates most of our activities, somehow, someway the ball does get dropped. Who pays the price for this kind of crazyness?

Is it possible to find rest in our hectic schedules and make time for the people and things that are truly of value to us.

• What are some events and circumstances that can contribute to making your day overloaded and too hectic?
• Is there something we can do about those things that push our coping ability over the edge?
• What does the usage of your time say about your values?
• What types of changes would you like to make in how you spend your time and energy?
• Describe a day in which you feel balanced and at peace with your activities.

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Balancing Work and Family (ladies)

Many women today spend a significant part of each week “in the workplace.” Those hours may be a source of great joy or great frustration. How does one find that perfect balance in life? Join us as we discuss juggling busy schedules of work and family.

• What examples can you think of in Scripture of women who worked?
• How does one decide whether to re-enter the workforce?
• What challenges does a woman face in balancing the needs of her family with the need to be a good employee?
• If a woman decides to return to work after raising her children, what skills is she bringing to the workforce that she may initially overlook?
• How does one manage to practically get all the household duties done?
• How can a believer appropriately share their faith in the workplace?
• What should you do when being a success in your employer’s eyes and in God’s eyes conflict?
• How should we keep God first in our lives when balancing busy schedules?

Balancing Work and Family (co-ed option)

Many people today spend a significant part of each week “in the workplace.” Those hours may be a source of great joy or great frustration. How does one find that perfect balance in life? Join us as we discuss juggling busy schedules of work and family.

• What challenges do we face in balancing the needs of family with the need to be a good employee?
• How can a believer appropriately share his or her faith in the workplace?
• What should you do when being a success in your employer’s eyes and in God’s eyes conflict?
• When the needs of family and work conflict, how can one evaluate what changes are appropriate?
• How does a woman decide whether to re-enter the workforce?
• What examples can you think of in Scripture of women who worked?
• If a woman decides to return to work after raising her children, what skills is she bringing to the workforce that she may initially overlook?
• How does one manage to practically balance household duties with the responsibility of work outside the home?
• How should we keep God first in our lives when balancing busy schedules?

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Beating Busyness: Ways to Simplify our Lives

Related Article:Tips for Women who Juggle too Much

http://www.christianwomentoday.com/home/busyness.html

Even the words, “solitude and stillness” taunt with their silence as the reality of many of our lives is rushing, noise and chaos. We cry out for stillness, but our schedules dictate otherwise. Is it possible to embrace stillness in our lives and to live in such a way that we are enjoying each day to the fullest because of the balance it represents in our lives? Please come and chat with us about this.

• What are the positive and negative effects of a busy lifestyle?
• At what point does busyness affect us negatively?
• What are the red flags we need to watch for when we are cluttered with busyness?
• How do we take ourselves out of a busy cycle?
• What are some practical ways to simplify life?
• How does one maintain a focused and balanced lifestyle?
• What source can we draw our strength from for help

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Beating the Stress Epidemic

Related Article: Ten Easy Ways to minimze Stress

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Whether it is pressures from work or at home, today’s woman faces life on the treadmill at high speed. It is well known that non stop stress negatively affects our physical and emotional health. But today’s hurried pace of life reaps constant pressures on us as co workers, mothers and wives. Join us tonight as we discuss conquering the stress epidemic.

• What things can cause stress in life?
• Why has there been such an increase of stress in the past decade?
• What are some consequences of stress?
• Share some stress busters that have worked for you.
• How does one bring balance in life?
• What things do you do to relax?
• What things bring peace to your life?

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Beyond Chaos

Related Article: 10 Easy Ways to Minimize Stress

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On any given day, we begin our days with opening our daytimers and entering into the frenzy of “surviving” the mountain of expectations that are heaped onto us by others and ourselves. Depending on our personalities, we all have different ways and methods to conquer the never ending list. Most days things seem to go well - until the “red light” comes on and we have hit overload! The most difficult thing we have in planning our lives is that we never know when that light will come on. It can seem that being frazzled is often only a moment or a phone call away.

Most of us dislike living like this. We want to be in control of an orderly life without the threat of chaos. We cannot plan chaos - it gets us. Tonight, we want to discuss the entire aspect of living life beyond chaos.

Is it possible to influence other women to also live their lives above the threat of chaos? Does God want us to live our lives in this manner? I don’t think He does …. I think He has available to us the very resources to bring order and peace into our lives - and we look forward to discussing this with you.

• What causes chaos in our lives today? Is it honoring to God?
• Why is stress and busyness so common in our society?
• What are some steps that we can take to relieve some of these pressures?
• What does a balanced life look like?
• What barriers could stop the process? How do we overcome them? How does God help us?
• How can we maintain a peaceful balanced life?

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Chasing Your Dream

Related Article: Accomplishing Your Dream

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Do you remember how the sun shimmered as you lay on the grass as a young girl gazing at sky searching for castles and dreams in the fluffy clouds? Your dreams seemed so real that you felt you could touch them.
Now that you are a grown woman, those dreams have changed, but when did you last actually dare to dream that they could become real?

OPTION: Please join our publisher who has seen many of her own dreams become reality as she dared to believe. She will share tips with you as to how you too can chase your own dreams and see them become reality.

• What is the significance of having a dream?
• Can you share an example of a personal dream of yours.
• In the reality of chasing your dream, how would you encourage others to “think out of the box”? How does one dream of something that seems impossible?
• What are some dreams the rest of you have?
• What are some barriers to believing our dreams can be fulfilled?
• How can we overcome the barriers that seem to hinder our pursuit of a dream?
• Where did you draw your strength for all of this?
• How can our dreams make a difference for the Kingdom of Christ?

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Integrity In the Workplace
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The job seemed perfect, the office atmosphere friendly, the boss was easy going…and then comes the challenge of gossip or trivial squabbling. How does one live a life grounded in integrity in the workplace? Join us tonight as we discuss the everyday challenges one faces in the workplace.

• What are some common issues that one has to deal with in an office situation?
• How does one counter gossip in the office?
• What are some ways to share out faith with those we work with?
• How can we better witnesses in our places of work?
• What should we do when we encounter someone who is not open to our sharing of the Gospel?
• How does the Holy Spirit intercede for us in our workplace?

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Living Beyond the Rat Race

Related Article: Surrender

http://www.christianwomentoday.com/growth/surrender.html

Living in a society where the acceptable answer to “how are you?” is “busy”…. means that we live in a society that is driven and moving at a rate few can keep up with. Though the adrenalin flows and motivates most of our activities, somehow, someway the ball does get dropped. Who pays the price for this kind of crazyness? At some point every meaningful relationship in our lives is neglected in some way. Temporarily - we can make that work, but long term the cost becomes very high and possibly even tiresome.

Tonight we will be discussing how we can find rest in our hectic schedules and how we can make time for the people and things that are truly of value to us.

• What are some events and circumstances that can contribute to making your day overloaded and too hectic?
• Is there something we can do about those things that push our coping ability over the edge?
• What are some possible reactions when we have too much to do and too little time?
• What are some ways Jesus reacted to His pressured schedule? (Mark 6:30-56 describes a roughly 24-hour segment of Jesus’ life).
• What does the useage of your time say about your values? Is it communicating that which you say you value?
• Many of your priorities may be right in line with Jesus’ teachings. Some may need evaluating. What changes would you like to make in how you spend your time and energy? (possibly see Matthew 6:25-33)
• A Sabbath is a time to quit, to cease striving. Imagine a day in which you truly “cease striving”. Describe what such a day might look like.

” Are you tired? Worn Out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me - watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms ofgrace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll live freely and lightly.”

(Matthew 11:28-30 The Message)

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Living with Integrity

Related Article: Wisdom of the Ages

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Integrity is something you recognize when you see it. What does it look like and what makes it so attractive? It consists of honesty and commitment. It is what every person would love to be recognized for. Integrity often means taking the hard road and doing the difficult, but the right thing. There are tremendous rewards when we stand up to live a life of integrity. Please join us as we discuss how to truly integrate integrity into our lives.

• Describe a woman with integrity.
• What does the word integrity mean?
• How does one apply the truth of the Bible to our lives?
• How do we pass on values of integrity to those who are under our influence at work or at home?
• How do we apply these concepts to challenging situations at work or in the community?
• How does the Holy Spirit help us to live lives of integrity?

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Men and Women in the Workplace

An office full of women can be an interesting place. Conversations drift back and forth between the desks, and issues of children are sometimes sorted out over a coffee break. The best deals are shared, the merits of the latest boyfriend are analyzed, and friendships grow. Suddenly add a man or men to the mix, and the life of the office takes on a different flavor.

On the other hand, a workplace full of men may also be altered significantly when suddenly a woman is added to the team. What challenges do we face when interacting with the opposite gender in the workplace? We invite your input as we share how to relate well as women and men in the workplace.

• If you work outside the home, how would you characterize the interactions between men and women at your workplace?
• Some say men and women think and communicate differently. What challenges does this bring to work?
• How can women show respect toward men on a day by day basis in the workplace, rather than tearing them down?
• How can men honor women in the workplace in a way that does not invite misunderstanding?
• What boundaries are appropriate in our work interactions with others? How can we respond if someone tries to cross those boundaries?
• Can a wife have a good relationship with the women who work with her husband?
• How can we honor God in the way we relate with others at work, whether men or women?

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The Art of Living with Grace

Related Article: Daughter of Grace

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In a world where the rights of an individual are vital, the aspect of “undeserved favor” seems to be a misfit. Is it possible to grant to one who has wronged you “undeserved favor”? Ironically, it is grace that enables a family to function as unique individuals blend together. Please join us for a stimulating discussion on living with grace in a graceless society.

• How would you define ‘grace’?
• Is grace a lost virtue in today’s society?
• How do we give grace?
• How can we properly receive grace?
• How can we find & practice the balance between ‘toeing’ the line & application of grace?
• What affect will giving grace generously affect our lives and those around us?

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The Art of Living with Passion

Related Article: Time Waits for No One

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Achieving Lasting Success

http://www.christianwomentoday.com/growth/achieving_success.html

Why is it that some mornings you feel passion and energy that literally makes you bounce out of bed? Passion creates so much contagious enthusiasm that you really don’t know exactly what to do with it. When a woman has passion …. she feels she hardly needs anything else. She intends to conquer the world! Where does one learn how to live a life of passion? Please join us tonight as we discuss how we can have passion in every aspect of our lives and use this to positively influence those around us.

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What Wires Up the Workaholic?

It seems the business world prizes them. They come in earlier, stay later, do more than others around them. One must ask, however, what makes the workaholic tick? How does his or her lifestyle impact those around? Come and share as we talk about the motivations, values and challenges of a workaholic.

• What things drive a workaholic person?
• How does our culture drive the workaholic personality?
• How does insecurity drive a workaholic personality?
• What things do you truly value in life?
• How do we ensure we schedule what we value into our lifestyle?
• Share ways to live life in a balanced fashion when you live with a workaholic.
• How can you reduce worry in life and take time to rethink priorities?

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