Fabu-You Friday is where I take one of the AWESOME letters I’ve received from one of you – my favorite readers- about how one of the principles in my books has made your life just a little bit better. Each Friday, I will send the chosen letter-writer a Dory charm (suitable to put anywhere you darn well choose…) and one of the randomly chosen comments a copy of the book that inspired the comment. (If you already own the book, I would be happy to send it to a friend of yours who needs a little boost.) See the question at the end of the post for your chance to comment and win!
Hi Kathi,
I just wanted to let you know how the Me project is going. I’m only on day 3, but you gotta start somewhere. My afternoon didn’t go as I had planned, but when I was done, I realized that my time spent supported 4 of the dreams I’d put in my journal and I wanted to share it with you. My husband, kids and I spent the afternoon working in our backyard destroying an old sandbox and moving all the sand into our truck. This is how it applies to the Me project.
First one of my dreams was more quality time with my husband – totally got some of that today.
2nd was more quality time with my kids – again, got lots of that today. Team Robinson Rocks!
3rd – to have the kind of backyard that I can entertain and relax in without always focusing on what needs to get done. – Dealing with the old sandbox was one step closer.
4th – getting healthy. I burned so many calories today and used muscles I haven’t used in a long time.
You are so right. Once you put down on paper your dreams, you start to notice how your everyday life directs you toward the ones that are part of God’s will too. Can’t wait to see what God has planned next.
Ashleigh
Way to go Ashleigh! Once you write your dreams and goals down, it becomes so much clearer to see how God is taking everyday steps to make your big dreams a tiny step closer!
Q4U – What is one of the goals that you want to take a step closer to this year. (Or one you are already taking steps closer to!) Comment below – we will announce the winner next Friday.
Would love to chat with you today on the show – here is the promo from Focus on the Family:
It can be easy for a marriage to quickly slip into a routine. Has that ever happened to you? Today on Your Family Live, we’ll give practical tips on how to love your spouse with purpose, in ways you may not have tried before. Don’t miss authors Linda Dillow and Kathi Lipp, along with Grammy Award winning Rebecca St. James! 2PM Eastern 11 AM Pacific.
It has been a crazy few days, but I’m excited to share a few things with you:
Q. Why was I MIA for a while?
A. The Desire Conference
I am one of the two speakers (along with Cindi McMenamin) for this new conference sponsored by Harvest House Publishers. The Desire Conference is one day of talking about how the line up God’s desires for you with your own desires. We also had the AMAZING worship band Tapestry (pictured left,) leading us that day. We are scheduled for four more cities so far and can’t wait to meet with the women of America as God creates desires in each of our hearts. To find out more about the Desire Conference (or how to bring it to your city,) check out the website at Transformed Conferences
Q. Anything else cool going on?
A. So glad you asked!
I will be on Focus on the Family TV this coming Wednesday on a broadcast called, “Would You Marry You?” Featuring amazing author Linda Dillow and recording artist Rebecca St. James. The video below is all about the broadcast. Well. Almost all about the broadcast. They just booked me yesterday (hey, I’m not complaining…) and so there is no mention of me – but promise – if you listen (or better yet, call in,) I will be there! Wednesday, March 23rd 11 AM Pacific – 2PM Eastern at www.YourFamilyLive.com. The call in number is: 888-465-6595
Q. Hey, what about that giveaway you talked about?
A. Don’t worry. I didn’t forget! If you tell me below that you are either going to:
Check out the Desire website
Watch the broadcast on Focus
Call in to the broadcast of focus
Or just stop by to say hi, and leave a comment
I will enter you to win my conference speaking partner Cindi McMenamin’s amazing book, Woman on the Edge.
Really. Ask anyone at the conference. You need this books.
If you are waiting to be inspired to get going on your dreams, you need to go read the comments from last week’s blog posts. You all have been such an inspiration to me – I have no words.
I wanted to do something for each of you. I have an article on how to Kick Start Your Steps – so if you tell me in the comments below the one thing you are carrying over from last week’s steps, I will send you the article.
And NOW – for the winners from last week: if your name is listed below be sure to email sunnie @ kathilipp.com and let her know your mailing address – we will get your prize in the mail this week.
Do you recognize the steps you’ve already taken? Do you see how far you’ve already come?
I really do believe that when we are walking the path that God has set out for us, we attract the people, circumstances, and things we need to make to get closer to our God-given dreams.
Have you noticed the steps you’ve already taken?
If you’ve done your 20 minutes, you’ve taken a step.
If you’ve got some accountability in your life, you’ve taken a step.
If you’ve read an article, you’ve taken a step.
If you’ve looked for a class in the college catalog, you’ve taken a step.
And sometimes, God puts the steps right in front of you. Read this letter I received from a woman who attended one of my ME PROJECT presentations. God put the steps in front of her – but she’s the one who took them:
Kathi, when you came to our MOPS group last year and spoke to us, it was as if you were speaking directly to me. I believe it was your first time speaking on the “Me Project” and I have no doubt you did it because God told you someone needed to hear it. That someone was me! My husband work for the state of California and when he got hired into his department he had to go to the for training in Sacramento for six months. We are from Redding (northern Cali), all of our family lives up there, we had an 18 month old daughter and I was 4 months pregnant. After he was finished with training, we were assigned to an LA office so we had to leave everything that we knew and move eight hours away with a toddler and newborn, not knowing a single soul. It was tough, we made a lot of sacrifices and got through it, eventually being able to move to our current location. We’re halfway home! 🙂
My passion is photography. I’ve always loved it, I just never wanted to make the financial sacrifices for something that really only benefited me, not our family. When you spoke to us about the “Me Project”, you kept using photography as an example. If that wasn’t a big kick in the butt from God, I don’t know what is. For Christmas that year my wonderful husband bought me my camera. I have since started a photography business and am beyond happy. If it wasn’t for the support and encouragement from my husband to finally do something for myself I wouldn’t be here, but if it wasn’t for you, I never would have had the guts to try. I thank God for putting me in that MOPS group that day (it was my first day there) and having me hear your words and encouragement. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Fabu-You Friday is where I take one of the AWESOME letters I’ve received from one of you – my favorite readers- about how one of the principles in my books has made your life just a little bit better. Each Friday, I will send the chosen letter-writer a Dory charm (suitable to put anywhere you darn well choose…) and one of the randomly chosen comments a copy of the book that inspired the comment. (If you already own the book, I would be happy to send it to a friend of yours who needs a little boost.) See the question at the end of the post for your chance to comment and win!
