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You Don’t Have to Have It All Figured Out

You Don’t Have to Have It All Figured Out | Take the Next Step in Faith! #019

🌸 LAURIE’S LESSONS #019 — You Don’t Have to Have It All Figured Out to Take the Next Step!

Have you ever had a dream, a goal, or something you felt God was leading you toward…but kept putting it off because you didn’t feel READY? 💗

Maybe you’re waiting for more money, more time, more confidence, more knowledge, or the PERFECT circumstances.

But here’s something I’ve learned after more than 30 years of building businesses, raising a family, and navigating life’s unexpected twists and turns…

You don’t have to have the entire journey figured out to take the NEXT STEP! ❤️

Sometimes we spend so much time planning, researching, worrying, and wondering what might happen that we never actually BEGIN.

And goodness knows, I’m ALL FOR planning! 😂 I love creating strategies, building businesses, setting goals, and helping others succeed.

But there’s a difference between being prepared and allowing fear to keep us from moving forward.

📖 “For we walk by faith, not by sight:” — 2 Corinthians 5:7 KJV

In today’s Laurie’s Lesson, we’re talking about:

🎀 Why waiting until everything is perfect can hold us back.

🎀 How fear of failure or making mistakes can keep us from pursuing our dreams.

🎀 Why confidence often comes AFTER we take action, not before.

🎀 How small steps can lead to meaningful changes in our lives, businesses, relationships, and health.

🎀 The difference between taking a step of faith and rushing ahead without seeking God’s wisdom.

🎀 Why you don’t need to know the entire plan to move forward with purpose.

Whether you’re thinking about starting a business, pursuing a new dream, improving your health, rebuilding a relationship, or beginning a new chapter of life, I hope this message encourages you.

You don’t have to know EVERYTHING to do SOMETHING! 💕

And remember, sometimes the next faithful step is to move forward…and sometimes it’s to pray, prepare, and wait for God’s direction.

The important thing is not allowing FEAR to make your decisions for you.

💕 TODAY’S REFLECTION:

What’s ONE thing you’ve been putting off because you don’t feel completely ready?

And what’s ONE small, wise step you could take toward it this week?

I’d LOVE to hear your thoughts in the comments! ❤️

If this lesson encouraged you, please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and SHARE it with someone who needs a little encouragement to take their next step.

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Don’t Lose Yourself Taking Care of Everyone Else | Laurie’s Lesson #018

💗 Are you so busy taking care of everyone else that you’ve forgotten to take care of YOU?

As women, wives, mothers, grandmothers, caregivers, and business owners, we spend so much of our lives making sure everyone else has what they need. But somewhere along the way, we can lose sight of our own health, happiness, dreams, and well-being.

In Laurie’s Lessons #018 — Don’t Lose Yourself While Taking Care of Everyone Else, I’m sharing some personal experiences that completely changed the way I look at life, business, family, and taking care of myself.

❤️ Remembering my mother, who passed away far too early, and the lessons her life continues to teach me.

❤️ Raising four children and sometimes forgetting who I was outside of being someone’s wife or mother.

❤️ Working as much as 100 hours a week after losing my husband Bryan, building businesses I absolutely LOVED, while believing there was nothing wrong with working that much.

❤️ Meeting my husband Kevin, who helped me learn to slow down, enjoy life, and rediscover the beauty of something as simple as CLOUDS! 😂☁️

❤️ Learning that taking care of yourself isn’t selfish. It’s part of being able to continue loving and caring for the people God has placed in your life.

Here’s something I’ve learned: You can LOVE everything you’re doing and STILL be doing too much.

God has given us beautiful opportunities to serve others, build businesses, raise families, and pursue our dreams. But He’s also given us a life to enjoy along the way.

📖 “Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while…” — Mark 6:31 KJV

In this lesson, we’ll talk about healthy boundaries, physical and emotional well-being, spiritual rest, finding balance, and remembering that our worth isn’t measured by how much we accomplish.

🎀 You can love your family and still need time for yourself.

🎀 You can build a successful business and still close the laptop.

🎀 You can be strong for others and still need support.

🎀 You can serve God faithfully and still make time to rest.

🎀 And sometimes you just need to STOP and look at the clouds! ☁️💗

TODAY’S REFLECTION:

If someone you loved was treating themselves the way you’re treating yourself right now, would you be concerned about them?

And what’s ONE thing you can do this week to take better care of yourself?

I’d love for you to share in the comments! ❤️

If this lesson encouraged you, please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and SHARE it with another woman who might need this reminder.

Remember: Don’t lose yourself while taking care of everyone else. You’re worth taking care of, too.

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Don’t Force What God Hasn’t Revealed Yet

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Lesson #016: Don’t Force What God Hasn’t Revealed Yet

I prayed ALL DAY about what I was supposed to teach for this Laurie’s Lesson…and I kept drawing a blank. 😂

I asked God for a topic. Nothing.

I thought of different ideas. Nothing felt right.

And then it hit me…

Maybe THAT was the lesson.

How often do we pray for God’s direction—but when the answer doesn’t come quickly enough, we start trying to manufacture one ourselves?

We say we’re waiting on God, but sometimes we’re really giving Him a deadline.

And if He doesn’t answer fast enough…

we answer for Him.

In this Laurie’s Lesson, we’re talking about learning to wait without forcing doors, manufacturing opportunities, or making decisions simply because uncertainty makes us uncomfortable.

Sometimes faith looks like moving forward.

But sometimes…

Faith looks like being still.

📖 “Be still, and know that I am God…” — Psalm 46:10 (KJV)

Maybe you’re waiting for direction about a relationship, career, business, move, opportunity, family decision, or the next chapter of your life.

You don’t necessarily need to figure out tomorrow’s answer today.

God may be working where you can’t see Him yet.

Just like a seed beneath the soil, what looks like “nothing” from above may have roots developing underneath. 🌱

❤️ God’s silence does not mean God’s absence.

Keep praying.

Keep listening.

Seek wise counsel when needed.

Keep doing what you already know is right.

And give God room to reveal the next step in His timing.

💬 TODAY’S QUESTION:

Have you ever looked back and THANKED GOD that He made you wait for something you desperately wanted at the time?

I’d love to hear your story in the comments. ❤️

📤 And please share this lesson with someone who’s struggling because they don’t know what comes next.

Maybe they don’t need another answer today.

Maybe they simply need permission to trust while they wait.

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You Never Know the Whole Story

You Never Know the Whole Story Someone Else Was Carrying | Laurie’s Lesson #015

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Lesson #015: You Never Know the Whole Story Someone Else Was Carrying

Have you ever looked back at a season of life years later and suddenly understood it differently?

As we grow older, we gain something we simply couldn’t have had when we were younger: perspective.

We know what we experienced. We remember what we saw. We know how something made us feel.

But we don’t always know what another person was carrying behind the scenes.

Maybe they were afraid.
Maybe they were struggling financially.
Maybe they were grieving.
Maybe they were trying to protect someone they loved.
Maybe they were simply doing the best they knew how to do during an incredibly difficult season.

And here’s something important:

❤️ Understanding someone else’s perspective doesn’t require you to erase your own.

Two people can walk through the same season and experience it very differently.

In today’s Laurie’s Lesson, we’re talking about empathy, perspective, grace, family relationships, forgiveness, and learning to ask a powerful question before judging someone’s past choices:

“What might they have been carrying that I never knew about?”

That question doesn’t excuse hurtful behavior or erase what happened. It simply makes room for compassion and understanding.

📖 Today’s Scripture — Ephesians 4:2 (KJV)
“With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;”

Maybe there’s someone in your life whose story deserves another look—not necessarily to change what happened, but to understand it through older, wiser, more compassionate eyes.

And maybe you’re the person who has been misunderstood.

Remember: God knows the entire story. He knows your intentions, your struggles, your mistakes, your growth, and what you were carrying when nobody else did. ❤️

💬 I’d love to hear from you:
Have you ever gotten older and suddenly understood something your parents, spouse, friend, or someone else did years ago in a completely different way?

📤 Share this with someone who could use a little more grace today.

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Don’t Miss the Joys of Today

Laurie’s Lesson #014

Don’t Miss the Joys of Today While Chasing the Goals of Tomorrow

The other day, Kevin and I were talking during one of our long road trips. (Those are some of my favorite conversations.)

He said something that really stayed with me…

“Don’t miss the joys of today while chasing the goals of tomorrow.”

Wow.

How often do we do exactly that?

We work hard.

We build businesses.

We pursue dreams.

We save for the future.

And there’s nothing wrong with having goals.

In fact, I believe God often places dreams in our hearts for a reason.

But somewhere along the way…

Many of us become so focused on where we’re going…

That we forget to enjoy where we are.

I’ve been there.

When I was younger, I was always building, creating, achieving, and working toward the next milestone.

Those things weren’t wrong.

But today, I’ve learned something I wish I had understood sooner…

Success means very little if you never stop long enough to enjoy the life God has already given you.

This afternoon, Kevin and I spent time floating in our pool.

Nothing fancy.

No big event.

No productivity.

Just laughter.

Conversation.

Sunshine.

Peace.

And I found myself thinking…

These are the moments I’ll remember.

Not another email.

Not another item on my to-do list.

These moments.

One day our grandchildren will grow up.

One day summer will end.

One day our parents won’t be here.

One day our bodies may not let us do the things we can do today.

So let’s not postpone joy until “someday.”

Call the friend.

Take the walk.

Watch the sunset.

Play with your grandchildren.

Laugh a little longer.

Hold your spouse’s hand.

Sit on the porch.

Enjoy the pool.

Celebrate the ordinary moments that quietly become life’s greatest treasures.

Goals are important.

But so is gratitude.

Build your future…

Without missing the beautiful gift of today.

“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” — Psalm 118:24 (KJV)

Today’s Reflection

What simple joy has God placed in your life today that you’ve been too busy to notice?

Maybe the greatest blessing isn’t waiting in your future…

Maybe it’s already sitting beside you.

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Until tomorrow…

Keep choosing faith. Live with purpose.

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Don’t Miss the Joys of Today While Chasing the Goals of Tomorrow | Laurie’s Lesson #014

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Don’t Miss the Joys of Today While Chasing the Goals of Tomorrow

During a recent road trip, Kevin shared a simple thought that stopped me in my tracks:

“Don’t miss the joys of today while chasing the goals of tomorrow.”

Those words became today’s Laurie’s Lesson.

As Christians, it’s good to have dreams, goals, and a strong work ethic. God created us to use our gifts and serve others faithfully. But sometimes, in the pursuit of success, we unintentionally overlook the beautiful moments God has already placed right in front of us.

Today’s lesson is a reminder to build your future without missing the blessings of today.

Whether it’s time with your spouse, your children, your grandchildren, a quiet morning, a beautiful sunset, or simply floating in the pool with someone you love—these ordinary moments often become life’s greatest treasures.

📖 Key Scripture:

Psalm 118:24 (KJV)

“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”

❤️ My prayer is that today’s lesson encourages you to slow down, be present, and embrace the gift of today while continuing to pursue the purpose God has placed on your life.

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God Usually Reveals the Next Stop

God Usually Reveals the Next Step…Not the Whole Journey | Laurie’s Lesson #011

🌸 Laurie’s Lesson #011

God Usually Reveals the Next Step…Not the Whole Journey

Have you ever wished God would simply write you a letter and tell you exactly what to do next?

I know I have!

The truth is, most of us want the entire roadmap before we’re willing to take the first step. But that’s usually not how faith works.

God often reveals just enough light for today’s step—not tomorrow’s entire journey.

In today’s Laurie’s Lesson, we’ll explore how trusting God one step at a time leads to a life of peace, purpose, and faith. Looking back, we often see God’s fingerprints all over our lives, even when we couldn’t recognize them in the moment.

📖 Key Scripture:

Psalm 37:23 (KJV)

“The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.”

❤️ Whether you’re searching for direction, praying about your future, starting something new, or simply learning to trust God more deeply, I pray this lesson encourages you to take your next faithful step.

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