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Biggest Surprises of Year 1!
I LOVE surprises, and this year, God blew me away ...again and again and again! Here are the top 5 BIGGEST SURPRISES OF YEAR 1!
Candace Cofer
Sep 14, 20216 min read


The Good Day Turns ONE!
1 whole year, y'all! WHOA. Looking back on how it all started - with a quiet heart and a mind aligned to His will.
Candace Cofer
Sep 7, 20215 min read


Back-to-School
A time of excitement and exhaustion, bouquets of sharpened pencils and love/hate relationships with school supply aisles - oh and prayer.
Candace Cofer
Aug 24, 20217 min read


Redesign - Part 2
It's one thing to do a redesign at work or to endure a bathroom remodel, but when the redesign is your life and all are happening at once?
Candace Cofer
Aug 10, 20216 min read


Turning Thirty
A page turner. That’s how thirty feels. Not just a new page but a new chapter. Sharing a few things I've learned in the last chapter.
Candace Cofer
Jul 27, 20216 min read


Writing Letters - Part 2
This letter was a simple reminder of friendship, selflessness and how God can use us in unexpected ways to be a light in a dark world.
Candace Cofer
Jun 29, 20215 min read


10 Things I Learned in Spring '21
Summer is at here! Before we jump in the pool, let's look at where we've been so we have purpose for where we're going next!
Candace Cofer
Jun 15, 20217 min read


Walk by Faith, Not by Sight
This Easter, let's remember we do not base our decisions, our emotions or our actions on what we see. We focus on what is unseen, eternal.
Sara Claudia
Apr 6, 20216 min read


Dealing Hope
Sometimes, the surface is a mask. Often, there's a lot more beneath the surface if we date have the courage to look.
Candace Cofer
Jan 26, 20217 min read


The Unwanted Gift
Rejection or Relentless Pursuit? We all get those gifts we don't want. Maybe you got a few of them this year. If you're like me, they...
Candace Cofer
Dec 29, 20207 min read


Kids Say the Darnedest Things
We mess up. We get scratched. Someone else hurts us, or we do the hurting. How do we allow these things to prepare us rather than define us?
Candace Cofer
Sep 22, 20207 min read


Getting Out There Again
Fear of rejection and failure - it can paralyze us. Leave us feeling stuck. How do we learn to become comfortable being uncomfortable?
Candace Cofer
Sep 8, 20207 min read


The Good Day
What if we measure the day not by the productivity achieved or lack of failures involved, but by the strength, joy, and peace it held?
Candace Cofer
Aug 31, 20207 min read
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