For some, today will be a wonderful time of joy in being with your mother. For others, today will be a day of sadness and struggle in remembering the loss of your mother and the many moments of joy that have been quieted through the silence of her voice and touch. Only time and wonderful memories can tender the deep ache in your heart. I pray that this day and the many Mother’s Days to come will replace your sadness and loss with hope and laughter and a legacy of continuing in her footsteps. We cannot undo the past of our parent’s or our own mistakes. However, we can chose to move forward learning to love better, yield further and to live bolder.
 Charlotte
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Tell me if you have ever done this, I know I have. Something happens, money problems, job problems, people problems, decisions, needing direction, etc. I hear Him saying, “Look up, Be still and know I am God” Yet, I still try to control the outcome, focus in the hope the situation, or that people will do or work out the way I want, I worry and wonder and think about what if. Then..the Lord reminds me…”If your Daddy owns all the banks why do you worry about funds?” “If your Daddy owns all the restaurants, why do you worry about food? “If your Daddy created you, knows the future and His perfect plans for you and will always do what is best for you, why are you trippin?”…Then, I come to my senses and remember who He is and look up and be still knowing He is God. Hang in there and be encouraged.
 Charlotte
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I had a speaking engagement a few days ago in which I was speaking to ladies about hope. Here is a reminder for you. Yes, hope is a confident expectation however to have hope in the Lord is more…It is to have a memory of our past experiences with the Lord for the future. Whatever you are going through, your pain, your loss, your people struggle, whatever. Remember a time in the past when God provided that miracle, the money from no where, that perfect plan, etc and know He is the same and will take care of you now. Know that if He opened a Red Sea back in the day, that same able God who is planning and willing to open the Red Seas in your life is still in control. Just saying. Be encouraged.
 Charlotte
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Imagine the silly giggle of a child responding to a funny face on a cartoon show.  Close your eyes to feel the warm breeze blowing across your face during a spring afternoon. Ponder the people, paths, and intersections and the unique journey that has made up the story called your life. Lean back and allow yourself to imagine and dream of faraway places, desires of your heart, great legacies to leave, and life-changing impact to make in, through and for your life and the lives of others.
All of those things are wonderful parts of life to enjoy and share. However, how many of us overlook or do not slow our lives down enough to take in and enjoy the full pleasure of the moment? How often do we say to family and friends, “Work and getting things done can wait I just want to enjoy the now with you”?Â
Most times the hardest thing to do when we are directionless or struggling is to simply rest, be still, stay in the moment and breathe. Instead, we often feel the need to work harder or figure things out. I encourage you to stop and consider that maybe a process is in place to help you stop doing and just…be
                     Excerpt from “A Confident Expectation: Encouragement, Stories, & Thoughts for Those Who Hope”
Take care,
Charlotte
Dream Madly, Pursue Wildly, Trust Completely
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One of the greatest lessons I am learning is that every situation, every person’s life I crossed in my journey, every mistake, painful moment, tear of joy or sorrow, and every experience through my past or present story hold great purpose. They are NOT things to make me a better Christian (what is that anyway?) They are things that help me to allow myself to fully enjoy and be enjoyed by Him and others and to make an impact and live out a purpose, through my frailty, day by day.Â
What are you learning?
Take care,
Charlotte
Dream Madly, Pursue Wildly, Trust Completely
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Here is my New Year’s Prayer for all of you. May the Lord comfort the sorrows, griefs, and losses of this past year with the lingering memories of joy, times remembered, and a deep knowledge of His passionate love. May you find a courage and renewal of fire in your life so great that visions, plans, and lost dreams are restored and accomplished in mighty ways. May words that were meant for harm and to shut you down be thrown away from your heart and mind like yesterday’s trash and only be used to ignite a great energy to know nothing can ever thwart you from your potential but you. Finally, may you know that regardless of your past, your mistakes, your disabilities, your age, your situations, your education, anything, you have been created for a purpose. In 2015, through your pain, searching, tears, joy, laughter and living, may the Lord begin to reveal what His purpose is for your life that He placed in you for greatness. Have a wonderful, blessed, and safe New Year everyone. Charlotte.
Be encouraged, it’s a journey not a destination.
Charlotte
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