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How to Personalize your New Year

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

Personalize Your New Year - SunSparkleShine #newyear #goals #resolutions #personaldevelopment

Don’t you just wish you could personalize your New Year? You know, create your year just the way you want it based on what works best for you? No more cookie-cutter approach to creating the year your dreams. As the New Year quickly approaches I’m getting more and more excited by the minute! I love […]

Filed Under: Christian Living, Intentional Living Tagged With: goals, new beginnings, New Year, personal development, Spark Success

When Your Goals and Dreams Have Been Shipwrecked on the Rocks of Life

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

When your goals and dreams have been shattered, there's one thing that remains: your purpose. When all else fails will you still choose to walk in purpose? #goals #dreams #purpose

Talk to me about shipwrecked goals and dreams and I’ll quickly tell you I can relate. I’m not going to pretend that I’d win a competition if there was one, but I can assure you that I have some stories of my own. I can think of a time or two (too many) when life […]

Filed Under: Christian Living, Intentional Living, Personal Development Tagged With: dreams, goal setting, goals, Goals Planner, new beginnings, purpose, setting goals

When You Need a New Spark Every Day

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

A new year doesn’t stay new for very long. So how do you keep the spark of hope burning beyond the first month? Start each day with a new spark and your dreams will never get old.

Let’s face it. A new year doesn’t stay new for very long. So the question is how do we keep the spark of hope burning beyond the first month? In many ways, 2016 was a fabulous year. Yet, when I look back I see that by mid-year, the spark that I had at the beginning […]

Filed Under: Christian Living, Intentional Living Tagged With: Joshua, new beginnings, new spark, New Year, one word, one word 365

6 Ways to Boost Your Health for Exhausted Mamas

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

With so many things screaming for our attention, how’s a busy mom to fit in taking care of herself? Try these 6 health tips to take care of you, then others.

With so many things clamouring for our time and attention, how’s a busy mom to fit in taking care of herself? If you’re like many moms, chances are your health is way down on the bottom of your list. Right there under that growing laundry pile. I know, trying to follow health tips feels like […]

Filed Under: Personal Development Tagged With: exercise, habits, having it all, health, moms, new beginnings, SHINE

How to Put a New Spring in Your Step: The joy of new beginnings

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

Springtime's a great reminder of new beginnings. Look around and be inspired by all God is doing in nature. He can you a fresh start too. Here's how.

Today is a beautiful Spring day and I’ve been inspired to write about new beginnings. Whether it’s a new week, new month or new year — no matter the season — we can be witnesses to the joy of new beginnings. We get to choose the attitude that we will have today and any day […]

Filed Under: Christian Living, Intentional Living Tagged With: hope, new beginnings, personal development, self improvement, spring, starting over

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