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Live Bravely: 3 Ways to Amaze Jesus The Right Way

Our "faith-life" shows it's true colors when we are put under pressure.

Encouragement

Jan 20, 20203 min read

Live Bravely: Response Ability

It is important to understand that self-control is a work of the Holy Spirit, not a work of the individual.

Encouragement

Ami Dean

Jan 16, 20202 min read

Live Bravely: 10 Ways to Make 2020 Your Bravest Year Ever

Here’s to your best reading, writing and visualizing year ever!

Encouragement

Ami Dean

Jan 9, 20203 min read

Live Bravely: The Safety of Remaining

The more He provided, the more I unplugged. The slow fade was unnoticeable at first.

Encouragement

Ami Dean

Jan 8, 20204 min read

Live Bravely: I Am What I Am - And It's OK

There have been phases of my faith journey where I find myself overthinking all of it. I’m in one of those phases now.

Self Love

Ami Dean

Jan 2, 20203 min read

Live Bravely: The Real Reason For Self Love

I once again found out who I am when the emotional chips are down and I'm running out of chips.

Encouragement

Ami Dean

Dec 31, 20194 min read

Live Bravely: Behold! My Word of the Year

The words from years past denoted something I wanted more of. This new year I don't want something, I want to know someone. I want to becom

Living Bravely

Ami Dean

Dec 29, 20195 min read

Live Bravely: 3 Things I Hope You Make This Christmas

If what your heart is consumed by this holiday isn't about Jesus, that's not christmas.

Living Bravely

Ami Dean

Dec 23, 20193 min read

Live Bravely: 5 Gifts From God After You're Saved (and 1 You Can Give Yourself)

After Jesus rescued me from the darkness, I wasn't quite certain how I was going to walk this unfamiliar walk.

Living Bravely

Ami Dean

Dec 19, 20195 min read

Live Bravely: One Starfish At A Time

Sharing my story is the most effective way to share the transforming, saving, redemptive grace of Jesus.

Encouragement

Ami Dean

Dec 16, 20195 min read

Live Bravely: Part 2, Only Light Can Do That

My descent into sin started while I was married, and it started online in 2000. A chat room here. A chat room there.

Living Bravely

Ami Dean

Dec 13, 20194 min read

Live Bravely: Only Light Can Do That

Here are some of my favorite things: Christmas tree lights Candles Stars Nightlights They all calm me. They all comfort me. They all...

Living Bravely

Ami Dean

Dec 12, 20194 min read

Live Bravely: When Is Enough, Enough?

I recently asked a group of writing colleagues what the #1 single, biggest personal or emotional challenge they were struggling with in pur

Living Bravely

Ami Dean

Dec 9, 20194 min read

Jesus Is For Losers

Ok, so I am about to give you a ton of hope. If after you read this post, you think God can't use you, well then, I should keep my day...

Encouragement

Dec 5, 20194 min read

Live Bravely: Now. Not Next.

I was seeing "goodbye 2019" memes in September! Seriously? We are just going to fast forward to January with a quarter of the year left?...

Ami Dean

Dec 3, 20193 min read

God's Waiting Room

It's Christmas time. Don't you love it? I mean the original purpose and meaning of it. Not the American made, stress, go into debt,...

Encouragement

Ami Dean

Dec 2, 20194 min read

Thoroughfares or Detours? An Unusual Thanksgiving Perspective

Y'all, there are more books, blogs and blabberings on gratitude than you could ever hope to read so why in the world am I going to...

Ami Dean

Nov 27, 20195 min read

Taste and See

It's Thanksgiving week so of course I am going to write about gratitude right? Sure, I am grateful for the food! Seriously, would it be...

Ami Dean

Nov 26, 20194 min read

Bring Your Nothing

Clearly, Satan is terrified of me - this past year he is bearing down hard on my finances and my heart. I won't run, and I will win. As ...

Encouragement

Nov 17, 20195 min read

Put On Love

If only I knew then what I know now....my choices would have been so different. If only I could go back and re-do that day. If only I had...

Nov 16, 20194 min read