One of the things I learned from Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point is that I am a connector. (You can check and see if you are one by clicking here). I gain great satisfaction in connecting people together, and I love to see how God beautifully weaves our stories together.Recently I experienced this on quite [...]

This week I’ve been a good little runner girl, jogging several days in a row in my neighborhood. I happened upon one yard that surprised me. In it stood two campaign signs, both candidates vying for one position. It would be like seeing an Obama and a Romney sign on the same lawn. I wondered [...]

Whew, that’s a long post title! And looking back over my blogging journey, I’ve written a LOT of posts. This is post 2,500. My first post went live on October 5, 2004 when my blog was called Relevantblog and I was Relevantgirl. I initiated it on the soil of southern France. Here’s a paragraph from [...]

Cartoon credit: http://bestofcalvinandhobbes.com/2011/10/a-swifty-kick-in-the-butt-is-for-sale/ (And a thanks to Thomas Umstattd who showed this cartoon to his mastermind group in January). I had a conversation with a friend of mine who probably didn’t know his words would affect me so. He said something like, “It’s not about what you think folks need, it’s about giving them what [...]

This is a guest post by my friend Keith Ferrin. Though I’ve discontinued guests posts for the most part, I made an exception for him because I love his message and his heart. We actually met years ago (we attended the same college) and re-met at the SCORRE conference last year. … The first twenty [...]

It’s this uncomfortable feeling I have down deep that I need a holy redirect, not simply obeying collective voices. While it’s good to seek godly advice from others when you’re moving in new directions, I fear I’ve placed a higher priority on those voices over the voice of God. Have you ever been there? Because [...]

I came to Pinterest as a newbie, knowing very little about it. In fact, I had a few boards up with my book covers, which (not surprisingly) had very little interaction and certainly no benefit to MaryDeMuth.com’s statistics. I’d read about Pinterest and its crazy-wild potential, so I started experimenting in December with it. Soon [...]

svelte /svelt/ Adjective (of a person) Slender and elegant. While I was running on Monday, this phrase came to me. Just do it for health, not svelte. I’d despaired a bit about my physique, how it wasn’t as svelte as it used to be pre-children, pre-Texas, pre-middle-age. It just ain’t the same ol’ form. And [...]

I asked via Twitter and Facebook this question: How do you balance blessing the Kingdom of God with marketing your wares? Is there such a thing? Here are the responses: 1. A constant and careful balancing act. 2. The question implies you can’t do both at the same time; I’d check that assumption. It’s more [...]

If you’ve never taken the Strengths Finder test, I would highly recommend it. My findings were interesting, enlightening and a bit paradoxical. The underlying focus of the test is to establish your strengths. When we know them, we can then lead from our strengths, maximizing our impact. My top three? Achiever Empathy Communication When the [...]