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What Has Marked You?

A few years ago, my eyebrows were in bad shape. I needed to get them waxed but my appointment wasn’t for a few weeks. So, I stopped in at a salon in the mall. They said they could take me and pointed to a girl in the back of the shop who would be with me in a minute. Now, you can always tell when someone is new at something. They give you a nervous smile and all of their movements are hesitant. That is exactly how this girl behaved. But by the time I realized all of this, I [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-19T20:33:34+00:00April 10th, 2017|Categories: Faith, Freedom, Health, Hope|Comments Off

Love Learn Lead April 6, 2017

Spring is truly here, and if we had any question about what month it is—here in Pennsylvania, the rainy forecast is leaving us no doubt. April has arrived. But though most days it is still dark and gloomy, this darkness is the beginning of new life. Pretty soon, the trees will be green again, and our farmer’s market will be filled with local strawberries and asparagus. Good things are coming, we just can’t see them yet. This time of year is reminding me that just as things are always darkest right before dawn, so it is with life. We just [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-19T20:35:10+00:00April 6th, 2017|Categories: Good Books, Health, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Waiting|Comments Off

Love Learn Lead March 9, 2017

We have almost made it through another week, and many of us are already thinking about the weekend. But in the meantime, today, I am sharing a quote about love, who has surprisingly been my greatest mentor in self care, and a leadership tip that I have found to be crucial in the influential roles I have held. Here is today’s Love, Learn, Lead. Enjoy! Love Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. —Martin Luther King, Jr. Learn “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-19T20:55:29+00:00March 9th, 2017|Categories: Faith, Health, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead|Comments Off

Self Love, Part 2: Who Are Your Guides?

“You were running a good race. Who cut in on you…?” —Paul to the Galatians (Gal. 5:7) In Galatians, chapter five, the Apostle Paul writes to a group of people who have been mislead. After finding salvation in Christ, another group came around and told the Galatians that believing in Jesus was not enough—that they had to follow certain laws to earn their salvation. They had been moving forward on the right path, when all of a sudden they were misdirected. Their journey stalled. In our world, there are messages that sound “right” and “good,” when they’re not. Very often, [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-19T20:57:13+00:00March 6th, 2017|Categories: Health, Mentoring, Success|Comments Off

Self Love, Part 1: Crucial or Cringe-Worthy?

If you had sat me down eleven years ago—in the midst of some of my busiest seasons in ministry and leadership—and told me I needed to practice Self Love, I’d have brushed you off. I’d have said you were watching too much Oprah. Then, about six months later, I would have given you a call and asked for help. Perhaps it was my stout New England “suck it up, and plow through it” roots. But growing up, “Self Love” wasn’t a thing. If it was, it was looked upon as weak or self-indulgent. To my adolescent self, there were only [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-19T21:00:43+00:00February 27th, 2017|Categories: Balance, Health, Mentoring|Comments Off

When I Thought Discipline Was a Dirty Word

When I was little, and my mother was very young in her faith, she went through what is commonly known in Christian circles as a legalistic phase. In our home, following Jesus became about doing what the Bible said to a “T.” It also meant throwing out anything in our home (including my Barbies), that could be of the devil. As a kid, I didn’t understand any of it, but as an adult I am beginning to see the rational. People fall into a legalistic phase when their new found relationship with Jesus is so life changing that they begin [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-19T21:14:37+00:00January 30th, 2017|Categories: Balance, discipline, Health, Success|Comments Off

Headspace

Besides wedding planning, it could be said that the first true test of marriage is moving all of your belongings into a new shared space. When we were dating, my husband Tony and I each lived in our own fully furnished one-bedroom apartments. So when we got engaged, it became clear that we were going to have to find a new, bigger place to live. Not yet ready to dive into homeownership, we went on a search for a two-bedroom apartment. After settling on a place, the fun challenge of combining our lives began. We first moved Tony in, then [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-19T21:17:25+00:00January 23rd, 2017|Categories: Balance, Health, Success|Comments Off

What Has Marked You?

Love Learn Lead April 6, 2017

Love Learn Lead March 9, 2017

Self Love, Part 2: Who Are Your Guides?

Self Love, Part 1: Crucial or Cringe-Worthy?

When I Thought Discipline Was a Dirty Word

Headspace

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