April 2011 - Angie Tolpin

"Building Thriving marriages & Thriving Businesses Part 4:The Comparison Trap"

The Comparison TrapWe have all been there... that time old comparison trap... and aren't we women the WORST at it? Or maybe it just has the ability to eat us up more than men?I'm sure you've all read the books on friendship that have chapters dedicated to "comparing" yourself to other women and how dreadfully dangerous that can be.I know I have personally struggled with this one since I was a young girl in elementary [...]

Joy for Resurrection Day!

Isaiah 53:3-12"He was despised and rejected by men,a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering...Surely He took up our infirmitiesand carried our sorrowsyet we considered him stricken by God,smitten by him, and afflicted.But he was pierced for our transgressions,he was crushed for our iniquities;the punishment that brought us peace was upon him,and by his wounds we are healed...By oppression and judgement he was taken away...Yet it was the Lord's will to crush him and cause [...]