Just like each snowflake is unique from every other one, we are all created uniquely, specifically, and intentionally. God has included within you the essential ingredients that make up your purpose in this world, to please Him and making a difference in the lives of others.

Growing up and living with insecurity and a powerful inferiority complex was sometimes crippling. But as I grew in my relationship with God, I transformed from being a people-pleaser to being a God-pleaser. And the byproduct has been not a confidence in self, but in God that He defies logic and sometimes uses the most unexpected people and personalities to do things they never thought they could.

For the holidays, the word and concept of family can harbor uncomfortable and even very heavy emotions. We don't get a chance to choose our family. Or do we? As we grow in life, we absolutely do make choices relating to who we spend our time with, and those choices can and do have a serious impact on the quality of our lives. We discuss that in this episode.

In this episode, I share my personal story of making my decision to ask Jesus into my heart. In that process, I had to ask myself, and even a friend, some important questions. And God used a little razzle-dazzle to buy me some time to ask!