Candy Gibbs

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In the Midst

February 12, 2019 • Ministries, Missions, Speaking

  I saw a quote on Twitter recently and I cannot get it off of my mind. “God has landed on this enemy-occupied world in human form.” C.S. Lewis. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with…


Pause Button, Please!!

December 14, 2018 • Parenting, Speaking, Teen Events

Pause Button, Please! Several Christmases ago, I was watching Christmas movies with my kids and was struck with the fact that my middle son, Jake, then 12, would only have 6 more Christmases living in our home.  Time flies when…


Purpose for Your Life-Part 2

November 30, 2018 • Ministries, Parenting, Speaking

Purpose for Your Life- Part 2 We have been talking about purpose and understanding that purpose is not a destination, but it is the process, the daily journey. As you continue to walk in your purpose today, here are a…


Purpose for Your Life- Part 1

November 28, 2018 • Community, Ministries, Speaking

Purpose for Your Life- Part 1 “Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.[b] 4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him,…


Overcoming Your Past-Part 2

November 15, 2018 • Community, Ministries, Speaking

I know that all of you are running your race. I know that your heart is to chase hard after the Lord. I know that you want to pursue the passion that He has placed in your heart. Yet, I…


Overcoming Your Past- Part 1

November 13, 2018 • Community, Speaking, Women's Events

“Is not this the fast that I choose; to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free and to break every yoke?” Isaiah 58:6 I really believe the Lord intends…


Your compass isn’t broken

November 6, 2018 • Parenting, Speaking, Teens

“Just because you’re lost, doesn’t mean you say your compass is broken.” The Edge My, has this statement been rolling over and over in my heart and mind. This is the perfect picture of our culture in general. We are…


Closure

October 18, 2018 • Parenting, Speaking, Teens

Closure can be such a difficult thing.  Letting go of something to reach for something different in my estimation is one of the most vulnerable places I have experienced.  In my life, I can think of a few different seasons…


Millennials and Divorce Rate

October 9, 2018 • Community, Parenting, Speaking

Isn’t it interesting this article calls abiding by Biblical principles “rebelling against their elders”? The divorce rate has dropped 18%?! I don’t call that rebelling, I call it revival…praise His Name! https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-25/millennials-are-causing-the-u-s-divorce-rate-to-plummet?utm_campaign=news&utm_medium=bd&utm_source=applenews Much Love, Buy Candy’s book Rescue here!  You…


Fall-Top Ten List

September 26, 2018 • Community, Parenting, Speaking

Candy’s Fall Top Ten List: 10. I love that it gets dark earlier, tends to draw the family home. 9. Fall contains my favorite Scentsy fragrances! (Baking smells are the best!) 8. Brown shades of nail polish are classy. 7….

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