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Psalm 13:5 says, “But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.” Even if I get hurt, I know my worth rests in God’s love, not in what others think of me. God sent His Son to die for me. He thinks I’m worth dying for, no matter how many times I forget or reject Him.

Studying the Bible as well as apply it to your life isn’t easy. It takes a commitment and discipline many of us would rather avoid. But it’s worth the effort because knowing what God means and says through the Bible will help you guard against deception.

I’m learning if I tell myself the truth about why I started a task and count the cost of not finishing (versus what I’ll gain from following through), it will make me that much stronger to resist the temptation to give up.

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Although pitching isn’t the only way freelancers find paid work, it’s an important skill to master. As much as I’ve tried to avoid it over the years, pitching in some way, shape or form is a large component of my freelance business and something I need to continually practice and improve at.

Many people are drawn to freelancing because of the lifestyle and career freedom it affords. However, the lack of stability can be stressful. During this pandemic, some freelancers have watched their work shift or outright disappear, prompting an urgent need to find new ways to earn an income. Even those who haven’t noticed a significant impact on their workload are facing uncertainty, unsure if the work will continue.

In any crisis situation we have to make choices, which will impact our future freelance business—although we may not be sure how. Many of us have seen contracts cancelled, clients bail and projects put on indefinite hold. So how should we respond? Here are three suggestions for how freelancers can respond to crisis in a proactive way.

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Eggs and Easter are practically synonymous, although with the rising cost of eggs people may be rethinking their Easter traditions this year. In December 2022, Statistics Canada reported that egg prices rose by 16.5 per cent in Canada and while that is a large spike, shoppers in the United States are experiencing even more extreme price increases. In the past year, prices have risen nearly 60 per cent, bringing the cost for a dozen eggs to about $6 US ($8 Canadian) in some areas.

Although the rate of inflation is less in 2023 than the previous year, the cost of living is still increasing quicker than wages in most North American cities. Experts advise consumers reassess spending habits, cutting back, shopping sales and strategically saving. So it’s no surprise this cost-cutting mentality is also extending to dating practices.

If you’re a single person on February 14, you don’t need to dread Valentine’s Day. There are many ways to celebrate this ode to love without bending to society’s commercialized pressure to pair up and purchase heart-shaped chocolates and pink teddy bears. In fact, despite its current secular bent, Valentine’s Day first began as a Christian feast to honour two martyrs, both named Valentine, who were executed on February 14 in the third century.

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Abbotsford’s natural location nestled between prairies and mountains boasts many interesting walks and hikes for all experience levels. Urban parks and forests are well-maintained and offer easy access for afternoon strolls and picnic lunches. Sumas Mountain presents more challenging terrain for adventure seekers and experienced hikers.

For five years Masa and Yukiko Shiroki have farmed rice paddies in Abbotsford. In the summer if you venture behind EcoDairy off Sumas Way, you’ll find the husband and wife team knee-deep in the flooded fields, weeding. “It’s day-in day-out weeding until September,” said Masa.

The team at The Reach let me see the bones of the exhibition before the unveiling, which helped me figure out what to expect at an opening reception. First of all, it’s not as scary as I imagined. The staff and volunteers are warm and friendly. Special Events and Marketing Co-ordinator Cherlandra Estrada even took the time to show me around and explain the difference between gallery and museum exhibits.

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I have created this project two ways. If you’re a knitter simply take some stash yarn, cast on 20 stitches and knit in the round for approximately 60 rows. Then decrease, weave in ends, and stuff the open end with batting. Use your extra yarn around the horn as well as to anchor it to the hat. But for those who aren’t knitters, here’s a helpful hack to make this quick costume idea even quicker! (I know, can it be possible?).

Marbling. It’s not like I knew the term, but at some point I figured out how to mix nail polish and drizzle around the envelope in a marble-like pattern. Soon I spent more time on the envelope than the actual letter. So you understand my excitement when I came across multiple tutorials for DIY marble crafts. I was overwhelmed by nostalgia. I can’t wait to find ways to add these to my home/office/life.

Pinterest is filled with tutorials for tulle projects and after a few hours of browsing images, reading tutorials, and trying different styles of tulle flowers I chose my favourite method: the easy way. I can’t point to one tutorial because I chose a combination, which I found the most straightforward. I’ve outlined the steps in the image and at the end of this post, I’ll link to three tutorials I found inspirational.

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Can You Use a Virtual Address for a Business Bank Account?

Most if not all aspects of running a business can be done anywhere these days, but one lingering question remains for many location-free entrepreneurs: Can I open a bank account without a physical address? Can I use a virtual address for a bank account? Is that a thing?

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Risking Rejection to Love Like Jesus

Psalm 13:5 says, “But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.” Even if I get hurt, I know my worth rests in God’s love, not in what others think of me. God sent His Son to die for me. He thinks I’m worth dying for, no matter how many times I forget or reject Him.

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Guard Against Deception by Knowing the Bible

Studying the Bible as well as apply it to your life isn’t easy. It takes a commitment and discipline many of us would rather avoid. But it’s worth the effort because knowing what God means and says through the Bible will help you guard against deception.

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Counting the Cost and Following Through

I’m learning if I tell myself the truth about why I started a task and count the cost of not finishing (versus what I’ll gain from following through), it will make me that much stronger to resist the temptation to give up.

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Trusting God When I Don’t Know Every Detail

In his sermon Providence Made Practical, Chuck Swindoll says what I’m actually wrestling with is God’s providence. What I think is a desire to see the big picture is really motivated by selfishness, fear, and pride. Can I live with not knowing every detail? Can I find peace without having complete knowledge? I have a lot of questions about God and the spiritual realm. Especially when I think about what’s to come after this life.

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God the Father

Having an imperfect dad does not make God less perfect (Matthew 5:48), and even if you haven’t experienced God's love through an earthly parent it doesn’t change the fact that God’s love is perfect and He is your Heavenly Father (1 John 4:7–8).

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Three Easy Ways to Make a Wise Decision

As Christians, we believe this world is temporary and Christ’s return is imminent. Our life choices, then, become that much more important—we want to live lives of meaning, yet know there’s so much more to come. It can be difficult to balance the here and now with what’s next, but the good news is God has already given us the tools we need to make a wise decision. Here are three ways I’ve learned to focus on what really matters when the act of making decisions threatens to keep me up at night.

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Compartmentalizing God

There’s nothing wrong with dividing up your life into pieces and sometimes emotions need to be dealt with at a later time, once you’ve gained perspective or gone for help. But know that God wants to be a part of your everyday life—not just when we need help, or on Sundays. He is concerned about every part of us and wants us to give our lives fully to Him.

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Balancing between Today and Tomorrow

While we know we shouldn’t live in the past, things get confusing when these ideas about the present are contrasted with the words of John 12:25, John 17:16, or Luke 21:33. Instead of encouraging us to live each day to the fullest, they teach us not be too attached to our world or our lives here, because they are temporary. So, what are we supposed to focus on—our present or our future?

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Trusting God

Trusting someone else to get you through an obstacle course you can’t see is uncomfortable, scary, and difficult. Why bother playing when you can just avoid the blindfold and potential pain altogether?

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What Happens When We Live God’s Way?

In good times, spiritual fruits like affection for others, exuberance about life, and serenity are perhaps a little easier to come by. We’re happier and therefore demonstrate love for others and feel both calm and excited about the future. However, when times aren’t so good, our natural response is to look for ways to protect ourselves. We look inward and stop noticing others. We feel fear so we stop looking forward to the future.

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How to Stay Rooted in Your Faith

The parable of the farmer scattering seed found in Matthew 13 teaches Christians the importance of growing deep so we can stay rooted in our faith when the storms of life come. If you’ve ever faced tough times in your faith life then you understand the importance of having a close, personal relationship with Christ. Here are six ways to stay rooted and grow in your faith.

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How to Recognize When People are Suffering

For many of us, our busy schedules filled with appointments and obligations keep us occupied to the brink of breakdown. We don’t have time for self-reflection or to take note of triggers and internal alarm bells telling us we’re not OK. And if we don’t have time to notice our own internal struggles how will we ever see when others are taking a wrong turn? How do we recognize when people are suffering around us? Here are a few suggestions.

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Buried in Stuff

Chuck Swindoll says God wants us to live abundantly—and challenges us to remember this every day. We all know this life doesn’t last long (best described in James 4:13-17) so my challenge to myself and to you is to live life to the fullest. Let’s take care of our stuff.

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Not Knowing Why

I find it easy to have grace for others when I understand their motives behind questionable actions. But what about when there isn’t an explanation, can I accept that and offer grace anyway? In order to treat people with the same grace I’ve received it can’t be conditional. “I’ll show you grace if...” or “I’ll show you grace when....” Grace doesn’t work like that.

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