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Unwrap the Gift of YOU!

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Have you ever received a really nice gift and thought, “I’ll save this for a special occasion,” or “I’ll wear it for a fancy celebration,” or “I’ll use it when the time is right” – and before you know it, you’ve forgotten that you even had the gift? Then a few months later, when you’re walking around with a raggedy high-heeled shoe shooting off sparks behind you or wearing a torn item of clothing, you remember, “Hey – I’ve got a great new pair of shoes and a new outfit nestled in the back of my closet! Why am I going out looking crazy?” Well, that’s happened to me more times than I care to admit! I knew the giver must’ve spent a pretty penny (or at least some time and energy) getting me the “just right” gift and looking forward to me making good use of it…only to find that I tucked it away and failed to maximize the gift’s capacity.

Years ago, I became more mindful of this principle after my home was broken into. Thankfully, no one in my family was harmed (we weren’t at home when it happened), but some valuable items were taken. Sadly, I must admit those stolen items included one set of jewelry that I wore so seldom (though it was given to me for a significant milestone) that my husband realized it was missing before I did. He GAVE it to me, but I didn’t even realize it was gone.

How many times have we been in that situation with valuable gifts God has given us? Additionally, how many of us don’t realize that we are gifts that He has given to be a blessing to others? II Corinthians 4:7 reminds us that we have treasure (something of great worth) in earthen vessels. It’s time to unwrap the gift of YOU! No matter what your container looks like, the product inside is precious to God!

“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.”

(II Corinthians 4:7)

© Copyright 2022 by Kayren J. Cathcart

p.s. Sis, are you ready to write that book, start that podcast, launch your business? Drop some emotional baggage for good? I’d love to be your cheerleader and accountability partner as you kick off the process! June JumpSTART 2022 is designed with YOU in mind! Click here if you want more information and details on how to sign up…Blessings, Kayren 🙂

Nailed It!!! 💅🏾🦋

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I’m looking at this lovely butterfly all the time…so mesmerizing!
Kourtney’s nail genius on display!

After a few short months of being her client, I am certain that Kourtney KNOWS me – and this helps her deliver a prime customer service experience every time.

You KNOW your nail tech is a keeper when she:

  1. Guides you to a color combo that eases you into the neon you’ve been hesitant to try for 3 seasons but it still works in a professional corporate setting 🤓
  2. Deciphers your ambiguous ask for “blingalicious” 💎 and pulls it off without using your prime obsession: gold glitter topcoat 
  3. Understands that your indecision between fill-in vs. gel polish vs. complete soak-off (so you can ambitiously do your own nails😯 with cheap polish from the drugstore😳…which will never happen because it takes more time than it’s worth and you get more product on your skin than on your nails🥴) is pure foolishness…and lets you run with that circular reasoning until you remember that your nail appointment is a valuable investment🎯 in your self-care and mental well-being 🥳 #SelfCareIsNOTselfish
  4. Patiently waits 🤐 until you realize (on your own) that you’re aggravated because you need the fill-in and cut-down within 3 weeks instead of trying to stretch it to 4 weeks (or beyond…#Guilty)
  5. Incorporates your child’s college colors (#AggiePride💙💛), your love of stickers, AND your business logo for transition, renewal, and rebirth in one fell swoop 🦋
  6. AND you BOTH laugh and cry🤣 in the same appointment because it’s a sistah chat, venting session, and therapy all rolled into one

At least that’s how it was for me! I left her chair with a song in my heart, ready to face the world again…with super-fabulous nails!

Thank you, Kourtney!💓🤗 Follow her on IG @huesovhazel to be dazzled by her creativity and artistry…

I hope you find great service that brings you similar nail joy…or book with Kourtney if you’re in the area – just don’t take MY appointment time, PLEEEEZE!😊😉 

“…but by love serve one another.”

(Galatians 5:13b)

© Copyright 2022 by Kayren J. Cathcart

HOT off the press🔥…The Convo Lab – Season 2 is HERE!

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OMG, y’all…if you have EVER experienced frustration with weight loss issues (like me!) and need some encouragement (like me!), check out this NEW episode of The Convo Lab – Season 2 with my friend and writer, Chrissy Patrick…she is SERIOUSLY dropping some TRUTH BOMBS about “Weighty Matters” that will help you get started on the path to better health:

https://tinyurl.com/TheConvoLabChrissyPatrick

*I hope you’ll Like, Share, and SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel for more of The Convo Lab…#AllSistahsAreWelcome #SelfCareIsNOTselfish #TheConvoLab

Blessings, Kayren 🤗

“1Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

(Hebrews 12:1-2)

For Real…Quit Clownin’!

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Time to put away the clown shoes, crazy wig, and red nose…join me!

This message is short, sweet, and to the point. I invite you to check out my personal message to YOU in this Quit Clownin’ podcast episode (it’s around 12 minutes long for those who have a short attention span – like me! You’re welcome…). If you get distracted by foolishness and shenanigans more than you care to admit, you’re not alone. Nevertheless, God has made a way of escape for us – we don’t have to be an April Fool…or any other type of fool! #SobrietyCheck

Drop a COMMENT to lemme know what resonated with you after listening to the Quit Clownin’ podcast episode – I’d love to pray with you about staying focused on God’s will for your life!

“Be sober [well balanced and self-disciplined], be alert and cautious at all times. That enemy of yours, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion [fiercely hungry], seeking someone to devour.”

(I Peter 5:8, AMP)

© Copyright 2022 by Kayren J. Cathcart

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LOVE Every Day 😍

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In case you didn’t know it, here’s a news flash: YOU ARE LOVED – each and every day!🥰 💯 While Valentine’s Day💌 is ONE DAY on the calendar (and I hope you enjoy celebrating it 💟 as much as I get a kick outta using all the heart emojis💞💖💝 I can get away with❣ LOL!), let us consider how we can incorporate sharing unconditional love 💕 into every day AFTER February 14…I’d love to hear your ideas in the comments!

Thank you for being part of my blog community – I am thankful for YOU!🤗❤ Blessings, Kayren 😊

“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.“

(I Corinthians 13:13, NIV)

© Copyright 2022 by Kayren J. Cathcart

Listen UP!📢 Why I LOVE Toastmasters🍞

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As we celebrate LOVE this month, I invite you to be inspired and laugh along with me during my Keynote Address at WF Stagecoach Speakers Ballantyne Toastmasters Club Open House on 1/27/2022:

https://anchor.fm/kayren-cathcart/episodes/Listen-UP–Why-I-LOVE-Toastmasters-e1dii47

Participating in Toastmasters has taught me the value of active listening…even though I still LOVE to talk!😊🥰❤

“A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:”

(Proverbs 1:5)

© Copyright 2022 by Kayren J. Cathcart

Gifted to Bless Others 🎁

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The fruit isn’t for the benefit of the tree – it’s for others! Check out my NEW podcast episode – hot off the press!

https://anchor.fm/kayren-cathcart/episodes/Gifted-to-Bless-Others-e1e0al5

I’m giving you a sneak peek at Season 2 of The Convo Lab & sharing from personal experience why we should share our gifts freely. Connect with me at www.KayrenCathcart.com to learn more…

“10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 

11 If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.”

(I Peter 4:10-11, NIV)

© Copyright 2022 by Kayren J. Cathcart

Arise…Epiphany is HERE!

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What truth has been illuminated for you as this fresh new year unfolds? Let us continue to prayerfully seek God’s wisdom and guidance…

“Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.”

(Isaiah 60:1)

“1 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;

2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.”

(II Corinthians 4:1-2)

© Copyright 2022 by Kayren J. Cathcart

A New Year is HERE!🎉🙌🏽

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Let’s walk into the promises of God with joyful expectancy…what new things are in store for you in 2022? Drop me a message at www.KayrenCathcart.com to let me know how I can support you fulfilling your God-given purpose this year!

Stay encouraged,

Kayren

“18 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.”

(Isaiah 43:18-19)

© Copyright 2022 by Kayren J. Cathcart

Happy New YOU in 2022!🥳

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Praying all the best for you and yours as we celebrate a new year full of promise and possibility!

Abundant blessings,

Kayren

“5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.”

(Revelation 21:5-6)

© Copyright 2022 by Kayren J. Cathcart