Diane O'ConnorJan 222 minUnique as a SnowflakeIt's snowing this morning—large flakes floating down lazily from the sky. I sat and watched for awhile, mesmerized by the peacefulness of...
Diane O'ConnorJan 164 minBuild CommunityA FOCUS FOR 2022 As 2021 was coming to a close, I was asking the Lord to show me what I should focus on as we entered 2022. I kept...
Diane O'ConnorJan 163 minWin the Battle — 2: Recognize His StrategySATAN ATTEMPTS TO DESTROY THREE ESSENTIAL RELATIONSHIPS In Part 1 I reminded us that we have an enemy that works to divide and conquer....
Diane O'ConnorJan 165 minWin the Battle - 1 : Recognize the Real EnemyRECOGNIZE THE ENEMY SO YOU CAN DEFEAT HIM Right now it seems that there are conflicts everywhere we turn. We have an enemy that works to...
Diane O'ConnorJan 133 minLittle Yellow HouseA Story of Transformation "If I were a house I’d be a little yellow house, with gables, a white spindled porch, cascading flower boxes,...
Diane O'ConnorMay 6, 20212 minClarifying Our Mission & VisionSince we started five weeks ago, seventy people have been coming to our Biblical Citizenship in Modern America Class, held at the Ridges,...
Diane O'ConnorApr 28, 20213 minWhich Way Will You Influence?You influence others. You influence at home, and in your circle of contacts—at work or school, formally or informally. At the most basic...
Diane O'ConnorApr 28, 20213 minWhy Aren't They?These days I can feel myself getting a little defensive when people start pointing fingers at pastors, asking, “Why aren’t they teaching...
Diane O'ConnorApr 24, 20214 minChanging Culture, One Heart at a TimeIt is PRAYER that shifts atmospheres and changes culture! And it happens from the inside-out, one heart at a time. Everything around us...
Diane O'ConnorApr 24, 20214 minResurrected DreamsAfter I became a Christ-follower, I desperately wanted to clarify my calling and serve the Lord with everything I had. I began thinking...
Diane O'ConnorApr 24, 20213 minInside-OutINSIDE OUT ART PRINT by Kerri Rosenthal "Inside-out" is a theme in my life. Over the years, God has woven inside-out thinking into the...
Diane O'ConnorApr 18, 20215 minHandling ConflictHandling Conflict - A Key to Healthy Relationships I asked myself,"Who should I be leading?," and then I boxed in five leadership domains...
Diane O'ConnorMar 11, 20215 minSTORY:: How It Came To Be2020 really got me thinking. Like so many others, I was reeling a bit after our brutal 2020. The world seemed to go completely mad...
Diane O'ConnorJan 15, 20214 minSifting Through Chaos - January, 2021TUMBLING AROUND MY HEAD THESE PAST WEEKS AND MONTHS WERE THE WORDS, "INFORMATION WAR." Truly—have you ever seen so much information...
Diane O'ConnorJan 3, 20212 minThree Life Lessons From a Poppy PaintingBLUE VASE POPPIES, MIXED MEDIA ACRYLIC, 16 x 20 Life Lesson 1: If you do not like the direction life is going, try changing your...
Diane O'ConnorJan 1, 20213 minYo-Yo? Or Railroad Tracks?We may often feel like the journey of our lives is full of "highs and lows," or "best and worst experiences." I've often heard the...
Diane O'ConnorDec 25, 20202 minMonochromatic BirchesAbove: Monochromatic Birches - Mixed Media on a 20 x 24 stretched canvas. Below: Golden Grove, 18 x 24 - Another piece created using the...
Diane O'ConnorNov 14, 20202 minDaisies & DelphsThis fall the colors faded fast, the temperature dipped, and everything became very dark and gray much earlier than usual —it even...
Diane O'ConnorOct 22, 20203 minShalom in the Chaos"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let...
Diane O'ConnorSep 28, 20203 minA Different Way to Help — 2: Exploring SolutionsIn Part 1: The Dilemma, I concluded that we live in a world of urgent physical, emotional, and spiritual need—and we desperately want to...