When One Door Closes, Another Opens

This week at the Fresh Start Momentum blog, we are celebrating our fifth-year anniversary! It is almost unbelievable that time has passed so fast. But we have all of you to thank.

FSM blog has traveled all over the world thanks to the world wide web. People from many, many countries have read this blog and we are grateful. Truly. We pray you have enjoyed and been helped by the many topics we have covered over the last five years.

This blog has birthed a new venture. In January 2017, we became convinced that perhaps a book based on some of the same topics as this blog would be helpful to the public. And so, we began. To tell you the truth, it is going well, but very, very slowly. More like at a snail pace! We simply need more time to put into this book project.

Which brings us to today’s announcement.

We have prayed about this since the beginning of this year and sense God has opened the door wider. In order to free up time and devote ourselves 100 percent to our new book, Woman Soaring: Building Momentum for Your Next Journey, it is time to set aside the Fresh Start Momentum blog for a while. Therefore, today is the last message you will receive in your in-box.

We ask for your prayers to finish the book according to God’s will and plans. May God bless you to find a door open in your own life.

“Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that” (Galatians 6:4 The Message).

  

Gaining Speed!

We are EXCITED! Today, September 18, 2020, is the 4th Anniversary of this blog, FRESH START MOMENTUM!

We just want to THANK YOU for your loyalty in joining us every Monday morning. It wouldn't be the same without you!  

It's been so satisfying writing for all of you wonderful, courageous, and inspiring women. We know what it takes to get your feet on the ground each morning and not pull the covers over your head. We've been there with you!

If you have enjoyed this blog and have found some small bit of encouragement from us for the life you are living, would you help us to keep the MOMENTUM going by sharing it with a friend who needs a kind word? 

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! ON OUR WAY TO YEAR FIVE!

  

The Honeymoon is Over, But the Fun is Not!

Women Connecting All Over the World

Exactly one year ago today this blog began as a tribute and encouragement to single-again women everywhere. Women who have experienced too much garbage, too soon in their lives. With this truth in hand, Fresh Start Momentum (FSM) moved forward in 2016 believing every woman, regardless of race, color, age, or nationality, is valuable to herself and others, worthy of respect, and extraordinary in all she strives to become. She is honored for her persistence and perseverance. She is priceless. YOU are priceless!

The Honeymoon is Over

It’s been a wild and exciting ride bringing you posts we hope you have enjoyed, but even more importantly, found them practical and forward-thinking. FSM will continue to encourage you--whether you are divorced, widowed, or a single mom--to live a life of confidence and strength, as your journey grows and expands into a brand new world. Striving to invigorate and energize your life, we stand beside each one of you cheering your efforts to build momentum into a brand new Fresh Start. The first year honeymoon may be over for FSM, but new and better days are ahead for all of us!

Over the last year, women from all over the world--including France, Portugal, Israel, Brazil, Poland, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom, and Pakistan among many others--have stopped to read these blog messages. This tells us we are all in the “same boat” when it comes to growing through disaster and devastation in our lives, no matter where we live out our lives. We are truly thankful for each one of you!   

We must remember, if we are willing to listen, get out of our own way, and stay "plugged in" for the long haul, then we are ready to build, or re-build, a single-again life that brings with it all the peace and joy we could ever imagine. The lesson of "replacement" teaches how to exchange, if you will, the lie that we are worthless, with the truth that we can do anything we set our minds to accomplishing. The journey begins in our minds which no one can take from us.

But The Fun is Not Gone   

FSM seeks to share knowledge, wisdom, ideas and tips on living the most powerful and persuasive lives we can with what we have been given. It is never too late to begin. No matter what has happened in the past, going forward with confidence is all that counts.

We are planning for the coming year to continue to find what makes each one of us excited to get out of bed each day. This is our time now and we just can’t waste it and let it go without a thought. As always, FSM is determined not to cultivate an atmosphere of gloom and doom. And we hope you join us in that endeavor in your home. There’s too much of that “disease” going around. We have much more important and fun things to do here.

A “key” to take and put in your pocket right now is the fact, we belong to each other; we are a community of strong women. Sure, we can’t all meet in person, but a place of belonging (even a virtual one) is important to dissolve the no-one-cares-about-me feelings that can get us down. Be determined to not let that happen to you! Realize your life is different now and in many ways better. This requires a new set of rules and a fresh way of looking at possibilities that only you can create. FSM is here throughout 2017-2018 to inspire you to get the momentum going and keep it going. Accomplishing this will help you to help others in your shoes. And the wheels spin on and on and on and.......

He's Got the Whole World in His Hands

Every woman was shaped by the Creator of the Universe. His love of our individual, inherent worth is beyond imagination. In turn, we are called to influence those around us. We can not affect others positively without first becoming our true selves. God uses all kinds of women, all around the world to accomplish His purpose. He has a plan to bring you hope and a future. Who else can promise that? It all starts with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. With Him, and only Him, all things are possible.

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Special Note: Keep an eye out for our new book, Woman Soaring: Building Momentum for Your Next Journey, coming out in the summer of 2018.