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7 SIMPLE SKILLS™ FOR EVERY WOMAN

Copyright © 2015 Pam Farrel

Published by Harvest House Publishers

Eugene, Oregon 97402

www.harvesthousepublishers.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Farrel, Pam, 1959-

7 simple skills for every woman / Pam Farrel.

pages cm

ISBN 978-0-7369-3781-8 (pbk.)

ISBN 978-0-7369-4218-8 (eBook)

1. Christian women—Religious life. 2. Simplicity—Religious aspects—Christianity. I. Title. II. Title: Seven simple skills for every woman.

BV4529.F365 2015

248.8'43—dc23

2014040392

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CONTENTS

Dedication

1. Becoming Proactive

2. Becoming Decisive

3. Becoming Wiser

4. Becoming Reliable

5. Becoming Relational

6. Becoming Healthy

7. Becoming Productive

Notes

About the Author

About the Publisher

Dedication

To my precious Savior

From birth I have relied on you;

you brought me forth from my mother’s womb.

I will ever praise you.

Psalm 71:6

To my beloved mom, Afton.

Thanks for giving me the rich foundation of simple skills God has used to send some success my direction. Your wisdom sown into the soil of my heart early is reaping a harvest of blessings now. I love you!

May your father and mother rejoice;

may she who gave you birth be joyful!

Proverbs 23:25

CHAPTER 1

Becoming Proactive

You picked up this book because you, like me, wish life were a little more simple! Or you, like me, want to get it and keep it together…but you may need some help finding out just what your it is! Those together moments seem few and far between. You know the ones. We catch a glimpse of ourselves in the mirror and think, Wow! I really ...