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Making Intentional Connections

I received the Craving Connections Kit and book from Dayspring at no cost. This post contain affiliate links.

In my younger years making connections was really hard for me.  I had a yearning for community.  This desire for community was apparent within my family, my friendships, and even those I had the opportunity to work with, but it seemed like I was came up short.  I questioned myself often about whether I was giving off some strange vibe or if I wasn't fully open enough.  Making connections was hard, and honestly after awhile I gave up.  I was still cordial to people, but trying to have deeper relationships seemed to be difficult.

Craving Connection book and devotional journal

Not long ago,  the urge to make connections rekindled.  It was revived with full power. 

During this rekindling period, I learned a few things about making intentional connections.

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Are you craving connection?  I know I am in certain areas of my life, particularly in homeschooling.  I've taken a chance in used all three steps to help form a community of homeschoolers in my local area so far the response has been good, and I can't wait to see what our community will become.

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Let this be the year that we all fortify our current connections and be willing to make new ones.