Pastor Taryn Cleaves
Weathering Seasons and Storms
I've often mused that ever since I moved to Iowa five and a half years ago, I've learned more weather terminology than the previous 32...
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phoenixcoachingqc
- Dec 19, 2022
- 1 min
My TOP 10 List of Books for National Read A Book Day-2022
I've been reading A LOT lately and couldn't let National Read A Book Day go by without sharing my favorites with you all. I've compiled...
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Pastor Taryn Cleaves
- Dec 19, 2022
- 3 min
The Longest 5 Minutes of my Life
I have a lot of talents, but being silent isn't one of them. Where are all my other "so & so talks too much" on their report cards people...
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phoenixcoachingqc
- Dec 19, 2022
- 9 min
What's More Miserable Than Doing Something You've Never Done?
In a moment of bored, un-inspired self-loathing, I signed up to be a volunteer with the Quad City’s chapter of United Way. Specifically,...
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phoenixcoachingqc
- Dec 19, 2022
- 6 min
Talking with your Children about Uvalde
The unthinkable has happened again. By now you have already heard of the nation’s most recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas so I won’t...
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phoenixcoachingqc
- Dec 19, 2022
- 6 min
Communing with God
A few weeks ago, I got the privilege of speaking to Quad City Christian School during their weekly chapel time. The week prior, I was...
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phoenixcoachingqc
- Dec 19, 2022
- 4 min
Goal Setting Isn't Just For Grown Ups!
This past Sunday, I taught in our family venue service about Goal Setting. I don’t really remember anyone ever taking the time to explain...
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phoenixcoachingqc
- Dec 19, 2022
- 16 min
Cuties: A Problem of our Own Making
I watched the Netflix film, Cuties, earlier this week. If I weren’t a children’s pastor, I honestly wouldn’t have been interested at all....
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phoenixcoachingqc
- Dec 19, 2022
- 8 min
That Weigh You Feel? It's Grief.
The world is upside down right now. It’s a time like no other. Some of us saw what was happening in China and knew it’d be like this in...
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phoenixcoachingqc
- Dec 19, 2022
- 2 min
Creator of Nobel Peace Prize First Accused of Being ‘Merchant of Death’
It’s true. Alfred Nobel, the creator of the Nobel Peace Prize was once called the ‘Merchant of Death’. That doesn’t sound right, huh?...
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phoenixcoachingqc
- Dec 19, 2022
- 4 min
Helping Your Child Process Kobe Bryant's Death
The tragic news out of California today has so many in the nation in shock and disbelief. When I first saw an article posted on Facebook,...
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phoenixcoachingqc
- Dec 19, 2022
- 3 min
Book Review: #MeToo The Reckoning
Overview: In The #MeToo Reckoning: Facing the Church’s Complicity in Sexual Abuse and Misconduct, author Ruth Everhart bravely weaves her...
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phoenixcoachingqc
- Dec 19, 2022
- 6 min
A Tale of Two Pastors
This past Sunday, I attended the ordination ceremony for my friend, Tyler. It was a beautiful service that was holy and reverent and so...
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phoenixcoachingqc
- Dec 19, 2022
- 4 min
I'd Rather Not Remember
If you are over the age of 22 or 23, today is the day you tell your story of “where you were”. Its hard to believe its been 18 years...
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phoenixcoachingqc
- Dec 19, 2022
- 3 min
The Big Leap
My therapist looked me straight in the eyes and said, “Taryn, I think this is gonna be the absolute best thing for you.” I couldn’t...
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phoenixcoachingqc
- Dec 19, 2022
- 2 min
Halfway to BlackBelt and Further To Healing
I’m celebrating the one year mark of my Taekwondo journey today. From the time that I began, I have heard that Taekwondo is an individual...
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phoenixcoachingqc
- Dec 19, 2022
- 2 min
A New Way To Read the Bible
I became a follower of Jesus when I was fresh into being 14 years old. I did my "growing up" in a Southern Baptist church right in the...
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phoenixcoachingqc
- Dec 19, 2022
- 3 min
Crack In The Frit
I’ve been a resident in Iowa for two winters now. This year’s was the worst in terms of brutal cold, the amount of snow, and crazy...
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phoenixcoachingqc
- Dec 19, 2022
- 4 min
Anointed By Bob
I’ve been anointed three times in my life. In 2010, I was beginning a new college and young singles ministry at the church I attended and...
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phoenixcoachingqc
- Dec 19, 2022
- 2 min
On Having Courage
I was completing the next chapter in my workbook on healing when the question was posed, "what is your definition of courage?". I found...
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