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Dr. Celeste Owens is dedicated to enriching the lives of others. Her mission is to motivate and inspire every person to succeed. Because she believes that every person was created for a specific purpose and has the potential to succeed beyond measure, she gives tirelessly of her gifts and talents. Dr. Celeste has not always been so confident about her place in the world. As a child she thought she was irrelevant and often longed to be someone else or dead. Her young adulthood reflected this inner turmoil and she made many mistakes. Her wake-up call came in the form of an automobile accident. That accident began for her the journey back to the person God intended for her to be from the beginning. After several years of soul-searching, she began to believe that God intended to use her as His vessel to change the world. She then became excited, not only about her life, but the lives of others. Now she is on a mission to help everyone realize their worth. Her desire is to see every person embrace their life and fulfill the destiny for which God has created them. Dr. Celeste's speaking career began in 2004 as a faculty member with the University of Maryland at Baltimore. Today, she has gained national respect and attention for her thought-provoking presentations. Her impassioned approach to life and accomplishments as a psychologist and writer has made her a popular speaker for government agencies, churches, and community organizations. An expert on personal growth and trauma, Dr. Celeste has appeared on cable television, and featured in local and national press including the Washington Post. She is an avid writer whose columns appear in various online magazines. Her blog The Good Success Movement is receiving excellent reader reviews. She is also the author of The 40-Day Surrender Fast (www.surrenderfast.com). Dr. Celeste's education includes a B.A. in Psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo, a M.S. in Applied Counseling Psychology from the University of Baltimore and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. In her spare time, she is actively involved in her local church and various other service organizations where she volunteers her time and talents generously. Dr. Celeste resides in the surrounding Washington Metropolitan Area where her most important works are being wife to her husband of over10 years and mom to their two young children.

Stephanie’s Health Moment: The Benefits of Nuts

Posted on May 25, 2012 by 10000books

“You must serve only the Lord your God. If you do, I will bless you with food and water; and I will protect you from illness” Exodus 23:25 (NLT). It’s that time again…another health segment (Yay!). Today we will begin a five week series on the benefits of nuts. Although small in size they [...]

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Daily Affirmations

Posted on April 6, 2012 by 10000books

From Latricia Chisholm (as featured on the April 5 prayer line). God has given us a new year! It is a time for new beginnings and making of resolutions. It is also a time to evaluate and ask God to show us perhaps what resolutions He would like us to make from His point [...]

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Lent Week 6 – The Undivided Heart

Posted on April 3, 2012 by 10000books

Welcome to Week 6. As you may know I am on a missions trip this week in Washington, DC (Southeast) with the First Baptist Church of Glenarden Missions Team. Here’s a brief word to encourage you as we complete this our last week. We’re continuing in our theme: The Exodus – Moving from Here to [...]

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Lent Week 5 – Question of the Week

Posted on March 28, 2012 by 10000books

This week we were reminded that God is “The God of the Impossible.” I know this to be absolutely true. Right before the start of Cycle 1 I sensed God urging me to pray for a new home. Well He did the impossible. In one week’s time we found and purchased our new dream home! [...]

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The Art of Discipline

Posted on March 26, 2012 by 10000books

The Art of Discipline Welcome to Week 5. We’re continuing in our theme: The Exodus – Moving from Here to There. In other words moving from our will to God’s will. Each week God has shared with us His will for our lives. This week He is saying that it is His will that we [...]

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Lent Week 4 – When You Rest, He Works

Posted on March 19, 2012 by 10000books

Welcome to Day 22! God is reminding us in today’s devotional to Dust Off Your Dreams. I don’t know about you but I have some dreams that have yet to be fulfilled. In fact, some appear to have died, but I am not giving up (and nor should you). On Friday’s Weekly Wrap Up Pastor [...]

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Week 3 (Question of the Week) – What is Your Big Dream?

Posted on March 14, 2012 by 10000books

This week God has instructed us to dream BIG. Specifically He has directed us to: 1. Identify and define the dreams He has placed in our hearts. 2. Write those dreams down in our books or in a separate journal. 3. Pursue dreams that we assumed were dead. I dream to have my next book [...]

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Lent Week 3 – God’s Bigger Dream

Posted on March 12, 2012 by 10000books

We are continuing the theme: “The Exodus: Moving from Here to There.” Or in other words, moving from our will to God’s will. This week He is reminding us that His will is that we dream big (see Ephesians 3:20). “God can dream a bigger dream for you than you could ever dream for yourself” [...]

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Welcome New Wave of Surrender Fasters!

Posted on March 10, 2012 by 10000books

I would like to personally welcome you to Surrender 2012! This is by divine order and God wants you on this fast. In fact, every week of this year, a new group of individuals has started the Surrender Fast, so I am glad that you are in the number. In addition to your daily reading there are corresponding Recorded Prayer [...]

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Week 2 – Question of the Week

Posted on March 8, 2012 by 10000books

This week we have been discussing God’s unconditional love. Not only does He love us unconditional but He requires that we also love ourselves unconditionally. I shared on the Morning Prayer Call how I had been loving myself conditionally believing in error that flawless skin would would make be better, and more acceptable. Thankfully by exposing that [...]

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