Kate Motaung

About Kate Motaung

Kate Motaung is the Senior Writer, Editor, and Content Manager for a multi-state company. She is the author of several books including Letters to Grief, 101 Prayers for Comfort in Difficult Times, and A Place to Land: A Story of Longing and Belonging. Kate is also the host of Five Minute Friday, an online writing community that equips and encourages Christian writers, and the owner of Refine Services, a company that offers editing services. She and her South African husband have three young adult children and currently live in West Michigan. Find Kate’s books at katemotaung.com/books.

Intimacy with God: When Your Spiritual Hero Has Clay Feet

, February 13th, 2025|Featured, Individual Counseling, Spiritual Development|

In our spiritual journey, it is natural to seek guidance and inspiration from those we perceive as spiritually mature. However, placing these individuals on pedestals can lead to disappointment and spiritual confusion when their human flaws become evident. This is why intimacy with God is so important. Let’s explore [...]

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I Need to Lose Weight: How Christian Counseling Can Help

, February 12th, 2025|Coaching, Featured, Individual Counseling, Men’s Issues, Weight Loss, Women’s Issues|

Tis the season for food and lots of it. We are bombarded with tasty treats every moment of the day during the holiday season whether it be Christmas cookies, Halloween candy, Pumpkin Spice lattes, or a huge turkey dinner with all the fixings. Not only do we have to deal [...]

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Crafting a Spiritual Development Plan: A Christian Counselor’s Advice

, January 23rd, 2025|Featured, Individual Counseling, Personal Development, Spiritual Development|

So, how is your relationship with God? Is it not what you want it to be? Do you feel like you struggle in trying to hear from God? Do you even wonder if you know Him at all? Do you know if He sees you or cares about you? [...]

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What to Expect When You See a Family Counselor

, January 17th, 2025|Christian Counseling for Children, Christian Counseling For Teens, Family Counseling, Featured, Relationship Issues|

Seeing a therapist is a big decision and it can be intimidating! Picking the right therapist is hard. There are so many different types of therapists out there with so many specialties. What makes a family therapist or counselor any different (throughout this article I will use the words “therapist” [...]

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Premarital Counseling: How it Can Strengthen and Help Your Marriage

, January 16th, 2025|Couples Counseling, Featured, Premarital Counseling, Relationship Issues|

Getting married is incredibly exciting, so why would we need premarital counseling beforehand? We’ve been together for years and are practically married already. What could a therapist possibly tell me about my partner that I don’t already know? If we need counseling before marriage, maybe we shouldn’t be getting married [...]

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Power in the Pen: Journaling to Cope and Conquer Fear, Stress, and Anxiety

, December 26th, 2024|Anxiety, Featured, Individual Counseling, Personal Development, Spiritual Development|

Amidst the pitch of a noisy world, we also experience a hum of Heaven-to-heart communication. Our hearts talk frequently, but sometimes we don’t hear above the whir of life’s hurried pace. We ignore or desensitize ourselves to the messages, oblivious. That is, until tragedy erupts, or transition ensues. Disruption [...]

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How to Recognize Signs of ADHD in Children

, December 23rd, 2024|ADHD/ADD, Christian Counseling for Children, Christian Counseling For Teens, Family Counseling, Featured|

If you notice that your child has trouble focusing on a particular task and is often overtaken by impulses and whatever he or she feels like doing, often without a thought of what the results of actions will be, or if he or she is unusually busy and active [...]

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Don’t Wait! Just Do It: Uprooting the Anxiety that Causes Procrastination

, December 11th, 2024|Anxiety, Coaching, Featured, Individual Counseling, Personal Development|

A familiar adage asks, “Why put off tomorrow what you can do today?” If procrastination could be summed up in a few words, that phrase would capture it all. Many have been touched by the effects of procrastination. The stress of waiting until the last minute, the angst of [...]

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Play Therapy for Children: What’s the Big Deal About CCPT?

, November 15th, 2024|Christian Counseling for Children, Family Counseling, Featured|

Once Upon an Ordinary Day One ordinary school day, Mrs. Johnson picked up elementary-aged Timothy from school and could tell something was bothering him. So she asked him, “How was your day, Timothy?” With a deep sigh, Timothy relayed the happenings of the day with great emotional clarity and [...]

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Signs of Burnout at Work and What to Do About It

November 5th, 2024|Featured, Individual Counseling, Professional Development|

Our jobs, whatever they may be, take up much of our lives. Not only does it take time to get educated or trained for whatever vocation we pursue, but once we start working, a significant amount of time is taken up with it until we retire from it. Work [...]

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