Relational Peace
I dreamt that I ran into Beth Moore and she suggested we have a slumber party. Obviously. And as we were lounging around in our pink matching jammies (because why not?), she asked me, “If you could have anything in the world right now, what would it be?” My automatic,...
Fall Blahs & Winter Blues
If you live in a region where there are four distinct seasons as I do, then you know what it feels like to look down the barrel of six months of grey, of cold, of rain, of snow, of blah. Some people are blessed with a love of all things Fall (one of my daughters) and...
We Each Have a Gift…What Is Yours?
First, we must come to the place of believing that if we truly believe we are made in the image of God, that means that we are made in the image of Creator God...which means we are creative, we are creators. Even if you don’t think you are, you were made to add...
Detaching with Love
Books have been written about detaching with love. I cannot possibly begin to cover it in one teeny tiny blog post, and yet, it’s an important enough topic that I thought I'd give it a shot. Detaching with love is the goal in any dysfunctional relationship. (Actually,...
Reframing Failure
I ran for class vice president four years in a row in high school. I never once won. Doing the same thing over and over expecting different results is one definition of insanity. So, was I insane to gather those signatures and make those posters and put my precious...
Hope for the Hopeless
A few years ago, I found out that a former member of one of my private Facebook groups - who left because she wasn’t feeling as supported as she felt she needed - took her life, leaving behind two children, family, friends. I’m not sure what to do with that. I am...
Toxic People
tox·ic /ˈtäksik/ poisonous, venomous, dangerous, destructive, harmful, unsafe, injurious tox·ic person someone who is poisonous, venomous, dangerous, destructive, harmful, unsafe, injurious I think that when we think of a toxic person, we tend to think of someone who...
How Do I Keep My Hope Alive?
When you think of the word hope, what comes to mind? For some of us, hope is a dirty word. That’s okay. We need to admit it and start where we are. Hope is such an interesting concept and one that I fear is misunderstood and too easily thrown around in churchy circles...
When You Feel Without Options, You’re Usually Not
When we find ourselves in a situation that is painful, frustrating, confusing, maddening or sad, we can either pretend it's not as bad as it is or we can keep doing what we're doing hoping something changes on its own. That is what most of us do, and it's...