He Sees You

Very often, people say they don’t believe in God because there is no proof; they say that they can’t see Him so He can’t exist. Lately though, I have been wondering if the problem is not that they can’t see Him, but rather that they feel as if He can't see them. One grey morning, I drove north, up the interstate. At first, I thought I was going to be late—that I hadn’t left early enough to beat the morning traffic, and so all I could focus on was the road. Then, as I drove around the city, I could [...]

By |2018-07-19T20:29:47+00:00April 17th, 2017|Categories: Faith, Health, Hope, perseverance, Waiting|Comments Off on He Sees You

What Has Marked You?

A few years ago, my eyebrows were in bad shape. I needed to get them waxed but my appointment wasn’t for a few weeks. So, I stopped in at a salon in the mall. They said they could take me and pointed to a girl in the back of the shop who would be with me in a minute. Now, you can always tell when someone is new at something. They give you a nervous smile and all of their movements are hesitant. That is exactly how this girl behaved. But by the time I realized all of this, I [...]

By |2018-07-19T20:33:34+00:00April 10th, 2017|Categories: Faith, Freedom, Health, Hope|Comments Off on What Has Marked You?

Hope Hangs Above our Kitchen Sink

Whenever you go on a long journey, there are things you need to take with you, to make it to your destination. At the bare minimum, this usually means food and water. The time my husband and I hiked Mount Katahdin in Maine, with some friends, we filled our packs with trail mix, cliff bars, multiple water bottles, and PB&J sandwiches. When we did a road trip through Northern Ireland, we made stops for gluten free crackers, smoked salmon, and hot tea. Any trip worth taking requires supplies. But not all journeys are outward and physical. Some of the longest [...]

By |2018-07-19T20:38:58+00:00March 27th, 2017|Categories: Character, Hope, perseverance|Comments Off on Hope Hangs Above our Kitchen Sink

Learn: Like Riding a Bike

Do you remember when you first learned to ride a bike? I am guessing, that like me, you didn’t automatically get on and ride off into the sunset. You probably had a few wipe outs and falls. Maybe you struggled with making a sharp turn. Or perhaps breaking was your problem. Either way, I am sure you have a few memories of your mom or dad putting bandaids on your scraped knees, like I do. Riding a bike certainly isn’t the hardest thing we’ve ever learned, but it wasn’t easy either. I think many of us have forgotten that fact. [...]

By |2018-07-19T20:39:52+00:00March 23rd, 2017|Categories: Failure, Hope, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Success, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Learn: Like Riding a Bike

Red Light

Do you remember the last time you sat at a stop light? Do you remember what you were thinking? Were you glad for a moment to check your phone? Did you take a deep breath and chill? Or, were you like me most days—staring at the light, willing it to turn green? Whenever we are headed somewhere—especially if its good—the last thing we want to run into, is a red light. We are excited, ready to go, anxious to get there—we don’t want to stop. We want to move. Hitting red lights is a pain. Yet the worst ones in [...]

By |2018-07-19T20:49:40+00:00March 20th, 2017|Categories: Hope, Identity, Success, Waiting|Comments Off on Red Light

Are You There Yet?

It is a question so classic, it’s almost cliche. We all have heard it. Many of us probably asked it as children. On short trips or long trips, coming from the back seat of a car, someone always asks: “Are we there yet?” Little did any of us know, our family car trips as children were providing us with more preparation for adulthood than we could have ever realized. Life rarely happens when and how we think it should. The waiting to get to where we want to go can seem endless. And, if you grew up with siblings, you [...]

By |2018-07-19T20:53:58+00:00March 13th, 2017|Categories: Hope, Identity, Success, Waiting|Comments Off on Are You There Yet?

If You’re Feeling Lonely

There are only so many nights you can eat cereal for supper. If you are single or you have ever lived alone, you know what I mean. The first night, you feel free and maybe a little rebellious as you fill and refill your bowl with your favorite sugar cereal. But after three nights in a row, it begins to get sad. Not only is your body beginning to crave real food, your soul is hungry for some company. Cereal was never meant to be dinner food, and we were never meant to live as solitary creatures. I am convinced that [...]

By |2018-07-19T21:03:43+00:00February 20th, 2017|Categories: Hope, Waiting|Comments Off on If You’re Feeling Lonely

The Face of God

If God was a person, sitting across from you right now, how would he look at you? When you’d talk to Him, what expression would animate His face? Would it be like your Dad’s—that time you did that thing, and he grounded you for a month? Or would it look like your mom’s, the time you told her you messed up? You were afraid she’d be angry, but instead, she held you even though you thought you were too big for holding. If Jesus met you for coffee, do you think you’d look at Him in the eye? When He [...]

By |2018-07-19T21:09:30+00:00February 6th, 2017|Categories: Faith, Hope, Identity|Comments Off on The Face of God

Learn: How I Gave Up Sugar

It took me a long time to come clean. To admit that I had a problem. To finally say I was an addict. Sure, my drug was sold openly next to the flour and baking soda, and not so secretly in the candy aisle, so legally, there was no crime involved. But I had a full on sugar addiction. One afternoon, in high school, when I sat on the floor in my bedroom, eating an entire bag of Starburst jelly beans—I thought the only consequence was a sick feeling in my stomach and a sugar coma. I wasn’t paying enough [...]

By |2018-07-19T21:18:12+00:00January 19th, 2017|Categories: Hope, Learn, Love Learn Lead, Success|Comments Off on Learn: How I Gave Up Sugar

It’s all in the Shaking: Finding Balance part 2

Part 1 can be found here. Until, out of no where, a crisis occurred or a holiday season came up, swamping any semblance of balance my life was beginning to enjoy. It was as if a cyclone blew threw my calendar for an entire month (or two). There would be late nights and early mornings. I would get up every day feeling like a zombie. I drank extra coffee, and made sure to use enough concealer to hide the circles under my eyes. I was exhausted and balance seemed like a long lost dream. Balance, felt like a destination I [...]

By |2018-07-19T21:19:29+00:00January 16th, 2017|Categories: Balance, Hope, Success|Comments Off on It’s all in the Shaking: Finding Balance part 2

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