I thought people-pleasing, by definition, was a selfless quality. Granted, people-pleasing isn’t for the faint of heart. It requires exhausting over-thinking, painstaking anticipation of emotional responses BEFORE they occur, and the compromising flexibility of a contortionist to bend into whatever agreeable shape is needed in …
Today was one of those days I had stacked precariously high with to-dos. My kids had a half day for parent teacher conferences so I thought it would be the PERFECT time to visit a friend in MA that we haven’t seen in awhile. Aside …
Our God is worthy of His name because His name encompases His eternal identity and He proves His identity to us over and over again. Every name of Jesus represents His good heart. Healer. Redeemer. Hope. Savior. Hiding Place. We can place our hope in …
God has a funny way of bringing people together. Awhile back I posted about creating my “Ebenezer Board” which is about remembering God’s faithfulness in my life by physically keeping pictures of His goodness and provision as part of my living room decor. Since that …
Well friends, I rediscovered these past two weeks that I’m not a super-human who can do all the things with no break. I have spent 10 of the last 16 days away from home, so I’ve been more scattered than usual. November 2nd and 3rd …
“Your homework this week is to seek out difficult conversations.” My life coach had built me up and helped me pull out my mission statement, but then she left me with those jarring words. Not only did she want me to respond boldly to difficult …
I have to apologize to you all- I fully intended to give you 4 posts chalk full of writing tips and (possibly) brilliant advice on self-publishing in September. But I seem to have hit a writer’s slump? Writer’s amnesia? Writer’s b….bl…. man, it’s right on …
I’ve been trying to really figure out my “why” for this season. (OK…I’ve also been binge watching FRIENDS reruns, but if you give me a few minutes I’m sure I can fit that into my life purpose somehow.) What is the deeper purpose behind each …
You could say I’m going through a “busy” season. Here’s a list of reasons why: My kids are home on summer vacation. There’s 3 of them. I just published a book and have a launch party this Friday, July 27th. My schedule is packed with …
I have two rules about food: You shouldn’t throw perfectly good food away. You should always throw away food that’s gone bad. Unfortunately, these two rules come into conflict more often than I care to admit. I mean, let’s start with the madness of expiration …