I was driving down the road asking God to forgive me. You see, it was summer time and my schedule was swamped. Actually my schedule had been out of control for quite sometime, but I didn’t know how to put the brakes on. As the summer ended the year before, I realized that I am so blessed to live 25… Read More
it’s okay to be selfish and secure yourself first
I needed this moment bad. A time to sneak away with Curt and just sit on a balcony out on the ocean. Nothing but the sound of the cruise ship moving through the water and my soul beating to the fresh air whipping through me. Standing on the outer deck of our ship gazing out at the skyline of Seattle, we… Read More
it’s time to surrender and step off the merry-go-round
After a night of tossing and turning, I rolled out of bed. The sun wasn’t even breaking the horizon. Sleepily I headed for the coffee, because that’s how every great morning should start. But this pre-dawn seemed different. I felt like I had been on a merry-go-round with someone spinning it as fast as they could. My mind was spinning, my stomach… Read More
7 books that encouraged me in 2016
What had I just done? I’d walked away from my life as usual. Just up and quit. It was a scene in the making for awhile, but I wouldn’t stop to sort through the mess. There was too much to do and this driven-girl didn’t want to slow to listen to her own soul. After six-cups of coffee, I needed… Read More
for the days when you’re burned-out and it feels like you’ve been tossed overboard
It has been a year! One big event after another for months on end — not to mention the keeping up with the regular routines of life. And so many great things going on — oh how I wish we could have coffee and just chat about it. Life is so good! But somewhere along this journey all those awesome… Read More
what you can learn from one little boy if you are experiencing burnout
The crazy thing about burn-out is that you don’t notice it until it hits you full-force. I didn’t see the slow creep of weariness that had been apparently sneaking upon my soul for months. Then all of the sudden the biggness of everything was bearing down on me as never before. It was just another day, and then all the… Read More