The sun was shining bright and I could hear the birds chirping rather happily as I stretched and rolled out of bed. My mood sure didn’t match that of the new season bursting forth. While the world around me seemed to be screaming new season, new birth, new day, new everything, my soul felt something so different. It had been… Read More
4 steps to take when you feel stuck and need to get moving
Do you want to be a world changer, but feel stuck? Would you like to lose weight, but seem overwhelmed by the idea? Maybe you’re thinking about starting a business, but you’re at a stand still? You know you’re called to make a difference. You’re ready to conquer that assignment, but your legs seem so heavy and afraid of change…. Read More
while everyone is striving, I’m letting go
Why are there always such crazy emotions that go with January 1st? There’s an excitement and even a sadness of letting go of the previous year, but yet an anticipation of the new days to come. Last year was a year like none other. There were so many beautiful highlights from a daughter’s wedding, to our first grand babies (yes,… Read More
when your heart aches and is torn between the tension of two worlds.
I boarded the plane a tired mess. The week building a house in Guatemala had taken more of me mentally and physically than what I had expected. But more than anything at this moment, my soul was an emotional mess. I longed for my trip home, but yet my heart felt this heavy burden of what I was leaving behind…. Read More
roots, wings, and raising children to have more faith than yourself.
It’s that time of year where so many moms are being stretched in their faith. We’re loading our children up on buses, packing them out for college, or letting them drive themselves to school for the first time. It’s scary days. It’s days where moms doubt, question, and fret. Yes, we do! This year has been different for me. I just… Read More
for days when you are overwhelmed — pray big, but work small.
It was a humid day last year when we piled into a 15 passenger van to take us into the Guatemala City Dump area. We were squished in like sardines this day and the driver was . . . well, let’s just say he was driving as all Guatemalans do. . . totally crazy! Our team was there to partner… Read More