Last night I chatted with an old friend. We hadn’t talked in ages. We’d met years ago, volunteering at a Women of Faith Conference in Texas, just after my life had fallen apart: marriage, family, job, home, father, and every beautiful thing I owned suddenly gone. She had been an encouragement to me. Today she finds Read more…
Why You Can Expect A Breakthrough
Like me, aren’t you ready for a breakthrough? You know… That moment when Viola! Suddenly everything looks different from here. I’m working on my next book. In the throes of creation, it feels like being in labor… Wading upstream… In the midst of spring run-off. It’s muddy, exhausting work but it won’t let us go. Read more…
When Life Is Not What You Expected
The tyranny of goals and expectations on top of an uber-full life for months on end has left me overwhelmed, discouraged and tired. Can you relate? Chronically feeling like a failure for not getting it all done, rarely enjoying the ride? From beneath the boulder of expectation, it’s difficult to appreciate the view. But the Read more…
The Bitter and the Sweet
Life’s singular moments are rarely what they seem. But when pressed all together across the thread of time, the bitter and the sweet become like brilliant-colored beads – the adornment of a beautiful life. What first seems bitter, over time becomes sweet. The trick is not to judge too soon. It’s a great mystery – Read more…