Hey friends! It’s me again, reporting live from…well….the unknown. You’d think by now I’d just be used to being here. That I would have brought a cozy blanket and a little reading light so that I could make this place a little more comfortable. But the longer I stay here, the more I realize the… Read More Stop Hiding in the Baggage

So last week I told y’all how I was entering a season that I knew would be filled with more rejection than I face on a regular basis. You can read about it here. I also told you how I wasn’t writing for you…I was writing for me. Well, you all stepped on the scene… Read More The Promise of Success

Yeah girl, you read that right. But before we get into this particular post, let me be clear about a few things:1. I don’t want to write this post. I’ve actually done everything but write this post since Sunday, when the idea for it dropped into my spirit. Including the 20 minutes I just spend… Read More The Gift of Rejection

::Blows the dust off the keyboard:: My people. I know, I know it has been a really long time. It’s actually the first time I’m coming to you all in 2020. So before we get into anything, how are you? How is your heart and the goals you’ve set for yourself this year? I am… Read More Grace, Consequence, and the Coronavirus

Last week, we started thinking about how we want to use this month to strategically build for the coming year. I was sitting in my den during quiet time with the Lord when I came across Psalm 16:3 Commit your actions to the Lord and your plans will succeed. Palms 16:3 NLT I’m going to… Read More First comes surrender, then comes Success.

Fear. We’ve all had to do something with palms sweating and butterflies in our stomach. And while it’s no one’s favorite way to move through the world, there are fears we have to overcome on a regular basis. When my students used to tell me they were nervous, I’d say good. Nerves tells us that… Read More The Side Effects of Fear

Almost all of us have all been there. We are sitting in a coffee shop or driving home from work when the Lord whispers this brilliant idea into our ear. The excitement starts to build and you begin investing a ton of time and energy into it. And just as we start to build some… Read More Don’t Compromise the Calling

The original title for this post title was: How to Avoid Sobbing into Your Salsa at a Mexican Restaurant. Nope, I’m not making that up. My beautiful co-workers can attest to that, one even gave me the idea for the title. A couple weeks ago, I was sobbing into my salsa while waiting for my… Read More The Difference Between Knowing and Believing

This is the final installment of a three part series about the unexpected places where we can find joy. Missed the first two posts? You can click here and here to get caught up! I have probably wasted a good hour in avoidance of this blog post. (Since writing that line, I have wasted another… Read More There is Joy in Discipline

This is part two of a three part series about finding joy in unexpected places. Haven’t read the first installment of the series? You can find it here. Don’t let the title of this one fool you. A few weeks ago, I decided it was time to tell my boss I was not returning to… Read More There’s Joy in the Unknown