Post-Birthday Reflections: 40 Something and Beyond
I’ve learned A LOT through these 40-something years of life. I’m grateful that I’ve loved so much more than I’ve lost. I’m so incredibly thankful for the people in my life at this exact moment and extend gratitude to those
CHOOSE Joy in Platonic Relationships
On today and everyday, I am celebrating my platonic friends. I hope you'll join me in recognizing the beautiful blessing in FRIENDS. Yes, we get to experience love in all sorts of wonderful ways. Let's not take our friends for
CHOOSE Joy in Love
On this V-Day and every day thereafter, I invite you to love. Love fully. Love freely. Love abundantly. Love with your whole heart. Heal. Retreat. Mend. And then love again.
As I Reflect on the Year …
AND love persists. Happiness calls our name. Joy can be our default home. I welcome all of this. I embrace it. I hold it close to my heart.
Guest Blog: Preparing Your Leadership Loaf
Enjoy each part of the process: gathering the ingredients, selecting your additions and don’t forget to sprinkle the smiles on right before packing it up in your razzle dazzle as you share with others!
When God Calls You to Move
I grew up in the same community and lived in the same home for 18 years. With the exception of summer trips to visit family up north, my life was relatively consistent and familiar. When I left for college, it
One Million Ways to Love
Last weekend I spent time with my favorite teenager. For those of you reading this who don't know, this young lady is not my biological child - I don't have any biological children. She is the niece of one of
The Art of Hosting
It has been exactly two weeks since I hosted one of my favorite big cousins and one of my favorite little cousins :-). Their time with me in my home was their first visit to my little town - I
These Things I Learned in 2019
I can only recall one other year - 2012 - when I had such drastic and dramatic change within 12 months so it should go without saying: 2019 is one for the books. If you’ve been following my posts, you