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
What Happened in Richmond …
Earlier this year I committed to being more intentional with both my money and my time. This commitment has included a realignment of my priorities for the next few months and an exploration of new ventures. On Friday my friend
New Beginnings: Returning Home, Celebrating 40, and Healing
It’s been one week and four days since I have been back in the U.S. To say I am happy to be home is an understatement. I enjoyed my time abroad. I needed the time away more than I knew
Where Are All the Cool Kids?
I grew up hearing, believing and sometimes witnessing that women could be: attractive, but not smart; athletic, but not feminine; … Christian, but not cool. With this in mind, I crafted my life and spent a lot of time trying to
A Heart to Serve
There are mornings like today when I wake up and my heart is overwhelmed with a desire for service. I’ve always known that service means a lot to me: helping others; sharing of whatever resources I could; making sure that
#GoalsForGod
I have several journals – at this time I have about five in various places around my home and office. I use them all! They serve different purposes and are of different sizes and quality. Yesterday, I thumbed through one
The Danger of Being Un-Boxed
Around the age of 18 or so (a LONG time ago :-)) I realized how much I despised being boxed in. I hated that people made assumptions about me or my lifestyle based on how I looked, or where I
On Faith and Fitness: My Prelude to 40
Image taken from: https://crystalstine.me/ On September 4th of last year I wrote a blog post introducing you all to what I’d planned to be a series of posts counting down to my 40th birthday. Just a few weeks later, we were