I’m moving towards something God has been pressing down on my heart to pursue: servant hospitality. If you watch any amount of Home and Garden TV (HGTV), you’ll hear people…
Why I Gave Up Makeup for Lent
Several years ago, my family and I had set out on a brief weekend trip to visit my extended family in Reno. Having been in Texas for my grandmother’s memorial…
Wanted: Middle-Aged Mom
Our organization is seeking a highly skilled and talented individual to fill the position of middle-aged mom. This is a contract position that includes work-from-home privileges yet also requires long…
You Can’t ‘Be All You Can Be’
Once the U.S. Army recruiting slogan written to entice people to serve, “Be All You Can Be,” has come to embody something very American. It extends beyond the bounds of the military and has trickled into our psyche It plays on FoMO, or Fear of Missing Out. It piggybacks on our relatively recent aspirations as women to achieve in the workplace alongside all the traditional responsibilities that have been ours for thousands of years.
Downsizing Christmas
I’m no humbug, but I have to admit that I occasionally have trouble enjoying Christmas. I’ll admit changing the station when “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” croons from…
Monday Morning Grace
When I worked in Silicon Valley, pre-kids, Monday morning had a completely different context for me. It would set in at about four o’clock Sunday afternoon that Monday morning would…
Wrestling with the 3 A’s: Anxiety, Approval, Abandonment
No matter who you are, I’m willing to bet you struggle with what I call three A’s, which are anxiety, approval, and abandonment.
3 Steps to Refocus Your Life on God
I recently read a great blog post by Michael Hyatt on the problem of drifting away from your life’s focus. It reminded me that not only can we drift away from our life plans–work, family, creative endeavors, for example–we can also drift greatly from God, and quite possibly, the two go hand-in-hand.
Return [Poem]
It is quiet today here in my house. The children, one-by-one, kiss me and leave, the door swinging behind them. Like the calm after a hurricane, there is mess in…
Waiting Faithfully [Poem]
It’s no small task to wait faithfully (and patiently) for God’s timing in your life; when to get married, when to start a new career, when to buy a house,…
My Jewel [Poem]
The past may hold us, the future may change us, yet something binds, it holds and secures— Memories, old and new, combine to seal and hold tight the grip— the…
A Recipe for Lost Mojo
“Dear Cousin, I’m thinking about starting a new revenue generating blog, but not sure I can take this on right now. My current site is working well, and the additional…
