Searching for Fun

by | Dec 1, 2016 | Life Issues

Last fall I sat in my hair stylist’s chair as she asked me what I had been up to. I rattled off my schedule filled with volunteering, singing, and speaking engagements, my busyness with this club and that committee. Then she asked me, “What do you do for...

Guard Your Heart

by | Feb 8, 2016 | Relationships

I love being open. I love to have a genuine, deep bond with people, and for them to feel they are able to have the same with me. Life and healthy relationships don’t always work like that. Plus, we all know that relationships with women can be tricky! It’s okay to...

Finding Balance in a Do It All World

by | Apr 13, 2015 | Life Issues

There is a REAL struggle to have it all. Be it all. Do it all. No matter how good I become at suppressing these aching thoughts and emotions, they always seem to creep back, winding their way into my brain through unsuspecting venues. We’ve all heard the warnings of...

Flourish in the Balance

by | Aug 11, 2014 | Leadership

Carolyn Haas is the co-lead pastor at Substance Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  How do you balance life and ministry? It’s probably the number one question I’m asked. Like most women, I want to have and do it all. Thankfully, though, God has given me insights on...

That’s Not How It Is

by | Jan 29, 2013 | Relationships

“Everything comes easily for you.” I sat in stunned silence, not knowing how to respond. “Are you kidding me?” was my first thought. Maybe I should start closer to the beginning of the story. I came to Minnesota for college not knowing anyone in the whole state, or...