A Merry Heart

by | Sep 22, 2016 | Relationships

Relationships are hard. We hear that phrase so often it’s starting to lose meaning, but it’s still so true. Recently I was driving (something I do a lot as I commute 45 miles each way for work!), and the phrase “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine” just kept...

I Choose Not to Be Lonely

by | Sep 20, 2016 | Relationships

Each of us is faced with thousands of choices every day that define our thoughts, our behavior, and who we are to the world. This fall’s Thrive Conference explores the idea that the choices we make hold power and provide opportunities that influence ourselves, others,...

A Little Peace, Please?

by | Sep 19, 2016 | Life Issues

I awoke in the early morning hours with a headache—the kind where the pain becomes meshed into your dreams. In fact, I’m writing old school so I don’t have to look into the bright screen of the computer! As I came out of that dream state, I reached into the nightstand...

Unshakeable, but Movable

by | Sep 15, 2016 | General, Life Issues

Moving. A big change. Stepping into the unknown. It’s a little unsettling, right? It has been for me anyway. So much has happened in the three years my family has lived in Colorado Springs. I have so many mixed feelings, because I love our church and our community....

Goodbye Summer

by | Sep 15, 2016 | Just Laughs

I’m having a hard time letting go of summer this year. It goes by so quickly, and I never feel like I’ve done everything I wanted to do. Or I haven’t done enough of it. When summer approaches I get excited about the potential it holds – lazy days sitting at the...