Three Strategies for Leadership

Three Strategies for Leadership: In Luke 6:40 Jesus said, “The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.” As a leader you are taking people to places they have yet to be.  You are forging a trail by building the...

Waiter, Table for One

Be still, and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10 As I pulled into the parking lot of the small cafe on the shores of Lake Superior, the parking lot full of cars gave me pause. The quick, one-night getaway to the North Shore for the hubs and me had turned into a quick...

Quick & Easy Chicken Chili

Walking into the house after work, church, or school and smelling a pot of something hot and delicious simmering on the stove is one of the most welcomed scents to any nose when the weather begins to chill a bit. My kids recently told me that one of the things they...

Today I Voted

I voted today. I’m ashamed to admit that I haven’t always voted in every election, every primary, every single time. But today I took a step to change that. Yesterday as I listened to the radio, the announcer spoke of the time we are living in as “post-Christian.” My...

When You Just Need to Take a Breath

“So what are you going to do next?” The question was posed innocently enough by a friend last night after I’d explained about just finishing up helping with a major women’s conference and meeting the final deadline for our book (yay!) last week. I immediately fumbled...