Reframe This Thanksgiving

by | Nov 20, 2017 | Life Issues

  “Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:8 (NLT) Be thankful in all things. Hmmm…What about the time that my alarm did not go off, I was late for my first day of work, I...

3 and 3

by | Oct 19, 2017 | Leadership

Three Things God Wants You to Own and Three Ways to Do It I remember the day my husband and I brought our first baby home from the hospital. The sheer terror of having the responsibility of caring and protecting a helpless infant overwhelmed me. Perhaps you are...

Give Someone Else the Wheel

by | Sep 14, 2017 | Leadership

I have three grown daughters. Although they are all now amazing women of God, each of them gave me some of the scariest moments of my life during their teenage years while attempting to learn to drive. At some point in learning to drive, each of my daughters came...

Is it Me?

by | Aug 16, 2017 | Leadership

When I was in kindergarten, there was a group of girls that were whispering in a circle, looking over at me and giggling. I was mortified. What was so funny about me? What were they saying about me? Tears stung my eyes. I wanted to crawl in a hole. I looked at my...

Further Faster

by | Jun 27, 2017 | Leadership

At a recent conference, Andy Stanley utilized a phrase, “Further Faster.” Andy was speaking of equipping growing churches to go “further, faster.” You may be working on growing the church you belong to. You could be working on building your career. You may feel God...