Just Say No

by | Sep 28, 2017 | Faith

“Just say no!” My voice was firm, as I gave this advice to my busy daughter. Although it was easy for me to say, a twinge of guilt ran through me. The truth is, I’m the one who taught her to overcommit, to be ever involved, to never say no, to stay busy, frazzled,...

Audacious Love Calls Me to Remember

by | Sep 26, 2017 | Faith, General

This year’s Thrive Conference is a celebration of God’s audacious love: What it looks like, how it overcomes our greatest fears, and how it inspires us. We’re thrilled to announce that, in conjunction with the conference, we’ll be releasing a...

The Pop-Up Blocker for Daily Living

by | Sep 21, 2017 | Faith

Living Focused Amidst the Danger of Distractions A distraction is defined as something that makes it difficult to think or pay attention. Wow, anybody? Distractions were robbing me every day of focus, joy, clarity, calling, and the “present” of the present.  Every...

Audacious Love Inspires Me to Step Out

by | Sep 12, 2017 | Faith

This year’s Thrive Conference is a celebration of God’s audacious love: What it looks like, how it overcomes our greatest fears, and how it inspires us. We’re thrilled to announce that, in conjunction with the conference, we’ll be releasing a...

Looking to the Problem Solver

by | Sep 11, 2017 | Faith

I had lunch with a friend last week and, in the course of our discussion, she told me she’d been listening to podcasts by Shauna Niequist. Shauna had been asking each of her guests this question: “What is one spiritual practice you’ve been doing that is helping or...

The Body of Christ

by | Sep 6, 2017 | Faith

It happened a year ago. One year ago, my healthy, active, second-degree black belt husband underwent surgery. Somewhere along his life journey, his hip joint had grown misshapen and, through use, eventually tore his labrum (a sheath of cartilage covering the “ball”...