When You Feel Like a Fraud

by | Jan 5, 2015 | Faith

“What’s so bad about your life, anyway?” he spat at me. I recoiled from the tone – and the truth – of his words. Though our argument was resolved within the next ten minutes, the words remained, beating within my head, resonating in my heart. Because the truth is –...

Reflecting With Gratitude

by | Jan 1, 2015 | Faith

Christmas vacation is a fabulous time for reflection and remembering the important things in life. A peek inside my journal shares some of my recent contemplation, spending time alone with God. I have time to myself. The Christmas tree is lit in the darkened room, and...

It Is Positively Difficult to Stay Positive

by | Dec 15, 2014 | Faith

I pulled out of the driveway and pushed the CD into the player. Today, it wasn’t music; today, it was Norman Vincent Peale’s book, The Power of Positive Thinking. On a typical day my drive to work takes about 15 minutes but once I hit the main road, I could see...

The Fear of Failure

by | Dec 11, 2014 | Faith

While playing hide and seek as a kid, I discovered a bomb in our closet. Well…kind of. I was seven years old. My younger brother, who was six at the time, and I decided to hide from our mom while she was on the phone so she would have to find us when she hung up. We...

Is There Ever a Happy Season?

by | Nov 24, 2014 | Faith

A few weeks ago my friend posed this question on Facebook: “Is anyone ever truly 100 percent happy where they’re at, in the season that they’re in, without struggle? I feel like we go from seasons of challenges and struggles, to MORE (but different) challenges and...

She Blessed Me

by | Nov 17, 2014 | Faith

I had an amazing experience at the Bridging the Gap Words Matter Conference in October. The speakers were so fun and it was amazing to learn from them, but that wasn’t what made my weekend. The worship, activities, and decor were so great – WOW – but that...