Why I Will Not Miss the BTG Free to Fly Conference

I’ve been attending the spring Bridging the Gap “Free to Be” women’s conferences for nine consecutive years (excluding the year I missed because my daughter was a week old). My girlfriends and I drive down from our hometown “up north,” sleep in a hotel room...

I Wish I Was Funny…

Sometimes I wish I was funny. Not so much in real life, but in the way that I write and speak. I have listened to others and wished I had the ability to make people laugh. Most of the time my writings come from hard experiences of my life, vulnerable places, places...

God Does Not Misdial

A call to leadership can come in a variety of ways. It can come through people as well as circumstances. I was alone in the atrium of my company’s world headquarters when God prompted me to step into a leadership position. I thought the call was a wrong number. My...

The “Send Me” Prayer

It’s hard to unexpectedly lose your job. The uncertainty of how lost income will be replaced and how financial obligations will be met can cause much anxiety. I have been in this uncomfortable situation four times; each time felt more difficult than the previous one....

Organic Ain’t Easy

What is organic?  Organic is often described as being natural.  The fourth definition in Webster’s Dictionary is “a: forming an integral element of a whole b: having systematic coordination of parts.” When we go to the grocery store to buy organic...