When Conflict Happens

by | Dec 5, 2013 | Leadership

This past August, my heart stopped for just a moment. We were on the ferry boat, gliding across the bay from Madeline Island to Bayfield with the motor humming in the background and seagulls swooping past, when my oldest child turned her small face toward mine...

Flipping the Bird

by | Dec 5, 2013 | Just Laughs

Not too long ago, I heard a friend share about making a driving error and receiving the one finger salute from the driver of a car nearby. Although she knew she’d been in the wrong, my friend was a little baffled by the reaction. I laughed to myself and thought back...

Freedom From Guilt and Shame

by | Dec 4, 2013 | Life Issues

This is the fifth story in our “Freedom From…” Series, an 8-week series featuring women who have faced adversity and found freedom in the process. As a financial planner, I meet with clients and discuss one of the most personal topics there is… money. We don’t just...

Divine Provision – God’s Way or Mine?

by | Dec 2, 2013 | Life Issues

My husband and I had been married two-and-a-half years. During that time, we had been separated for 18 months due to military training and a deployment. We had also experienced two interstate moves, finished a doctoral dissertation and a Master’s thesis, bought a...

The Voices in My Head

by | Dec 2, 2013 | Health and Wellness

Sometimes, I hear voices. In my head. It really isn’t multiple voices, it is one small voice that I’ve come to recognize as my own personal little Debbie Downer who loves to tell me all the ways in which I don’t measure up. Ms. Downer was out in full...