Can We Talk About Church?

What is church? Why is it important? What do we expect of church? What can church expect of us? What does church look and feel like at its best, rooted in Jesus's original intent? What needs to change in me to allow that vision to be possible? I've been rolling these questions around with God, … Continue reading Can We Talk About Church? →

The Courage to Own Your Identity

Remembering who we really are is one of the most critical parts of our human and leadership journey. If we don't have the courage to own our identity, the world will own it...will own us. What do you believe about yourself? About others? About the world? When I first sat with these questions, the answers … Continue reading The Courage to Own Your Identity →

I Love You Always

If only you could see what I see. Goodness. Beauty. Divinity. I don't understand, yet I love you all the same. No conditions.No expectations. Just hope. That you will see, you will seek, you will find, yourself again. The perfect and precious onethat has always been. Come back... To you,to me, to us, to love. … Continue reading I Love You Always →

The Truth

None of us really want to hear it. Yet it holds the key to what we are yearning for. We look for it from others, when we can only find it from the One who gave it to us...in our hearts. It isn't the free ride we hope for, but a torrent of trials and … Continue reading The Truth →

That Tuesday Night

Those eyes,this moment. Fully enraptured. Captured...my heart. To love youis the greatest gift. Tears fall. Giggles erupt. So much joy. All this love. So little time. Life is not enough. For this.

Trust in the Waiting

It's Holy Saturday. A day of silence and darkness. Lucky for us, we know that the light is coming. But what about the disciples and followers of Jesus? Many of them thought that when Jesus was crucified on the cross, the story was over. They thought He must not have been the Savior and King … Continue reading Trust in the Waiting →

Upside Down and Backwards

Today is Palm Sunday. The day that Jesus accepted death. He knew that going to Jersualem meant the beginning of the end. He surrendered his will and chose to ride in on a donkey, signaling for all that humility and sacrifice are the ultimate leadership traits. Jesus portrayed an upside down and backward way of … Continue reading Upside Down and Backwards →

What Makes a Nation Great?

"Does the wealth of our people speak to the greatness of our nation? No. I think the things that speak to the greatness of a nation is how we take care of each other." -Cory Booker I've been doing a lot of listening, perspective taking, and thinking these last few months about what is happening … Continue reading What Makes a Nation Great? →

Peace Begins with Me

We all want it, but we don't choose it. We believe something needs to change before we can have it. Deep down, many of us think we don't deserve it...we haven't done enough to earn it. The path to peace is in front of us all, right there, but there is so much trying to … Continue reading Peace Begins with Me →

The Courage to Connect with Others

She sat on the floor next to me as I sat in the recliner. Ice machine and pain pills in full effect. It was just a couple days after ACL surgery and my friend (and teammate), Sarah, volunteered to come over and care for me while my husband went back to work. I asked her … Continue reading The Courage to Connect with Others →