I stared at the faces of those who died. I listened to stories about who they were and the lives they lived from those who loved them most. I watched survivors share their experiences and the ways they served in the aftermath — the courage, the strength, the ongoing battles they still carry. It was … Continue reading Encountering the Sacred Heart of Jesus
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What Happens When God Changes Your Plans: What a career pivot taught me about identity, calling, and trusting God with the next chapter
For much of my life, I believed clarity would come through effort. Work harder. Think longer. Plan better. Stay faithful. Keep moving. But over the past year, I’ve begun learning something different. Some of the most important shifts in our lives do not arrive with certainty. They arrive as a quiet stirring. An invitation. A … Continue reading What Happens When God Changes Your Plans: What a career pivot taught me about identity, calling, and trusting God with the next chapter
Staying Alive in This Life
A multi-faceted identity. An identity rooted in something beyond what changes or falls apart. This is something great leaders and the best of humanity have in common. When our identity is this expansive, we have the opportunity to stay rooted in times of chaos, and the strength and resources to stay grounded in our values … Continue reading Staying Alive in This Life
Holy Love
Loving You has been the most confusing, frustrating, exhilarating, and satisfying thing I've done. I want Your love with all that I am, and yet I fight against receiving it. The world says, "You don't deserve it." My ego says, "You have not done enough." Yet You tell me over and over, "I love you … Continue reading Holy Love
Trapped in a Prison of Our Own Making
We are trapped in our own personal jails. These illusions keep us from being free. There have been times in my life when I struggled mightily to pay the bills. Financial insecurity was real and it limited my choices. There have been times when unexpected things happened and in those moments sacrifice was required, and … Continue reading Trapped in a Prison of Our Own Making
Our Call to Expand Beyond Division
What is this telling us? I recently came across this question in an interview between Simon Sinek and Trevor Noah on Sinek's podcast (one of my favorites), A Bit of Optimism. I expected the conversation to be cheeky and fun, and while it was full of energy and laughter, it also had a lot of … Continue reading Our Call to Expand Beyond Division
On Being Forgotten
"They didn't even know that I was the one who did that," I recently had an elder share with me in a frustrated and exasperated tone. In his later years, he was sharing about all the things he was proud of and had accomplished in his life. I sensed what I thought could be the … Continue reading On Being Forgotten
I Was Afraid to Tell You…Because You’re a Christian
"I was afraid to tell you..." A few years back, a pretty close friend of mine used these words through tears when explaining why she hadn't shared a personal, meaningful story with me from her early twenties. It was soon after Roe vs. Wade had been overturned. Not understanding why she had been afraid to … Continue reading I Was Afraid to Tell You…Because You’re a Christian
Radiant: 2025 Word of the Year Reflection
I have been watching a Lifetime Television movie this morning and the main character in it reminds me of you so much. Bubbly, happy, everyone's friend. You are an awesome role model for others. A lot of people could use your magic. This is a message I received in the last couple days from someone … Continue reading Radiant: 2025 Word of the Year Reflection
Where Is God?
Opening our eyes first thing in the morning and closing them as we slip into dreams Drinking our morning coffee in the quiet and rushing hurriedly out the door Walking in our neighborhood and driving to work Hiking among the trees and sitting in bumper to bumper traffic Escaping to your favorite place and in … Continue reading Where Is God?
Grit, Gratitude, and Grace 