Permission to Pause

I was talking with a leader recently who is wrestling with exhaustion and fear of burnout. As a leader of a fast-growing non-profit, she has been running hard for several years. The ministry has amazing momentum and yet she is desperate for a break. The demands are intense. The needs are growing and some down […]

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Summer Permission Slip

Schools out. We’re on the brink of summer. It’s a season of change. Seasons are an important part of life’s rhythm. They change our pace. They disrupt us. I used to think I didn’t like seasons. Spending most of my life in Wisconsin and Tennessee I found the extremes of the seasons tiring. Whether it […]

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On Empty

I have this little hiccup in my wiring that likes to convince me that things that rejuvenate me (reading, studying, laughing, fun) are only to be enjoyed when I have accomplished everything that needs to be done. The problem? Yep, you guessed it.  Everything that needs to be done never really gets done. Week after […]

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