Travel Wows & Woes

I LOVE to travel. I HATE to travel. Yes.  I really do… both. My travel loves: Exploring new cities – I love going to places I’ve never been before.  I love finding my way around a new city and I especially love putting on my running shoes and exploring on foot. Hotel rooms all to […]

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Travel Wows & Woes

I LOVE to travel. I HATE to travel. Yes.  I really do… both. My travel loves: Exploring new cities – I love going to places I’ve never been before.  I love finding my way around a new city and I especially love putting on my running shoes and exploring on foot. Hotel rooms all to […]

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Are You Too Busy?

I hear people complain all the time about being too busy. I’m guilty of it myself. You’re not too busy. You’re just not effectively managing your life. My guess is one of these 3 things is happening: 1) You’ve become the victim of over-stimulation.  You allow every element of noise to distract you and so […]

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Sunday Lessons

You can never say “thank you” enough. Cross Point is a volunteer-driven organization.  There is no greater reminder of that than on Sunday mornings. With collective campus average weekly attendance of almost 4500, but just 22 full-time staff and 7 part-timers, we couldn’t survive without our volunteers. I’m so grateful for all they do and […]

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Fabulous Friday

Today’s Fabulous Friday is all about “focus”.  I’ve got a string of travel coming up with several conference stops over the next couple of weeks, so I’m focused on praying and preparing. I would welcome your prayers for wisdom in preparation, confidence in communicating and humility in sharing. If you are going to be at […]

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No More 9 to 5

The typical work day is gone. There is no such thing as clocking in and clocking out unless your stuck in an industry that is still trying to live in the Industrial Revolution… and that’s not gonna last for long. Life is not as compartmentalized as it used to be and many of us are […]

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Sorry Borders

This news made me sad today… “Borders Group has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans to close 30% of its stores” Borders books has been my favorite bookstore for years.  In fact, I’m actually quite snobby about it.  I will drive across town to go to Borders rather than go to the bookstore down […]

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Almost Isn't Good Enough

I’m not gonna lie… I’m a huge fan.  I’m a huge fan of Wayne Elsey and the work he has done through Soles4Souls.  Just this week our team in India put shoes on the feet of the children of the Kalphur Slum… sweet little children that I met last year on my trip and witnessed […]

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Almost Isn’t Good Enough

I’m not gonna lie… I’m a huge fan.  I’m a huge fan of Wayne Elsey and the work he has done through Soles4Souls.  Just this week our team in India put shoes on the feet of the children of the Kalphur Slum… sweet little children that I met last year on my trip and witnessed […]

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The Ultimate Act of Love

Valentine’s Day – L O V E Day I am blessed with a wonderful husband, great family, dear friends and my furry Valentine Mick :), however the greatest thing on my mind today is our Cross Point team over in Kolkata, India.  They are being love in ways that go far beyond anything Hallmark ever […]

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