A God-Sized Leap

C H I C A G O! Something about that skyline just makes me smile.  I love big cities.  The energy, congestion, never-rest intensity and culture of big cities inspires me. But big cities also overwhelm me… the sheer number of searching souls, the people you pass by on the street corners, the eccentric individual […]

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Sunday Highlights – You Tell Me

Yesterday we continued the Christmas series “Rhythm” at Cross Point.  I am loving this series but unfortunately I missed yesterday so I have no highlights from the message to share… yet.  I took a rare Sunday off enjoying Christmas with my sister, but I’ll be listening to the podcast soon! Soooooooooooooo! It’s your turn to […]

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Friday Fun – Big City Style

Here is my Friday Fun in pictures. Hilda and I are spending the weekend in New York City as our Christmas present to each other.  I’ve never been to New York at Christmas… so beautiful. I’ll admit though, it’s FREEZING!!  We’ve been so cold, we haven’t taken a lot of pictures, but here are some […]

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All I Want for Christmas

The Gift of Time… That’s all I want for Christmas. Time to celebrate with family and friends. Time to enjoy the decorating, baking and holiday preparation. Time to shop for the perfect gift for all those on my list. Time to reflect. Time to read a good book. Time to cozy up by the fire […]

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I'm Creating a Crisis

Today our staff met for our all-day all-staff planning meeting.  I love these scheduled opportunities to get out of the rigor of the immediate needs and look ahead into the new year. We do some practical stuff like working through the calendar and talking about some of the big initiatives on the horizon, but the […]

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I’m Creating a Crisis

Today our staff met for our all-day all-staff planning meeting.  I love these scheduled opportunities to get out of the rigor of the immediate needs and look ahead into the new year. We do some practical stuff like working through the calendar and talking about some of the big initiatives on the horizon, but the […]

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Sunday Highlights

Today we started our new Christmas series “Rhythm” at all of our campuses.  I’m very excited about this series because our hope is that we’ll all approach this Christmas season with more purpose than ever before – purpose to create a rhythm amidst the hustle & bustle that allows us to truly reflect and eagerly […]

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Friday Fun – Family Traditions

Today and yesterday my sis and I have been baking our first batch of Christmas cookies.  Don’t they look awesome?!! They are! These puppies are made from scratch from our grandmother’s recipe.  And when I say scratch, I mean get out the flour,   butter,   sugar,   rolling pin and   a few secret ingredients, and spend […]

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Who Are You?

What’s your brand? In my former job I spent the majority of my time developing brand identities for artists.  I worked hard to determine the unique characteristics of the individual musician/band/singer and then figured out how to market that to set them apart from the rest of their competitors.  It was a fascinating, sometimes frustrating […]

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