Yesterday I received a precious “thank you” card in the mail from my friend Shannon. It was a sweet little card featuring pictures of her and her husband and their two newly adopted precious little boys. The inside included a scripture and printed thank you, but at the top, scribbled in her hand-writing, she began […]
What is it costing us when half the church’s gifts go untapped? I’ve been wrestling with this question quite a lot lately. Conversations are stirring in the church world of our inability to engage the 21st century female. Here are some things that I hear repeatedly: “I don’t know where I fit in the church.” […]
Stretching regularly can keep you flexible. And the more flexible you are, the less prone you will be to injuries. **Paraphrased from Runner’s World Complete Book of Women’s Running Back in high school I joined a dance team for one year. I know, I know… please don’t mock me. It was the coolest thing our […]
I learned today that me and meekness have been at odds. I guess I never would have really described myself as meek. In fact, I might have told you that I probably got a pass on this one because my personality doesn’t lend itself to meekness. Perhaps I even assumed that you could pick and […]
I am a creature of habit. I love routine. I love to plan, prepare and strategize. But sometimes all my habitual planning and preparing can be paralyzing. I get stuck. Stuck in monotony. Stuck in boredom. Stuck in the same ideas. Stuck in the very habits I try so hard to create. And I hate […]
The Royal Wedding. Are you planning to watch it? I am. I have no shame. I may not be up at 3am, but I’ve already won the argument with my husband about DVRing it. I have been fascinated with royalty my entire life. There is an aspiration to the power, the influence, the prestige and […]
So here we are just a few days before Easter… If you work in ministry you’ll understand when I say that sometimes Holy Week feels anything but Holy! It’s more like a big hot mess! As we prepare for 15 services at 5 campuses this weekend, our office is a mad house. Last minute items […]
What could be great becomes mediocre when we fail to plan. I tweeted this statement yesterday scolding myself for not having prepared as well as I should have for last night’s Cultivate Her event. It’s not that I just blew it off or didn’t care about preparation, my schedule has just been so full that […]
We recently finished up an amazing series at Cross Point called “5 Things that Will Destroy Your Marriage”. We ran the gamut of emotions as we processed the health or lack of health in our marriages and/or relationships… intense, funny, uncomfortable, awkward, painful. I think most of us took some big steps forward in making […]
Have you heard this voice? You know the one… the voice that takes over when you find yourself a little unsure… a little out of your element… a little insecure. I hate this voice. I don’t usually know it’s there until it’s already spoken up and embarrassed me. Some insecurity voices are loud and boisterous. […]
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