Soaking it in…

Well not the sun… just yet.  I’m headed to the beach in September to do that kind of soakin’. But this week I’ll be soaking in some leadership knowledge.  I’m a bit of a conference junkie so I’m very excited about attending Gifted to Lead and the Willow Leadership Summit this week. Can’t wait to […]

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Friday Fun

My earlier post was a little intense so I thought I would lighten it up with a list of today’s Friday Fun! No alarm clock to wake up to…. aaagghhh! 5 miles with Ash. 1/2 running trails, 1/2 roads. HOT! Very HOT! Cleaned the house because that makes me comfortable 🙂 Hung out at the […]

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True Scarcity

Examples of scarcity in my life: 1) Standing in line for FIVE hours to get the new iPhone 2) Shopping at every store in town trying to find a Wii for my dad for Father’s Day with no luck.  He ended up getting a tip that the Best Buy near his house was getting a […]

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Pass, Set, Dribble, Swing, Serve, Catch?

I recently started taking tennis lessons and I LOVE it! I played tennis for one year in high school and made it to #4 on the team… not too bad for having never picked up a racket before tryouts.  (I won’t mention how bad our season record was, though). I’ve enjoyed the sport since then […]

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I Have the Plague

Yes, tonight I discovered I have the plague of “perfect”. My definition of perfect: the obsessive need to have things done MY WAY You see, perfect is rather subjective. What is perfect to me may not be perfect to you and my compulsion for perfect usually only matters to me. Here are some examples of […]

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Just One Step

Just a step or two ahead. We all just need someone a step or two ahead of us to teach us, to coach us, to mentor us, to guide us. Sometimes I forget this and aspire to learn from the biggest church out there, the most prominent leader in culture, the most accomplished female, the […]

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Sunday Highlights Part 1

It’s a very full Sunday today! We continued the Sync series talking about “Syncing through Giving”.  Pat, our Family Ministries Pastor, spoke today on this topic. Here are some key points that he shared: God doesn’t want your money.  And even if he did, couldn’t he just take it? God wants our heart.  Notice that […]

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Perfect Peace

This past weekend I was really stressing about some things that were bothering me. I was anxious I was jealous I was angry I was prideful So I went for a walk to expend some energy and to talk to God about it. Here’s what he had to say to me: You (God) will keep […]

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