Common-sense grace for the try-hard girl
I have one item packed away in my life that is getting too heavy for me to carry. Do you carry this weight too? After a recent trip to the UK for our 40th birthdays, my husband I learned the value in living (and packing) lightly. This principle applies to my right-now life so we’re […]
Today I went on a run/walk, and while I was walking, I passed a man in his 60s… running. I thought, Hey I ran a 1/2 marathon a few years ago and here I am walking like a schmuck. For crying out loud, this grandpa is running. I should be running too. I tell that […]
Achievers tend to bristle against authority because we like being in charge. But there was one boss who shaped me in ways that have impacted me to this day. When my husband’s job moved us to Fort Smith, Arkansas, I left behind my dream job at the Houston Astros. I eventually landed the director of […]
My worst boss had one trait that I thought wasn’t a big deal until it was. I wonder if you have this trait too. This boss didn’t seem to listen to what I was saying, was preoccupied with other responsibilities, and couldn’t care less about what my heart was feeling. My boss just wanted the […]
Have you ever had a day where you felt overwhelmed, insufficient and unkind right out of the gate? This is the story of how my no-good day was rescued. My no-good day started the night before when I didn’t sleep well, causing me to hit snooze so I missed my quiet time. I walked out to […]
Achievers are notorious for sacrificing their emotions on the altar of performance and productivity. Can we agree that Jesus has a better way for us? Kerri Strug is at the end of the vault runway at the Olympic Games in July 1996. Her first attempt has left her with an injured ankle. She runs toward […]
It took getting hit by a car to realize I believed two lies about my life. My friend Jennifer and I were training for a half-marathon because I am an idiot, and Jennifer is just really nice. On one of our training runs, we came to an apartment-complex driveway. We stopped as we saw the […]
Emily P. Freeman’s “Grace for the Good Girl” completely changed my view of God’s grace and I’d love to share it with you! To enter the contest, subscribe to the blog (it’s that little blue button on the top right of your screen!) from now until October 13. WHO CAN WIN? Those who are either current […]
I love the color, organizing super-powers, and the way file folders and checklists make me feel productive. Yet my heart is screaming for something more from life than a to-do list. This Checklist Life is no way to live. I worked as an event planner in the days before smart phones, a time when every event had […]
Five weeks after having our youngest, I woke up in the middle of the night to the feeling of an elephant sitting on my chest. I couldn’t breathe, and the chest pressure was excruciating. Being the Aggie that I am, I thought the trouble was wardrobe related. I must be overheating because of my sweatshirt. What I […]
