Common-sense grace for the try-hard girl
Right out of college, I accepted a sales position at the Houston Astros Baseball Club. I felt all the importance and pride of being one of only a few women working in professional sports with a ballpark for an office. My performance-based nature thrived working 60 hours a week to meet sales goals, schmooze clients, […]
She spoke in hushed tones, “I have everything: my health, good kids, a great husband, and a job I like…why do I feel so restless?” And it’s confusing, right? It’s confusing to have All The Things and still feel restless. What happens when our soul has cabin fever? Where does our restlessness come from? Our […]
Sometimes I wonder if Jesus understands what it’s like to be a modern-day mom. I mean, it’s not like He had to attend the PTA meeting, pick up the kid, drive to gymnastics, make dinner, put away laundry, pay bills, build a marriage, and clean the kitchen. I wonder if He understands this pace I’m […]
I love the fall because it feels like a new beginning. Fall’s a chance to live out what God has placed on my heart. Yet, every year, one thing attitude hijacks my ideal fall. My ideal fall is one where I stay focused on what God has invited me to do and live well in the […]
In the early 1980s, my in-laws made a decision that would forever impact my life—they enrolled their son in private school a year earlier than his peers. Fast-forward nine years, and freshman Jill Newman sees the cutest freshman boy she’s ever seen. I started dating that cute boy our senior year, and we got married […]
This post isn’t about your pantry or closet or getting rid of your stuff. It’s not about magical arts or even tidying up. This post is about decluttering your life by jettisoning what isn’t crucial to your calling and giving you room to breathe. It’s about looking at your calling, recognizing what’s cluttering it, and […]
Several years ago, I was kindergarten room-mom, mother to a preschooler, employee, host and leader of a small group, exercise fanatic, participant in a second bible study, wife, friend, daughter, continuous house cleaner, and baker of scratch-made birthday cakes. I was trying to do all the things I thought I should be doing. Now these […]
It happens virtually every time a friend and I get together over coffee: one of us shares how we’re wrestling with what we should do next. Do I go back to grad school knowing it will impact my family but further my career? Do I take that job and move away from friends and family? […]
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 […]
In the circles I travel, and by “travel” I mean read on blogs and listen to on podcasts, much is said about purpose: finding it, living it, determining it. We know that we have a purpose and we desperately want to find out what it is. Although Achievers don’t want to waste too much time […]
