It was Prom 1994. Rebecca, Amanda, Jess, and I decided that the girls would get ready at Rebecca’s house, but that’s not what I did. I got ready at my house so I could help the others get ready. Prom was amazing and wonderful. But looking back, I wonder why my first thought was to […]
Emotions
Busyness isn’t your problem (but you do have one)
When I was a student at Texas A&M, I took pride in my schedule. I would go to class, my on-campus job, late night organization meetings, and then head back to my dorm for homework. I’d get a few hours of sleep and then do it all over again the next day. I was so […]
10 Things to Go Rogue from in 2017
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The Restoration Project: Naming the Hurt
Over the next few posts, I’m going to walk you through how I’ve come from a place of hurt to a place of restoration. Care to join me? Read on. In 2nd grade, a little boy showed me that he liked me by doing the most unusual thing: he stabbed me in the knee with […]
How Your Unmet Needs are Weighing You Down
I have the hardest time answering on-the-spot, superlative questions like, “What is your favorite movie?” or “What is your biggest challenge right now?” My problem is two-fold: 1. I overthink the answer because “favorite” and “biggest” seem really heavy, and I don’t want to get it wrong. 2. My mind goes blank and can’t think […]
What I’m Learning about Emotions and Vulnerability
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 […]
Two Ways We Get Purpose Wrong
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 […]