STUBBORN AND PROUD
Everyday they believed that today could be the day, and one day it was.
FINDING MY CENTER
I think there is a little bit of crazy in us all. We just need to find the thing that brings us back to center. Some people knit, drink coffee, sing, dance, bike, walk, or bake. I run to my center.
THIS IS NOT THE END…. YOU CAN START AGAIN
As I ran past the caboose on my running trail, the yard limit sign, and the stop painted on the ground, I thought about how we can feel everything is telling us that it is time to give up on a job, a spouse, our faith, or ourselves.
THE STRUGGLE IS REAL
People like to see something attainable. We like to see that models have stretch marks and leaders can make small mistakes or admit struggles.
SUGAR RUSH: FINDING THE SWEETNESS IN DAILY TASKS
I was rushing around trying to get things done, and all I saw were tasks. I forgot to see the world through the eyes of my children. I was on the verge of taking what was a treat to them and turning it into a chore. What is 30 more seconds in the big picture? This little moment was a sweet reminder to find the pleasure in living.
Call me Grandma
I became a grandmother at age 33.
I’m sure you are doing the math to figure out how old I must have been when I had my child and how old my child must have been when she made me a grandma. I’ll help you with your calculations.
BLOOM AGAIN
I was asked recently to write a one page summary of my testimony. Most testimonies involve a dramatic moment of change. This is not that story. This is the story of a planted seed that was watered and nurtured. It is the story of how I have grown, bloomed, withered, grown, and bloomed again.
FOR ALL THE DAUGHTERS: THE TRUTH ABOUT BEAUTY
Life has a way of wearing us down and making it hard to see the beauty. We lose focus and our vision is clouded by the mundane, the painful, and the false.