Recently, I accomplished a goal I repeatedly said I could never do… For my entire life, I’ve been athletic. My mom had a tennis racquet in my hand as soon as I was big enough to hold it without toppling over. And for the last 15 years or so, in addition, to playing tennis, I’ve walked 2 miles every day, usually first thing in the morning, just as the sun peeks over the Continue Reading
A Review of Cindy Beall’s New Book: Rebuilding A Marriage Better Than New
When my world fell apart, I was HUNGRY for ANY resources to help me cope. I had NO point of reference to deal with the extreme hurt and betrayal following infidelity. I was blowing through marriage books as fast as I could. One Saturday night at church, my pastor told us about a new book by Cindy Beall that just released, Healing Your Marriage When Trust Is Broken, and shared Continue Reading
5 Easy Ways to Simplify Your Life Right Now
As I travel down the road of simplifying, I am constantly looking for ways to make things easier and more streamlined. Ways to GAIN valuable minutes and even hours back into my day. Minutes and hours that can be spent doing things I WANT and LOVE to do rather than mundane tasks I HAVE to do. Here are 5 easy things I’ve done (and YOU can too) to add a little margin back into Continue Reading
Six Word Memoirs: A Guest Post by Alece Ronzino
One of my favorite bloggers and internet friends is Alece Ronzino (www.gritandglory.com). Every time she posts I find myself saying, "She. Is. Me!" Alece and I have journeyed a similar path. I LOVE the way she walks out her story with much vulnerability and humility. We also find ourselves in a similar life stage: around the same age, not married and neither one of us have Continue Reading
Jonathan Fields’ 5 BE’s to Live a Good Life
There was a LONG season in my life where I kept up with the Joneses and ended up squandering away MANY years. As I’ve gotten older, I’m working on soaking in every minute and realize the importance of simply being. While there are definitely still struggles with busyness, preoccupation, and admittedly comparison, I do have a strong desire to just BE, brushing aside worry, fear Continue Reading
So, What Exactly IS The World Domination Summit?
Back in 2014, when I was hit with the epiphany that life is short, I should soak in EVERY minute and decided it was time to plan my life, another divine opportunity was placed in my path. My sweet friend, Dawn, who I met on my first trip to Guatemala, ended up with an extra ticket to this “World Domination Summit” and asked me if I wanted to go. She said she really didn’t Continue Reading
On Being Still
"Be still, and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10a NIV If I’m being real and honest, my life currently is FAR from simple and I’m having a hard time ‘being still.’ Because I work with schools and districts, August is completely bananas. I’m on and off airplanes and in and out of my car and hotels more times than I care to count this month. I have LOTS of SUPER early Continue Reading
3 Things I’m Doing in the Middle of ‘The Wait’
Currently, I am smack dab in the middle of a season I’ll lovingly refer to as “The Wait.” I hope to share more with you guys in the coming days OR weeks OR heaven forbid MONTHS, but around the same time I began “living forward” and working with a life coach, the Lord placed some pretty clear visions and dreams upon my heart. That was in 2014. Here it is mid-2016 and those Continue Reading
Friendships that Stand the Test of Time (and Distance)
This past weekend, I was privileged to spend three days with four of THE most amazing ladies I’ve ever met. What’s interesting about this group is that we traveled from all over the US for this fun-filled weekend. What’s even MORE interesting is that I had NEVER met two of these ladies, yet they know me intimately and have been intertwined in my life and healing for the last 7 Continue Reading
Don’t Cry Over Spilt Milk (or Lost Luggage): An EPIC Delayed Bag Tale
If you travel frequently by air, chances are you own an experience with delayed or lost luggage. Honestly, I’ve had it happen more times than I care to recount. But back in November 2014, I had the EPIC lost luggage experience. It was one of those trips where I was leaving Corpus Christi for OVER 2 weeks, with stops in multiple cities along the way before finally making it Continue Reading