It is launch team time and YOU are invited! Hurry, the application deadline is midnight on May 21st… that is SUNDAY. 🙂 Uncommon: Pursuing a Life of Passion and Purpose is releasing to the world on July 1st… and we are looking for women just like you to join the team. My new book is a battle cry for women…
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Untangled Book Club Invitation (and why I need a refresher course)
Just the other day, a friend’s response tangled my confidence. It made me feel small and stupid. I hate feeling that way. I tried to connect in a meaningful way… to smooth over any misunderstanding… to extend an olive branch yet again… but I got no response. Nothing. That hurt even more. And that small interaction sent me spiraling. So…
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What you do when if feels like there’s nothing you can do
The videos were full of hate. Against my son. And as I sat and watched them – 3 of them in total – I wanted to reach through the screen, grab those mean-spirited high school kids and wring their neck. But I couldn’t. Hearing the names they called Sam… hearing the lies they were spreading… watching viewers follow instructions and…
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Christian celebrity: maybe we’ve created the problem
Every once in a while, I feel compelled to write hard things—unpopular things. Things that may rock the boat a little. This is one of those times. God has been speaking into my heart about this very topic over the past year, and I feel now is the time to share it with you. My hope is to open your…
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Why healthy expectations can make all the difference in 2017
Last year was one of the hardest I can remember. While there was good to be found, it was overwhelmingly difficult to navigate the pain and discouragement that seemed to hit me where it hurt the most. And as a cup-half-full kinda girl, I struggled to keep it full at all. 2016 challenged my joy and happiness. I’m so glad…
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You can do hard things
When the season triggers bad memories… When finances restrict your heart’s desire… When the feelings of love are gone… When you’re missing someone who was dear… When the treatment is still making you sick… When you’re in a room full of those you can’t seem to forgive… When you’d rather be anywhere but here… When a hard conversation is right…
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