“For it is in giving that we receive.” Francis of Assisi
Life can surprise you. The very gift I meant to give away, I received back in abundance.
Last week, I spoke at our community senior center birthday luncheon.
How will 9.9 hours a day of screen time define you? {A Series on Balance}
It is time to rethink the obvious. Smartphones and social media are reframing our calendar and defining our lives.
Over the last two-plus decades since the Internet IPO, internet users have increased from 35 million in 1995 to 2.8 billion in 2015. And 73 % of the global population uses a cellular phone (up from 1% in 1995).
What would happen if you acted as if your calling was irrevocable?
Every day, I listen to women’s stories of frustration as they bump the illusive glass ceiling. Women who know they are gifted, skilled, and called to lead, but can’t seem to find an opportunity, be promoted, receive equal pay, or get paid at all. I understand this frustration,
Have you ever wondered why Jesus had to die on a cross?
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Before I knew Christ, I wondered why Jesus had to die on a cross. Falsely accused, mocked, rejected, and beaten – naked he hung until his last breath. As God, creator of the universe, why not another option?
Why doesn’t everyone think I am fabulous?
I will admit it. I want everyone to like me. Two things I have struggled with most in my life are people pleasing and perfectionism. In the past, if someone didn’t like me or critiqued my work, I could spend an unhealthy and disproportionate amount of time lamenting on where I went wrong and then I would make a plan to fix it.