A fire alarm went off, and I am sitting outside on a curb at the Dallas Love Airport on my way to Orlando for work. We had to evacuate the building. Luckily, it is a beautifully pleasant sunny day. I had started this thought for you inside, but I might as well take advantage of […]

Do you ever feel like you are always waiting? Waiting for the promotion, waiting until you can make “this” much money. Waiting on love. Waiting for your husband. Waiting for the woman of your dreams. Waiting on that career that will fulfill you. Waiting for your kids to turn their lives around. Waiting to feel […]

“There is no message without a Mess.” Steven Furtick- I was listening to a sermon this week and was inspired by this quote and idea. Furtick leaned into the idea that often we get caught in the trap of believing that life and our spiritual journey is a strategic set of steps. One, Two, Three. […]

I am a single woman. A single woman with a beautiful career, a calling, purpose, and passion deep in my bones. I live my life with vibrancy and pour my heart and soul into everything I do. Anything I put my hands to, I do it with excellence because I am the daughter of Chuck […]

It was a Sunday morning in 2019, I was driving from a conference I attended for work in San Diego up to L.A. to see my brother lead worship at his church. He called me: “Hey, you want to sing this song with me this morning for our 11am service?” “Yes! I know that song […]

I hear it often and watch people all around me wrestle with their humanity, weaknesses, and shortcomings, and we want to be “set free” from it all. We want to be healed. Today we are inundated with information, new science, new information, new studies, therapists, opinions, theology, books, podcasts, oh my goodness, I could keep […]

I flew to Kenya on June 6th, and it is so hard. The travel is long, exhausting, and uncomfortable. You have to actually fly for 18 hours in a plane to get there, but that doesn’t count the endless lines, security checks, and waiting. You get there, and your body is like, “What did you just […]

The Power of Restraint… The first day of 9th grade, a teacher stopped me in the hall on my way to class. “Are you in my class?” Me, confused, “I don’t know? What is your class?” “Cross-Country, if you are not in my class, you need to be in my class, let’s go get your […]

Some families are born into wealth. I have been acquainted with some, you know those who planned out their children’s births to be exactly four years apart so that they would not have any children in college at the same time, as they foot the bill and all their expenses. Then releasing the trust fund […]

The first week of August I attended a virtual conference for my job. It is called the Global Leadership Summit. I attend it annually and it is soooo good. It always gives me a little refresh and kick-start after the summer. I had the privilege of hearing Coach Mike Krzyzewski speak, the former Men’s Head […]