Yesterday I lost my keys. It was a bad, bad thing because I also had a flight to catch. There's an illustration in there somewhere. I'll probably write another blog post about this another day - drawing out the deep [...]
How do you live well on empty? How can you live well when you feel as if you have nothing else to give? How can you live well when more is needed but you don't have more to give? You [...]
 It’s easy to “turn it on". It's easy to be kind to everybody else. It’s true. I find myself examining that reality. At times, showing kindness to a complete stranger may be easier than offering a kind word to [...]
If you’ve been reading my blog or following me on social media lately, you’ve heard me talk about my Mercy Marathon. I’m currently training to run a marathon on December 14th. But I’m not running just for me.  I'm delighted to [...]
I left home Thursday morning to travel to Kentucky and share alongside my Dad at a conference. It was supposed to be a quickie. Two workshops. One keynote. Sign some books. In on Thursday. Back home on Friday morning before my kids [...]
Penned this on my daughter's wedding day as I watched her prepare to begin a new life with the man she loves...  Almost a year ago… on a Friday morning… I called her. She was in a hospital bed and [...]
Today is a continuation of my conversation/podcast with my friend, Elizabeth Foss. Did you miss yesterday's podcast?  If so, you can listen to it HERE! Because we've never had the chance to chat on the phone for any length of time, [...]
How was your weekend? Mine was wonderful. My daughter got married. It's official. I'm a mother-in-law (or mother-in-love as I prefer to say). Don't be surprised over the next days, weeks, and months if I use that as some kind [...]
My marathon training plan required me to run 12 miles this weekend. Â I normally try to run on Saturday or Sunday mornings but because this weekend I'm traveling, I reached out to my local running club to see if anyone [...]
photo credit Who doesn't like comfort? Whether it's a person, place, thing, or idea we tend to like that with which we are familiar. But God doesn't put us here to be comfortable. He is constantly seeking to stretch us [...]
