Early Years I grew up in church. I’ve been ‘saved’ ever since I can remember. I have vague memories in early grade school of answering the “if you want to receive Jesus or just rededicate and make sure” call to come forward. Church was a regular part of life that I took for granted, without […]
Reflecting on this past year
It’s Saturday. Two of the boys spent the night at grandma’s. The third woke me up at 5am with bad dreams. The fourth, who is 3, crawled into our bed at 6:30am. It’s been exhausting two weeks, a busy month, a crazy summer, and insanely unpredictable year of transition and change. And all I can […]
Why we shouldn’t just stand firm
Reflections on finding our spiritual path, and why we need an answer beyond just rejecting manic self improvement or embracing the basic tenets of Stoicism Earlier this week I read Stand Firm: Resisting the Self-Improvement Craze by Svend Brinkmann (affiliate link). A friend recommended it to a friend and I ended up reading a borrowed […]
How to Find Your Voice this Summer
I think it’s incredibly powerful to slow down and question the purpose of everything, to be sure that you have your own intent behind the activities that you are doing. I have begun including affiliate links for the books I mention. If you use them I may make a commission at no additional cost to […]
My Road Less Traveled
I went to public school K-12, got straight A’s, was the typical teacher’s pet, loved learning and generally enjoyed school. I grew up in a caring Christian home, went to church every Sunday, volunteered, went on mission’s trips, and won awards in bible quizzing. I went on to get a BA and an MA in […]
Taking time to savor success, and express gratitude
I hadn’t thought of an idea to write about yet today, because my mind is spinning from all the recent developments and all the potential that tomorrow holds. I’m feeling torn between amazement of all that’s happened, and all the ideas for where I want to go next. And then I just had this great […]