No one likes an uncomfortable conversation, but if grace is the fuel for change and vulnerability exposes love, a conversation is something you should practice and believe in. Read those again. Grace is the fuel for change. Vulnerability exposes love. Powerful words there. Don’t be afraid to string together a loving set of words thatContinue reading “Have the Uncomfortable Talk”
Category Archives: Live Your Best Life
Parenting Windows
Let’s talk about parenting adult children. There’s a big difference in calling your kids to berate them about something you don’t like to offer unsolicited judgement and in them calling you to ask what you think and wanting your advice. Your feelings on the subject may very well be the same but the package thoseContinue reading “Parenting Windows”
Floating a Little Too Far from Shore?
If you’ve ever floated on a raft at the lake, the gulf or ocean, you know that feeling when you think you’ve been relaxing but you open your eyes only to realize you are nowhere near where you started. You can’t see your chair, nothing looks familiar, you might even be in dangerous waters, andContinue reading “Floating a Little Too Far from Shore?”
It Takes 2 Minutes…
Does anybody have those friends who call you for seemingly no reason just because they had a prompting on their heart to reach out to you? There really is something in the gift of discernment and being blessed with exceptional intuition. It’s special when people see through the masks we all wear and even beautifulContinue reading “It Takes 2 Minutes…”
Do You Trust Your Weatherman?
We can look outside & see that it’s sunny or raining, but we ALL look to our weatherman make our outside plans. James Spann just happens to be my guy, & has been ever since I can remember. When I plan a camping trip, want to take the boat out, spend the day at theContinue reading “Do You Trust Your Weatherman?”
Excuses vs Reasons
So what’s the difference between a reason to put something off and an excuse? A reason is a factor you can’t control, something that actually affects your decision, something to consider when making a plan. An excuse is something we say to make ourselves feel better about not doing what we know we should beContinue reading “Excuses vs Reasons”
High Quality Friends
🌞”It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they WILL help us.” – Epicurus I posted this quote in 2009. It’s funny to me how today it was just the quote my soul needed to hear, but then again God aligns my memories like this often soContinue reading “High Quality Friends”
Are Prayers Like Wishes?
I believe it. Just like us making decisions for our kids when we have more information than they do and them saying, “But whyyyyyyyyyyy?” maybe with a foot stomp or two, but God is truly omniscient. If our prayers often feel like “wishes” and they don’t come true, maybe it’s the information we don’t haveContinue reading “Are Prayers Like Wishes?”
So, You Burned the Toast
I’m good at a few things, y’all. Cooking without recipes, whistling in public, writing solid contracts, thinking outside the box, being a fiercely loyal friend, loving and protecting my people, forgiving people and expecting the best, beginner level home improvement projects…..but I’m not good at all those things all the time. Does it mean IContinue reading “So, You Burned the Toast”
Deeper Than a Puddle 