Finding Hope in Suffering
Writing to keep my mind off the dizzy side effects of this new medication seemed like a good idea. As with every good thing, there's often a negative to deal…
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December 18, 2021
The Surprising Secret to Becoming Whole
Dear friend, It scared me just a bit to type out that title. It's somewhat of a bold statement with the promise of the secret sauce to becoming whole. Yikes!…
January 31, 2021
A Place of Peace
It all welled up again. Anxiety that had become all too familiar. A simple routine scheduled appointment began to loom larger than a square mile on the calendar. The lab…
January 9, 2021
How to Live a New Normal in Times of Pandemic & Protests
My normal work routine lately has included a series of virtual meetings throughout any given day. This day was different. Our team at the non-profit I work for, Intentional Faith,…
June 9, 2020
What Did I Miss? {Documenting the Days During the COVID-19 Crisis}
It's April 1, 2020-- and nobody's foolin'. This marks the 15th day of my "sabbatical" -- a.k.a. "quarantine"-- during the coronavirus pandemic and I think it's safe to say, we're…
April 1, 2020
Sabbatical -vs- Quarantine
Documenting the Days During the Coronovirus / COVID-19 Crisis My last work day in person was Tuesday, March 17, 2020. At the end of that day, our team at Intentional…
March 20, 2020
Depression and Anxiety || Meet Me in the Middle, Episode 2
It may not be the easiest or happiest subject to talk about, but depression and its ugly friend, anxiety, are all too real for so many of us. Unfortunately, the…
November 18, 2019
Questions That Free Us
More Quotes and Questions || Lent :: Week 4 We talked on the phone for over an hour. She was borrowing her Mama's cell phone because a girl and her…
March 30, 2019
The Center Candle {{Meditations on the Last Day of Advent}}
The last four days for me have felt like living in a cocoon, wrapped with sadness and no energy source inside. In mechanic's terms, it's been like a car completely…
December 25, 2018
When You’re Somewhere Between Your Hope and Your Healing
I got the word that it's back...thyroid cancer. Found the little knot on my neck while I was on vacation this summer and the waves were set in motion. Only…
September 9, 2018