In elementary school, I made frequent visits to the nurse’s office. “I have a stomachache,” I’d say. The kind nurse, perhaps knowing what was really going on, would escort me to a mercifully quiet...
I used to confuse insecurity with humility. I believed the lie that feeling bad about myself must somehow be good. I struggled with a fear of accidentally “becoming prideful.” Then I finally decided...
When my granddaughter Eula was learning to walk, her steps were wobbly. She was all exuberance and no coordination. At the time, the laundry room was irresistibly enticing (something I knew she...
I’m curled up on the corner of my couch, laptop in front of me, thoughts swirling in my mind. It’s been one of those days when no matter how hard I tried I still felt like I fell short. Have you...
Have you ever heard “you’re so quiet”? Me too. We live in a time when being outspoken is often encouraged, even in the church, but it hasn’t always been that way. As proof, I’ve rounded up a list of...
A quick note before today's post: In case you missed it, my new ebook Fear, I'm Over You: A 21-Day Challenge to Live with Less Worry and More Courage, released last week. YOU made it a bestseller on...
A quick note before today's post: THANK YOU for your kind, amazing response when I asked for help last week! I’m so grateful for you! (If you missed what I shared you can read it here.) Also, you...
There has never been and will never be another you. That means the bravest thing you can do is to be who you already are. It can seem safer to be like someone else. It’s easier to hide. It’s simpler...
I’ve had a week filled with awkward. It happens. First, I went to a women’s event where I hardly knew anyone. I stood in the foyer picking at a plate of pasta while my heart almost pounded out of my...
I retreat to an empty corner of the room for a moment and take a deep breath. Whew. I'm in the middle of a marathon of social events and like a runner pausing on the course I suddenly find I can't...