Building Personal and Spiritual Growth
I hated Algebra in high school. Geometry, however, made sense to me. I really liked ‘if-then’ statements like this: If a = b, and b = c, then a = c. It works great when you have to find the angle of a parallelogram. But often we adapt...BOOK REVIEW | Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection
Book Review: Jia Jiang’s Rejection Proof is a stellar example of being able to learn from someone else’s crazy but fruitful adventure in personal growth.
Why We Lie
Lying to others is deplorable. It erodes trust, the glue in any relationship. You don’t have to look to the political arena to see it either. Look at your workplace, in your home, and even in your own heart. But lying to ourselves (and to God) is worse than lying to...
Change Bad Habits with the Power of Replacement
Replacement is my new watchword. It’s my key to changing anything I don’t like about my life. This may seem simplistic and even intuitive but let’s see how well we measure up with this little quiz. The Vacuum of Habit If you answered true to any of these questions,...
The “Mundane” Things in Marriage Make or Break It
I could spit on every romance novel I read as a teenager. They deluded me into thinking that marriage was one, long romantic adventure. What a crock. I’m not down on marriage. I endured four difficult years of separation because I believe so profoundly in marriage....
3 Signs of a Tender Conscience
Last week, my husband got into a bit of a funk. As we lay in bed after another exhausting day of parenting, work, household chores, and church activities, he opened up about feeling like he wasn’t doing his best to help our special needs son, to support our family, and in serving others in the community. We can all feel like we are not living up to God’s expectations. We question our…
Tales from a Reluctant Rush-Junky
So today marks my first official day as a “self-supporting” full-time writer. And—no joke—I’m a little petrified. I’ve fancied jumping off this cliff for a long time. I’d stand a few feet from the edge gazing up into the bright, clear sky, feeling God’s warmth and...
The Ranks of the Chewed-Up Flutter-bys
It’s amazing how God uses insignificant moments in life to prompt major shifts in our thinking. I went for a walk by my neighborhood lake. It was mid-morning, the dew was almost dry, the wildflowers were wide awake, and the butterflies were flutter-bying. Two of...